Euscelis plebejus | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Superfamily: | Cicadoidea |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Euscelis |
Species: | E. plebejus |
Binomial name | |
Euscelis plebejus Fall. |
Euscelis plebejus is a leafhopper species in the genus Euscelis.
E. plebejus can be used as a vector of the bacterium Spiroplasma citri, a Mollicute bacterium species and the causative agent of the Citrus stubborn disease, to experimentally infect white clover (Trifolium repens).
"Euscelis plebejus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).