Philaenus spumarius(PHILSU)
Distribution details in Tunisia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Absent, confirmed by survey
In extensive surveys in 2018-2021 in 9 Tunisian regions, P. spumarius was not found but the related P. tesselatus was found (Boukhris-Bouhachem et al., 2023). Historically, P. tesselatus was described as a distinct species, then synonynimized with P. spumarius, and later separated again as a distinct species. Older records of P. spumarius in Tunisia (e.g. Linnavuori, 1971) may have been P. tesselatus.
* Boukhris-Bouhachem S, Souissi R, Abou Kubaa R, El Moujabber M, Gnezdilov V (2023) Aphrophoridae as Potential Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Tunisia. Insects 14, 119. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020119
* Linnavuori R (1971) A Leafhopper Material from Tunisia, with Remarks on some Species of the Adjacent Countries, Annales de la Société entomologique de France 7(1), 57-73.
* Linnavuori R (1971) A Leafhopper Material from Tunisia, with Remarks on some Species of the Adjacent Countries, Annales de la Société entomologique de France 7(1), 57-73.