EPPO Global Database

Hishimonus sellatus(HISHSE)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Morus alba (MORAL) Host
* Bella S, Aguin-Pombo D, Aguiar AM, Kunz G, Miralles-Nunez A, Foster S, Sanchez-Garcia I, Wilson MR, D’Urso VE (2022) Discovery of Hishimonus diffractus Dai, Fletcher & Zhang, 2013 (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) in Europe, with remarks on previously recorded species of the genus. Zootaxa 5159(4), 558–570. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5159.4.5
Rosa rugosa (ROSRG) Host
* Kim E, Kim IK, Oh S, Jung S (2024) Taxonomic review of the genus Hishimonus Ishihara (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 17(4), 760-763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.015
Rosa sp. (ROSSS) Host
* Bella S, Aguin-Pombo D, Aguiar AM, Kunz G, Miralles-Nunez A, Foster S, Sanchez-Garcia I, Wilson MR, D’Urso VE (2022) Discovery of Hishimonus diffractus Dai, Fletcher & Zhang, 2013 (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) in Europe, with remarks on previously recorded species of the genus. Zootaxa 5159(4), 558–570. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5159.4.5
Vitex trifolia subsp. litoralis (VIXRO) Host
* Kim E, Kim IK, Oh S, Jung S (2024) Taxonomic review of the genus Hishimonus Ishihara (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 17(4), 760-763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.015
------- as Vitex rotundifolia.
Ziziphus jujuba (ZIPJU) Host
* Bella S, Aguin-Pombo D, Aguiar AM, Kunz G, Miralles-Nunez A, Foster S, Sanchez-Garcia I, Wilson MR, D’Urso VE (2022) Discovery of Hishimonus diffractus Dai, Fletcher & Zhang, 2013 (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) in Europe, with remarks on previously recorded species of the genus. Zootaxa 5159(4), 558–570. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5159.4.5
Rhododendron indicum (RHOIN) Doubtful host
* Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (2025-09) Quick scan for Hishimonus sellatus. Accessed at: https://english.nvwa.nl/topics/pest-risk-analysis/documents/plant/plant-health/pest-risk-analysis/documents/quick-scan-hishimonus-sellatus 
------sucking damage reported but host status not confirmed

* NPPO of the Netherlands (2025-09).
------sucking damage reported but host status not confirmed