The study was carried out to determine Aphrophoridae species in East
Anatolia in 2018. Five species were collected by sweeping net on herbs. The
collected specimens were identified as: Aphrophora salicina (Goeze, 1778), Lepyronia coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758), Paraphilaenus notatus (Mulsant &
Rey, 1855), Philaenus spumarius (Linnaeus, 1758), Neophilaenus
campestris (Fallén, 1805). The species P. spumarius and L. coleoptrata were the most abundant species
and the others were rather rare. The species of family Aphrophoridae are xylem feeders
so they are considered as candidates for transmitting bacteria Xylella fastidiosa. Therefore the role of
the identified species in the agricultural ecosystems in the collecting sites
needs to be studied.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Engineering |
Journal Section | Short Note |
Authors | |
Publication Date | January 10, 2019 |
Submission Date | December 28, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 2 Issue: 2 |