First record of Nearctic issid planthopper Thionia simplex (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from Europe

V.M. Gnezdilov & F. Poggi

Abstract. The Nearcticissid species Thionia simplex (Germar, 1830) is recorded for the first time from Europe. Other alien Auchenorrhyncha species in Europe are listed and discussed.
Key words: alien species, U.S.A., Europe, Italy, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoroidea, Issidae, Issini, planthopper, new record

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2014, 23(2): 238-241  ▪  Published in print 25 December 2014


https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2014.23.2.238  ▪  Open full article  

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