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Species Graminella nigrifrons - Black-faced Leafhopper

Macrosteles or Graminella? - Graminella nigrifrons

off green leafhopper - Graminella nigrifrons

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)

Infraorder Cicadomorpha (Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers)

Superfamily Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)

Family Cicadellidae (Typical Leafhoppers)

Subfamily Deltocephalinae

Tribe Deltocephalini

Genus Graminella

Species nigrifrons (Black-faced Leafhopper)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Graminella nigrifrons (Forbes)

Orig. Comb: Cicadula nigrifrons Forbes, 1885

Size

3-4 mm

Identification

The pattern of black spots along the head edge and the dark-marked face are characteristic of this species.

Range

e. NA to NM, Calif. / W. Indies - Map (1)(2)

Season

mostly: Apr-Nov (2)

Food

Corn

Remarks

agricultural pest, vector of plant viruses

Diseases Transmitted (3)

Maize chlorotic dwarf virus Waikavirus

Maize bushy stunt phytoplasma 16SrI-B

See Also

Cicadula

Print References

Forbes, S.A. (1885) Report of the State Entomologist on the noxious and beneficial insects of the State of Illinois. Rept. State Entomol. Illinois. 14: i-vii, 1-136.

Internet References

Species pages: Zahniser & McKamey(1)

Works Cited

1.	Dmitriev D.A. (2003-) 3I interactive keys and taxonomic databases

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

3.	Wilson M.R., Turner J.A. (2010) Leafhopper, planthopper and psyllid vectors of plant disease

Contributed by tom murray on 24 August, 2005 - 5:21pm
Additional contributions by anitagould, Mike Quinn, Graham M, v belov
Last updated 29 June, 2023 - 1:09pm

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