出版社：Faculdade de Biociências, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
摘要：Grape vine crops have suffered serious losses due to the occurrence of fungal and viral diseases and insect pests. Currently, other countries are facing problems caused by Pierce's disease, caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al., 1987, where Cicadellidae (Cicadellinae) and Cercopidae, popularly known as leafhoppers and spittlebugs, are the main vector groups. This plant pathogen, although not yet detected in Brazil colonizing grape vine, is common in plum, coffee, and citrus crops, representing a constant threat to the development of the Brazilian winery and vineyard industry. The objective of this study was to identify the species of Cercopidae associated with grapevines in the Rio Grande do Sul - RS (Bento Gonçalves and Farroupilha) and Pernambuco - PE (Santa Maria da Boa Vista). The specimens analyzed in this research were collected using yellow sticky cards in eight vineyards (Vitis vinifera L.). Data were collected from September 2004 to September 2006 (RS), and from June 2005 to December 2006 (PE). It was identified 7 species of 5 genera: Aeneolamia colon (Germar, 1821); Deois (Fennahia) flexuosa (Walker, 1851); Deois (Pandysia) schach (Fabricius, 1787); Mahanarva (Ipiranga) integra (Walker, 1858); Mahanarva (Mahanarva) rubropicta (Melichar, 1905); Notozulia entreriana (Berg, 1879) and Tunaima brunneolutea Carvalho, 1991. The species characterizations, diagnosis, identification key and geographic distribution are also discussed. The availability of characters to identify Cercopidae associated with vineyards is an important tool within the context of integrated management of these insects. KEYWORDS. Cercopidae; Vitis vinifera; Pierce's disease; vectors; taxonomy.
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