Sophonia orientalis(SOHOOR)
Distribution details in India
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Absent, unreliable record
From CABI Pest map 863 (2021): Present, no details
From CABI Pest map 863 (2021): Present, no details
The publication cited in the CABI Map (2021), Ahmed & Mahmood (1969) described Quercinirvana longicephala from Pakistan. This name was considered as a synonym of Sophonia longicephala in Viraktamath & Wesley (1988) (who also mention specimens from India) and as a synonym of Nirvana orientalis, i.e. Sophonia orientalis, in Huang (1994). Sophonia longicephala appears to be currently recognized as a valid distinct species. No record confirming the presence of Sophonia orientalis in India was found, and the record is considered unreliable (2025-05).
See also Baena M, Joseph-Edouard JP (2021) [First record of Sophonia orientalis (Matsumura, 1912) in Africa and Morocco (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Evacanthinae, Nirvanini)]. Boletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología 45(3-4), 153-160 (in Spanish).
See also Baena M, Joseph-Edouard JP (2021) [First record of Sophonia orientalis (Matsumura, 1912) in Africa and Morocco (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Evacanthinae, Nirvanini)]. Boletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología 45(3-4), 153-160 (in Spanish).
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Fujian | Present, no details | |
| China | Zhejiang | Present, no details | |
| China | Guangdong | Present, no details | |
| China | Guizhou | Present, no details | |
| China | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Pakistan | Absent, unreliable record |