A new species of planthopper belonging to the genus Oecleus Stål, 1862 (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae) from coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L) in Jamaica.

Wayne Myrie,Assunta Bertaccini,Ericka E Helmick,Charles R Bartlett,Brian W Bahder

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4712.1.9

A new species of planthopper belonging to the genus Oecleus Stål, 1862 (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae) from coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L) in Jamaica.

Wayne Myrie, Assunta Bertaccini + Show 3 more

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Journal: Zootaxa	Publication Date: Dec 18, 2019
Citations: 8	License type: cc-by-nc-nd

Affiliation: University of Bologna, Coconut Industry Board, University of Delaware, M.C. Townsend Associates (United States), University of Fort Lauderdale, University of Florida

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A new species of cixiid planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) in the genus Oecleus Stål, Oecleus mackaspringi sp. n., is described from Spring Garden, Jamaica. This new taxon is associated with coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) and was found while surveying palm plots with active cases of lethal yellowing (LY). This is the first report of the genus Oecleus from Jamaica. Sequence data for the COI gene and 18S gene are also provided.

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