An annotated check list of the Cicadomorpha and Fulgoromorpha (Hemiptera) of the Madeira and Salvages archipelagos
Author
Aguin-Pombo, Dora
Author
Freitas, Carlos
text
Zootaxa
2008
1762
1
28
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.181963
3e25b681-f751-4fc0-9d23-44224e2f2ec2
1175-5326
181963
Sogatella nigeriensis
(Muir, 1920)
Megamelus nigeriensis
Muir, 1920: 140
;
Asche and Wilson, 1990
: 13
Distribution.
Occurs in Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions. MADEIRA: locality unknown (
Asche and Wilson, 1990
). The material of
Sogatella vibix
and
S. furcifera
studied by
Lindberg (1961)
and deposited in the British Museum, was identified by
Asche and Wilson (1990)
as
S. nigeriensis
.
Remarks.
All material of
Sogatella furcifera
(Horváth, 1889)
from Madeira reported by
China
(1938)
and
Lindberg (1961)
and that of
Sogatella vibix
(Haupt, 1927)
reported by
Lindberg (1961)
could correspond either to
S. nigeriensis
or
S. kolophon
Kirkaldy, 1906
(
see
Asche and Wilson, 1990
). The presence of
S. kolophon
should be further confirmed.
Habitat and food plants
. Unknown.