PLoS ONE (2015) 10 (9 - e0139202)

Daozheng Qin, Li Zhang, Qiang Xiao, Christopher Dietrich and Masaya Matsumura (2015)
Clarification of the identity of the tea green leafhopper based on morphological comparison between Chinese and Japanese specimens
PLoS ONE 10 (9 - e0139202)
Abstract: Tea green leafhopper is one of the most dominant pests in major tea production regions of East Asia. This species has been variously identified as Empoasca vitis (Goëthe), Jacobiasca formosana (Paoli) and Empoasca onukii Matsuda in Mainland China, Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Recent study of DNA sequence data suggested that treatment of this pest as different species in these three adjacent regions is incorrect and that they were a single species; but the correct scientific name for the species has remained unclear. Consistent with the prior molecular evidence, morphological study shows that the male genital characters of Chinese specimens are the same as those of specimens from Japan, so the correct scientific name of tea green leafhopper in China is Empoasca (Matsumurasca) onukii Matsuda.
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Database assignments for author(s): Masaya Matsumura

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Matsumurasca onukii		China (south)
	Matsumurasca onukii		Japan
	Matsumurasca onukii		Taiwan
	Matsumurasca onukii		China (NE)