Subfamily/Tribe: Deltocephalinae: Macrostelin

Distribution: Eastern half of Qld, NE of NSW

Economic Status: It was described from lucerne by Evans (1940) but is probably a grass feeder as are its congeners. It is recorded as the vector of cereal chlorotic mottle rhabdovirus (Brunt et al. 1990) and the phytoplasma maize wallaby ear in Australia (Schindler 1942) and maize streak geminivirus overseas (Brunt et al. 1990).
 
 

Document 4222, submitted 17 February 2000
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