Biology:Cicadulina mbila

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Short description: Species of true bug


Cicadulina mbila
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C. mbila
Binomial name
Cicadulina mbila
Naudé, 1924
Synonyms

Balclutha mbila Naudé

Cicadulina mbila, the maize leafhopper, is a leafhopper species in the genus Cicadulina.

It is found in sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), the Middle East, West Asia and India. It is one of the vectors of the maize streak virus.[1]

References

  1. Large accumulations of maize streak virus in the filter chamber and midgut cells of the leafhopper vector Cicadulina mbila. El-Desouky Ammar, Daniel Gargani, Jean M. Lett and Michel Peterschmitt, Archives of Virology, February 2009, Volume 154, Issue 2, pages 255-262, doi:10.1007/s00705-008-0308-2

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10452811 entry