EPPO Global Database

Leptodelphax maculigera(LPDHMA)

Distribution details in Brazil (Parana)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2023
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/059) : reported in Parana, Rio Grande do Sul and Sao Paulo throughout 2023
References
* Canale MC, Pompelli Manica MA, Silva de Andrade MV, Castilhos RV (2024) Leptodelphax maculigera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) harbors the corn stunt complex pathogens. Plant Disease 108 (9), 2653-2657.

* Ferreira KR, Bartlett CR, Asche M, Silva LR, Magalhães VS, Albernaz-Godinho KC (2024) First record of the African species Leptodelphax maculigera (Stål, 1859)(Hemiptera: Delphacidae) in Brazil. Neotropical Entomology 53(1), 171-174.

* Silva PD, de Souza IRP, Mendes SM, da Silva AF, Landau EC, dos Santos NM, Redoan ACM, Lima DD (2025). Co-ocorrência e frequência de Leptodelphax maculigera e Dalbulus maidis em milho e plantas daninhas no estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical 55 (2025), p. e80820. https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/80820.

* Vilanova ES, Zuin AJ, Spada LC, Froza JA, Mejdalani GL, Lopes JR (2025) Identification of pearl millet as a major host of Leptodelphax maculigera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), a potential vector of plant viruses. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 132(2), 76.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, restricted distribution view...
Paraguay Present, restricted distribution view...