Scaphoideus titanus

Scaphoideus titanus
Female S. titanus on a grapevine leaf
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadellidae
Genus:	Scaphoideus
Species:	S. titanus
Binomial name
Scaphoideus titanus Ball, 1932

Scaphoideus titanus, the American grapevine leafhopper, is an insect of the leafhopper family (Cicadellidae) which feeds on various plants of the family Vitaceae. Native to North America, it was introduced by accident to Europe where it has become a pest by acting as a vector of the grapevine phytoplasma disease flavescence dorée.[1] Mating requires species-specific vibrational patterns that males emit to the females, which are often victim to reproductive interference, including vibrational mating disruption caused by humans for pest control purposes.[2] Nymphs do not engage in vibrational communication.[3]

References

1. Papura, Daciana; et al. (2012). "Microsatellite and mitochondrial data provide evidence for a single major introduction for the Nearctic leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus in Europe". PLoS ONE. 7 (5): e36882. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...736882P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036882. PMC 3356346. PMID 22629338.
2. Zaffaroni-Caorsi, Valentina; Nieri, Rachele; Pugno, Nicola M.; Mazzoni, Valerio (July 2022). "Effect of vibrational mating disruption on flight activity and oviposition to control the grapevine pest, Scaphoideus titanus". Arthropod Structure & Development. 69: 101173. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2022.101173. PMID 35636340. S2CID 249143711.
3. Chuche, Julien; Thiéry, Denis; Mazzoni, Valerio (July 2011). "Do Scaphoideus titanus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) nymphs use vibrational communication?". Naturwissenschaften. 98 (7): 639–642. Bibcode:2011NW.....98..639C. doi:10.1007/s00114-011-0808-x. PMID 21656005. S2CID 10203952.