First report of spittlebug species (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) associated with Pinus species (Pinaceae) in Mexico

Authors

  • Ulises Castro-Valderrama Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo. Km 36.5, Carretera México-Texcoco, C.P. 56230, Texcoco, Edo. de Mexico, Mexico
  • Jesús Romero-Nápoles Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo. Km 36.5, Carretera México-Texcoco, C.P. 56230, Texcoco, Edo. de Mexico, Mexico
  • Daniel C. Peck BioWorks, Inc., 100 Rawson Rd., Victor, NY 14564, USA
  • Jorge Manuel Valdez-Carrasco Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo. Km 36.5, Carretera México-Texcoco, C.P. 56230, Texcoco, Edo. de Mexico, Mexico
  • Celina Llanderal-Cázares Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo. Km 36.5, Carretera México-Texcoco, C.P. 56230, Texcoco, Edo. de Mexico, Mexico
  • Hiram Bravo-Mojica Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo. Km 36.5, Carretera México-Texcoco, C.P. 56230, Texcoco, Edo. de Mexico, Mexico
  • Francisco Hernández-Rosas Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Córdoba. Km 348, Carretera Federal Córdoba-Veracruz, C.P. 94946, Amatlán de los Reyes, Veracruz, Mexico
  • Víctor David Cibrián-Llanderal Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo. Km 36.5, Carretera México-Texcoco, C.P. 56230, Texcoco, Edo. de Mexico, Mexico

Keywords:

Ocoaxo assimilis, Ocoaxo varians, Ocoaxo near fowleri, Pinus pseudostrobus, Pinus patula, Pinus chiapensis, phytotoxemia

Abstract

Summary

The habitat and adult host plants of 3 Ocoaxo species (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) are reported for the first time. In addition, their possible link to a disorder of forest pines we called “pine decline” in Mexico is discussed. The distribution of Ocoaxo varians (Stål), Ocoaxo assimilis (Walker), and Ocoaxo near fowleri (Lallemand) is described based on museum collection specimens and field collections performed during 2015.

 

Sumario

El hábitat y las plantas hospederas de tres especies de Ocoaxo (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) se reportan por primera vez. Además, se discute una posible relación con un trastorno de los bosques de pinos en México, llamado “Declinación de los Pinos.” Se describe la distribución de Ocoaxo varians (Stål), Ocoaxo assimilis (Walker) y Ocoaxo near fowleri (Lallemand) con base en ejemplares de museo y colectas de campo realizadas en el año 2015. 

 

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Author Biography

Ulises Castro-Valderrama, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo. Km 36.5, Carretera México-Texcoco, C.P. 56230, Texcoco, Edo. de Mexico, Mexico

Colegio de Postgraduados, Montecillo

Instituto de Fitosanidad

Entomología-Acarologia

 

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Published

2017-04-16

Issue

Vol. 100, No. 1 (March 2017)

Section

Scientific Notes

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