Euscelis plebejus
| Euscelis plebejus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: | Cicadoidea |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: | Deltocephalinae |
| Genus: | Euscelis |
| Species: | E. plebejus |
| Binomial name | |
| Euscelis plebejus Fall. | |
Euscelis plebejus is a leafhopper species in the genus Euscelis.
E. plebejus can be used as a vector of the bacterium Spiroplasma citri, a Mollicute bacterium species and the causative agent of the Citrus stubborn disease, to experimentally infect white clover (Trifolium repens).[1]
References
- ↑ Spiroplasmas are the causal agents of citrus little-leaf disease. P. G. Markham, R. Townsend, M. Bar-Joseph, M. J. Daniels, A. Plaskitt and B. M. Meddins, Annals of Applied Biology, September 1974, Volume 78, Issue 1, pages 49–57, doi:10.1111/j.1744-7348.1974.tb01484.x
External links
"Euscelis plebejus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
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