Nisamia fumigata ( Mityaev, 1971 )

Tishechkin, D. Yu., 2022, New and interesting records of Auchenorrhyncha (Homoptera) in European Russia, Russian Entomological Journal 31 (3), pp. 234-248 : 235

1. Nisamia fumigata ( Mityaev, 1971)

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DISTRIBUTION. A rare species known only from a few localities in southern Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

RECORD. Astrakhan Oblast, western shore of the Lake Baskunchak, from Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. First record of this species and of the family Meenoplidae in European Russia.

REMARKS. Was described in brief terms in the keys to species of Auchenorrhyncha of Kazakhstan [ Mityaev, 1971]. Density of local populations, apparently, fluctuates considerably from year to year. Possibly, this is caused by fires in the reed beds where this species lives [ Mityaev, 2002].