Cicadulina mbila
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| Species: | C. mbila
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| Cicadulina mbila Naudé, 1924
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Balclutha mbila Naudé | |
Cicadulina mbila, the maize leafhopper, is a leafhopper species in the genus Cicadulina.
It is found in sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), the Middle East, West Asia and India. It is one of the vectors of the maize streak virus.[1]
References
- ^ Large accumulations of maize streak virus in the filter chamber and midgut cells of the leafhopper vector Cicadulina mbila. El-Desouky Ammar, Daniel Gargani, Jean M. Lett and Michel Peterschmitt, Archives of Virology, February 2009, Volume 154, Issue 2, pages 255-262, doi:10.1007/s00705-008-0308-2
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