Aethalion reticulatum(Hemiptera: Aethalionidae) Feeding onErythrina speciosa(Fabales: Fabaceae): First Record of Its Host Plant and Damage Characteristics

First report of Aethalion reticulatum (Linnaeus, 1767) (Hemiptera: Aethalionidae) infesting plants of Coffea arabica (Linnaeus, 1753) (Rubiaceae)

“…In Acre, a state in northern Brazil, Santos, Creão-Duarte and Lunz (2015) described the occurrence of A. reticulatum in a plant of Euterpe oleracea Martius, 1824 (Arecaceae), popularly known as "açaí", of great economic importance for the region. Zanuncio et al (2015) observed the occurrence of this insect in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Erythrina speciosa Andrews (Fabaceae), an ornamental plant known as coral tree. Rando and Lima (2010) reported the presence of this leafhopper in Ocimum gratissimum L. (Lamiaceae), widely used as a medicinal plant due to its therapeutic potential, as well as Menezes et al (2013) reported the presence of this Hemiptera in Vernonia condensata Baker, 1875 (Asteraceae), a Brazilian medicinal plant, commonly known as figatil.…”

“…Also, this species has a gregarious behavior, i.e., and lives in colonies formed by young apterous insects and winged adults. This species has been identified in different hosts such as Dipteryx alata (Souza;Boscardin, 2020), Morinda citrifolia (Castro;Montalvão, 2019), Triplaris americana (Pires et al, 2015), Erythrina speciosa (Zanuncio et al, 2015), and Eucalyptus cloeziana (Menezes et al, 2012). The adults measure approximately 10 mm in length, have a rust-brown color and the venation of their wings are greenish with protruding ribs (Gallo et al, 2002;Creão Duarte;Lunz, 2015).…”

Fertilisation with dehydrated sewage sludge affects the phytophagous Hemiptera, tending ants and Sternorrhyncha predators on Acacia mangium (Fabaceae)

“…and Mangifera indica L. (Sapindales: Anarcardiaceae) plants (Silva et al, 2014;Waite, 2002;Zanuncio et al, 2015). Visible damage by Maccagnan, & Ribeiro, 2012;Lunz, de Azevedo, & Mourao, 2010;Maccagnan, Matuo, & Martinelli, 2017).…”

Baru (Dipteryx alata Vogel, Fabaceae) as new host of the treehopper Aetalion reticulatum (Linnaeus, 1767) (Hemiptera: Aetalionidae)

“…Insect samples were stored in Falcon® tubes, containing 70% alcohol, and taken to the Entomopathogenic Bacteria Laboratory at Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology for identification with the aid of stereoscopic microscope. The specimens examined were morphologically/ morphometrically compared with the literature (Santos et al 2015, Zanuncio et al 2015 to determine the species, and the damage caused by the colonies were characterized and photographed.…”

“…Ex Kunth) (Castro & Montalvão 2019b); and noni (Morinda citrifolia Linnaeus) (Castro & Montalvão 2019a). In native Brazilian species, the insect has already been reported infesting açai palm (Euterpe oleraceae Martius) (Santos et al 2015) and mulungu-dolitoral (Erythrina speciosa Andrews) (Zanuncio et al 2015), which are Scientific Note species that occur in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, respectively. In the Cerrado, the species has already been reported in pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Cambess.)…”