First record of the leafhopper Neoaliturus grandidentis Gnezdilov (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) in Israel

Guy Sinaiko; Christopher H. Dietrich

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Guy Sinaiko School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3047-7526
Christopher H. Dietrich Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 61820, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4005-4305

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Biodiversity, Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae, leafhoppers, male calls, vibrational signals, vocal communication, Levant, Middle East, Israel

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Leafhopper Neoaliturus grandidentis Gnezdilov, 2022 is reported from Israel for the first time. A recording of the male call of this species is provided; the syllable of N. grandidentis is longer by a magnitude compared to published male calls produced by several other Neoaliturus species. The hitherto unknown female of N. grandidentis is described.

To cite: Sinaiko, G. & Dietrich, C.S. 2023. First record of the leafhopper Neoaliturus grandidentis Gnezdilov (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) in Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 52: 67–73.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10566720

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S1: Oscillogram and spectrogram of Neoaliturus grandidentis male:
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10561268
S2: A live leafhopper Neoaliturus grandidentis
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10562103

First record of the leafhopper Neoaliturus grandidentis Gnezdilov (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) in Israel

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