Scaphoideus

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Scaphoideus
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Scaphoideus titanus, the vector of the grapevine phytoplasma disease flavescence dorée.
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Scaphoideus

Uhler, 1889
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Scaphoideus nymph

Scaphoideus is a leafhopper genus in the subfamily Deltocephalinae.

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Species in the genus are plant pathogens vectors. For instance, the elm yellows is transmitted from infected to healthy trees by the whitebanded elm leafhopper (), whereas Scaphoideus titanus is the vector of the grapevine phytoplasma disease flavescence dorée.

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External links[]

  • Data related to Scaphoideus at Wikispecies
  • Scaphoideus at bugguide.net
  • "Scaphoideus" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  • "Scaphoideus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
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