Ommatissus lybicus Bergevin, 1930

Mozaffarian, Fariba, 2018, An Identification key to the species of Auchenorrhyncha of Iranian fauna recorded as pests in orchards and a review on the pest status of the species, Zootaxa 4420 (4), pp. 475-501 : 484

Ommatissus lybicus Bergevin, 1930 ( Figs 11 and 19 )

Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran: The species has been recorded as a very serious and a key pest on date palm in all Iranian palm growing areas on leaves and fruits of palm trees ( Gardenhire 1958; Farahbakhsh 1961; Gharib 1966 and 1998; Behdad 1991; Dlabola 1994; Abaii 2000; Payandeh et al. 2008; Lashkari et al. 2008a, b; Assari et al. 2012; Koliayee et al. 2012; Arbabtafti et al. 2014).

Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: Economic importance on date palm throughout west Palaearctic ( Wilson & O’Brien 1987; Asche & Wilson 1989; Wilson 2005).

Recorded distribution in Iran: From central Iran to the coasts of Persian Gulf and Oman Sea in all palm growing areas ( Gharib 1998).

Conclusion: The economic importance of this species is widely documented in Iran and west Palaearctic . It is considered as a serious pest in Iran.

Figures

FIGURES 1–11. Habitus of Fulgoromorpha of Iran recorded as pests in orchards: 1. Hyalesthes mlokosiewiczi; 2- H. obsoletus; 3. Reptalus quinquecostatus; 4. Laodelphax striatellus; 5. Dictyophara europaea; 6. Mesophantia pallens, a: dorsal b: lateral; 7. Persepolia columbaria, a: dorsal, b: lateral; 8. Iranodus amygdalinus; 9. Orosanga japonicus; 10. Tettigometra costulata; 11. Ommatissus lybicus.

FIGURES 12–19. Male genitaliae of Fulgoromorpha of Iran recorded as pests in orchards: 12. Hyalesthes mlokosiewiczi, a: stylus, lateral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view; 13. H. obsoletus, a: stylus, lateral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view; 14. Reptalus quinquecostatus, a: stylus, dorsal view, b: anal tube, dorsal view, c: aedeagus, lateral view; 15. Laodelphax striatellus a: stylus, laterl view, b: aedeagus, lateral view; 16. Mesophantia pallens, a: anal tube, dorsal view, b: aedeagus, lateral view, c: stylus, lateral view; 17. Persepolia columbaria, a: anal tube, lateral view, b: stylus, lateral view, c: aedeagus, lateral view; 18. Orosanga japonicas, a: stylus, lateral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view; 19. Ommatissus lybicus, aedeagus, lateral view.