Explanation of Names
Micrutalis (Fowler, 1895)
Numbers
Micrutalis calva (Say, 1830): transcontinental U.S., eastern Canada
Micrutalis dorsalis (Fitch, 1851): transcontinental U.S., eastern Canada
Micrutalis flava (Goding, 1929): UT
Micrutalis malleifera (Fowler, 1895): FL, NC
Micrutalis occidentalis (Goding, 1893): southwestern U.S., IA, KS, MI
Micrutalis parva (Goding, 1893): AZ, CA
Range
e. NA to Calif. / Mex. to S. Amer. -
Map (2)(3)Remarks
M. malleifera transmits a viral pathogen that causes pseudo-curly top disease in eggplants and other Solanaceae
(4) Print References
Wheeler Jr., A.G. and D.J. Flynn 2021. First U.S. Records of the Mistletoe-Associated Micrutalis discalis (Walker) (Hemiptera: Membracidae), Description of the Male, and Redescription of the Female. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 123(3): 652-664.
Flynn, D.J. and A.G. Wheeler, Jr. 2016. Micrutalis pallens Fowler (Hemiptera: Membracidae): First U.S. Records, Host-Plant Association, Description of Male, and Redescription of Female. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 118(3), 345-353,
