Ribautiana cruciata

Ribautiana cruciata

Description

A small leafhopper associated with Elm.  Pale yellowish-green foreparts, greyish tint and dark spots on veins in the apical part of the forewing.  There are no dark spots at the tip of the vertex ('nose').  Dissection of males to examine internal genitalia will confirm identification. 

Similar Species

Other Ribautiana

Identification difficulty

males

Recording advice

Dissection of males is needed.  You must note host plant

Habitat

Elm

UK Status
VC55 Status

Rarely recorded

Further Information

This species is not present in Germany, and therefore not included in Biedermann & Niedringhaus 2009; see key in Le Quesne's RES handbook Typhlocybinae (1981) and account in Wilson et al (2015)

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