Cicadulina mbila
| Cicadulina mbila | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Cicadomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Membracoidea |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: | Deltocephalinae |
| Tribe: | Macrostelini |
| Genus: | Cicadulina |
| Species: | C. mbila |
| Binomial name | |
| Cicadulina mbila Naudé, 1924 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Balclutha mbila Naudé | |
Cicadulina mbila, the maize leafhopper, is a leafhopper species in the genus Cicadulina.
It is found in sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), the Middle East, West Asia and India. It is one of the vectors of the maize streak virus.[1]
References
- ↑ Large accumulations of maize streak virus in the filter chamber and midgut cells of the leafhopper vector Cicadulina mbila. El-Desouky Ammar, Daniel Gargani, Jean M. Lett and Michel Peterschmitt, Archives of Virology, February 2009, Volume 154, Issue 2, pages 255-262, doi:10.1007/s00705-008-0308-2