First record of the leafhopper Platymetopius notatus Fieber (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) from northwest Algeria with description of the species

Abstract

A continuous monitoring of leafhoppers in a pear orchard (Pyrus communis L.) of Santa Maria variety, located in Khemis Miliana in northwest Algeria for a period of 7 months from February to August 2019, revealed a species, Platymetopius notatus Fieber, earlier having been reported from Europe (Spain, Portugal). The species is reported in two African countries (Morocco and Tunisia). The species is recorded for the first time from Algeria and is re-described and illustrated along with the male and female genitalia structures for the first time.

New findings of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from Pakistan

“…The genus Platymetopius currently includes more than 75 species globally (Guerrouche et al, 2021) under two subgenera: Platymetopius and Quernus. Mahmood (1979) recorded the genus Platymetopius for the first time from Pakistan with an undetermined species, Platymetopius sp.…”