First urban occurrence of the Japanese grape leafhopper Arboridia kakogawana (Matsumura, 1932) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Italy
Abstract
The Japanese grape leafhopper Arboridia kakogawana (Matsumura, 1932) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) is an Eastern Palaearctic species feeding on Vitaceae. It has been expanding westwards across Europe since 1999. In 2024, it was first recorded in commercial vineyards in Piedmont, north-western Italy. On 25 June 2026, the insect was first detected in the city of Milan (Lombardy, northern Italy), in association with Vitis labrusca L. and Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch., both heavily infested by Erasmoneura vulnerata (Fitch, 1851). Males of Arboridia sp. were identified as A. kakogawana based on male genitalia, and the identification was subsequently complemented by DNA barcoding of the mitochondrial COI gene. This report represents the first occurrence of A. kakogawana in an urban environment in Italy and is consistent with previous reports from other European countries, where the species has been detected in similar habitats, including private gardens and botanical collections.
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BibTeX
@article{zugno2026first,
title = {{First urban occurrence of the Japanese grape leafhopper Arboridia kakogawana (Matsumura, 1932) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Italy}},
author = {Matteo Zugno and Andrea Tapparo and Francesco Poggi and Mariangela Ciampitti and Beniamino Cavagna and Daniela Lupi},
journal = {Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.4081/jear.2026.16117},
url = {https://doi.org/10.4081/jear.2026.16117},
note = {CC BY-NC},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - First urban occurrence of the Japanese grape leafhopper Arboridia kakogawana (Matsumura, 1932) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Italy
AU - Matteo Zugno
AU - Andrea Tapparo
AU - Francesco Poggi
AU - Mariangela Ciampitti
AU - Beniamino Cavagna
AU - Daniela Lupi
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/24
JO - Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research
DO - 10.4081/jear.2026.16117
UR - https://doi.org/10.4081/jear.2026.16117
AB - The Japanese grape leafhopper Arboridia kakogawana (Matsumura, 1932) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) is an Eastern Palaearctic species feeding on Vitaceae. It has been expanding westwards across Europe since 1999. In 2024, it was first recorded in commercial vineyards in Piedmont, north-western Italy. On 25 June 2026, the insect was first detected in the city of Milan (Lombardy, northern Italy), in association with Vitis labrusca L. and Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch., both heavily infested by Erasmoneura vulnerata (Fitch, 1851). Males of Arboridia sp. were identified as A. kakogawana based on male genitalia, and the identification was subsequently complemented by DNA barcoding of the mitochondrial COI gene. This report represents the first occurrence of A. kakogawana in an urban environment in Italy and is consistent with previous reports from other European countries, where the species has been detected in similar habitats, including private gardens and botanical collections.
SN - 2038-324X
SN - 2279-7084
ER -