Abstract Background A continuous monitoring of leafhoppers in a pear orchard (Pyruscommunis L.) of Santa Maria variety, located in Khemis Miliana in northwest Algeria for a period of 7 months… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Background A continuous monitoring of leafhoppers in a pear orchard (Pyruscommunis L.) of Santa Maria variety, located in Khemis Miliana in northwest Algeria for a period of 7 months from February to August 2019, revealed a species, Platymetopiusnotatus Fieber, earlier having been reported from Europe (Spain, Portugal). The species is reported in two African countries (Morocco and Tunisia). New information The species is recorded for the first time from Algeria and is re-described and illustrated along with the male and female genitalia structures for the first time.
               
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