Ribautiana cruciata
Ribautiana cruciata
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.
Other Ribautiana
Dissection of males is needed. You must note host plant
Elm
Local (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021).
Rarely recorded
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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