''Cicadulina mbila'', the maize leafhopper, is a
leafhopper species in the genus ''
Cicadulina''.
It is found in sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), the Middle East, West Asia and India. It is one of the vectors of the
maize streak virus
''Maize streak virus'' (MSV) is a virus primarily known for causing maize streak disease (MSD) in its major host, and which also infects over 80 wild and domesticated grasses. It is an insect-transmitted maize pathogen in the genus ''Mastrevirus ...
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[Large accumulations of maize streak virus in the filter chamber and midgut cells of the leafhopper vector Cicadulina mbila. El-Desouky Ammar, Daniel Gargani, Jean M. Lett and Michel Peterschmitt, Archives of Virology, February 2009, Volume 154, Issue 2, pages 255-262, ]
References
External links
Fact sheet at eafrinet/maize_pests
Macrostelini
Insects described in 1924
Insect vectors of plant pathogens
Insects of the Middle East
Insects of India
Insect pests of millets
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