First record of the invasive leafhopper Sophonia orientalis in mainland Portugal
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First record of the invasive leafhopper Sophonia orientalis in mainland Portugal Ana Carina Neto1 · Célia Mateus2 · Eugénia de Andrade2 · Anabela Barateiro3 · Maurício Bigolin4 · Miguel Chaves6 · Vera Guerreiro1 · Francisco Pereira6 · Celestino Soares7 · Dora Tomé7 · José Pereira Coutinho5 · José Carlos Franco4 · Maria Teresa Rebelo1 Received: 9 March 2020 / Revised: 12 August 2020 / Accepted: 24 September 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract The presence of Sophonia orientalis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in mainland Portugal is reported here for the first time. Previous reports of S. orientalis in mainland Europe include only three detections in the Iberian Peninsula (Gibraltar, Andalusia and Catalonia). Species identification was confirmed both by morphological analysis of male genitalia and molecular analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene sequence. Forty specimens of S. orientalis were found associated to three crops (orange orchards, peach orchards and vineyards) from distinct regions across Portugal. The wide distribution of plots where specimens were collected suggests introduction might not be recent, and that this species has successfully established in the territory. Given the known invasive potential of S. orientalis in Hawaii, where it is a pest of multiple crops and a threat to native plant biodiversity, particular attention should be paid to this species in the future. Keywords Cicadellidae · Exotic insects · Grapevine · Orange · Peach · Two-spotted leafhopper
Communicated by J. Gross.
José Pereira Coutinho [email protected]
* Maria Teresa Rebelo [email protected]
José Carlos Franco [email protected]
Ana Carina Neto [email protected] Célia Mateus [email protected]
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Departamento de Biologia Animal, Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL), Lisbon, Portugal
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Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV), Avenida da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2780‑157 Oeiras, Portugal
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Associação de Proteção Integrada e Agricultura Sustentável do Zêzere (APPIZÊZERE), Avenida Eugénio de Andrade, Lote 80 R/C, 6230‑291 Fundão, Portugal
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Centro de Estudos Florestais (CEF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, 1349‑017 Lisbon, Portugal
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Unidade de Investigação Qualidade de Vida no Mundo Rural, Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Quinta da Senhora de Mércules, 6001‑909 Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Associação dos Viticultores do Vale do Lima (AVITILIMA), Edifício Copalima, Sernados – Feitosa, 4990‑351 Ponte de Lima, Portugal
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Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Algarve, Rua do Moinho, Patacão, 8005‑511 Faro, Portugal
Eugénia de Andrade [email protected] Anabela Barateiro [email protected] Maurício Bigolin [email protected] Miguel Chaves [email protected] Vera Guerreiro [email protected] Francisco Pereira
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