Lindbergina aurovittata (Douglas, 1875) (Fig. 2 I)

First record from Switzerland: Basel-Landschaft, Muttenz, urban settlement area, specimen collected on Betula pendula [47 ° 31 ’ 32.53 ’’ N; 7 ° 38 ’ 21.59 ’’ E, 289 m], 1 ♂ and 1 ♀, 17.08. 2011, tree-suction sampler, leg. Tabea Turrini, det. Gernot Kunz .

Distribution: Ireland, England, Belgium, Luxembourg (Niedringhaus et al. 2010), Germany, France, Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Switzerland.

Remarks:This leafhopper produces two generations each year. The summer generation switches the host plant from different woody species ( Quercus spp., Fagus sylvatica, Alnus glutinosa, Corylus avellana and Betula pubescens)to Rubus fruticosus and lays the eggs on this evergreen plant for overwintering. Adults during springtime switch again to their summer hosts.