Biosecurity threat, not present in Australia
Yamatotettix flavovittatus (Matsumura)
Caution
Many of the insects depicted on these pages are outwardly similar and you should not use photographs as the sole means of identification. These pages form part of a scientific key which will assist a trained entomologist to identify the species accurately.
Yamatotettix flavovittatus Matsumura 1914
Yamatotettix flavovittatus Matsumura 1914
Subfamily/Tribe: Deltocephalinae: Macrostelini
Distribution: China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Thailand
Economic Status: Transmission tests have confirmed that Yamatotettix flavovittatus is able to transmit the phytoplasma responsible for sugarcane white leaf disease to healthy plants (Hanboonsong et al. 2006; Thein et al. 2012).
Identification: Webb (1986) provides a key to the species of Yamatotettix.
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