Confirmation of host plant relationships between the two species of waka leafhoppers, <i>Paracephaleus</i> (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ulopinae) and rushes in New Zealand

Annette Walker; Marie-Claude Larivière

Confirmation of host plant relationships between the two species of waka leafhoppers, Paracephaleus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ulopinae) and rushes in New Zealand

Authors

Annette Walker
Marie-Claude Larivière

Abstract

Two species of Paracephaleus are found in New Zealand, P. curtus Knight and P. hudsoni (Myers). The wetland rushes Empodisma minus (wire rush) and Apodasmia similis (jointed rush) are recorded as the predominant respective host plants for P. curtus and P. hudsoni.

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2014-07-01

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Walker, A. and Larivière, M.-C. 2014. Confirmation of host plant relationships between the two species of waka leafhoppers, <i>Paracephaleus</i> (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ulopinae) and rushes in New Zealand. The Wētā. 47, (Jul. 2014), 12–16.