Euscelis incisa
{{Short description|Species of true bug}}
{{Speciesbox
| genus = Euscelis
| species = incisa
| authority = (Kirschbaum, 1858)
| image = Leafhopper, Euscelis incisus (6838940956).jpg
| display_parents = 3
| synonyms = *Cicada plebeja Fallén, 1806 (Unav.)
- Cicada plebeius Walker 1851 (Lapsus)
- Athysanus incisus Kirschbaum 1858
- Athysanus obscurellus Kirschbaum 1858
- Jassus (Athysanus) pallidior Kirschbaum 1868
- Athysanus communis Edwards 1888
- Athysanus eomunnis Edwards 1888 (Lapsus)
- Athysanus plebejus v. fusciventris Rey 1894
- Athysanus plebejus v. paradoxus Rey 1894
- Athysanus plebeius v. tessellatus Rey 1894
- Athysanus plebejus tesselatus Hüber 1904 (Lapsus)
- Athysanus obsscurellus Bergevin 1913 (Lapsus)
- Euscelis plebejus v. ochreata Haupt 1927
- Euscelis plebeja albingensis Wagner 1939
- Euscelis plebeja albigensis Reclaire 1944 (Lapsus)
- Euscelis superplebejus Müller 1947 (Nom. Nud.)
- Euscelis subplebejus Müller 1947 (Nom. Nud.)
- Euscelis galiberti Ribaut 1952
- Euscelis pallidor Marchand 1953 (Lapsus)
- Euscelis plebejus v. aestivalis Müller 1954
- Euscelis plebejus v. subplebejus Müller 1954
- Euscelis plebejus v. vernalis Müller 1954
- Euscelis plebejus v. superplebejus Müller 1954
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Euscelis incisa is a leafhopper species in the family Cicadellidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa, and Asia. It is formerly known as Euscelis plebejus,{{NCBI taxid | 1336441 | Euscelis incisus | accessdate = 31 May 2022 }} among other names.
Biology
Euscelis incisa can be used as a vector of the bacterium Spiroplasma citri, a mollicute bacterium that is the causative agent of the Citrus stubborn disease, to experimentally infect white clover (Trifolium repens).{{cite journal |last1=Markham |first1=P. G. |last2=Townsend |first2=R. |last3=Bar-Joseph |first3=M. |last4=Daniels |first4=M. J. |last5=Plaskitt |first5=Audrey |last6=Meddins |first6=Brenda M. |title=Spiroplasmas are the causal agents of citrus little-leaf disease |journal=Annals of Applied Biology |date=1974 |volume=78 |issue=1 |pages=49–57 |doi=10.1111/j.1744-7348.1974.tb01484.x|pmid=19280788 }}
References
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Category:Insect vectors of plant pathogens
Category:Insects described in 1858
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