EPPO Global Database

Graphocephala versuta(GRCPVE)

Distribution details in Algeria

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/191) : first found during faunistic studies around the lake of Reghaia (Northern Algeria) between September 2013 and April 2014. Initially identified as Graphocephala fennahi, when re-examined later, it was identifed as G. versuta. Found again in August 2019 in a vineyard in the region of Skikda.
References
* Boulaouad BA, Merzouki Y, Boulaouad D, Saci A, Daoudi‐Hacini S, Doumandji S (2022) Graphocephala versuta (Homoptera: Cicadellidae): a first record for Algeria and the Palaearctic region. EPPO Bulletin 52(2), 484–486.