Perkinsiella

Associated with sugarcane cultivation; found in agricultural landscapes where host plants occur. Specific microhabitat preferences are not documented at the genus level.

Africa (Comoro Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, South Africa, Swaziland), Asia (China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), Australasia (Australia: Queensland, New South Wales; Papua New Guinea), Pacific Islands (Hawaii), North America (USA: Florida), South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru). Distribution varies by species; P. saccharicida has the broadest range, while P. vastatrix is restricted to Southeast Asia and the western Pacific.

Phloem-feeding on host plants. Documented hosts include sugarcane (Saccharum spp.), maize, sedges, and Paspalum. Specific feeding habits at the genus level beyond phloem feeding are not established.

• Saccharum spp. - primary hostsugarcane
• Zea mays - occasional hostmaize
• Cyperaceae - occasional hostsedges
• Paspalum - occasional hostgrass genus

Hemimetabolous development typical of Hemiptera. Specific details of egg, nymphal, and adult stages at the genus level are not documented. P. saccharicida has been reared on sugarcane leaf segments in laboratory conditions.

Vector of plant pathogens, specifically Fiji disease virus (FDV), a reovirus causing Fiji leaf gall in sugarcane. This is the primary documented ecological impact of the genus.

Major agricultural pest of sugarcane. Perkinsiella saccharicida and P. vastatrix transmit Fiji disease virus, causing significant crop losses. Subject to integrated pest management including biological control (parasitoids such as Aprostocetus spp.) and insecticide applications. Laboratory rearing methods have been developed for research purposes.

• Other Delphacidae generaSimilar body plan and habitat association; requires examination of genitalia and wing venation for definitive identification

• Delphacidae
• planthopper
• sugarcane pest
• vector
• Fiji disease virus
• agricultural pest

• BugGuide
• Wikipedia
• iNaturalist taxon
• NCBI Taxonomy
• Catalogue of Life
• Perkinsiella saccharicida . [Distribution map].
• Perkinsiella vastatrix . [Distribution map].
• Parasitism Associated with Brachypterous Males in the Sugarcane Leafhopper, Perkinsiella vitiensis1
• Biología y capacidad parasítica de Aprostocetus sp. sobre huevos de Perkinsiella saccharicida en caña de azúcar Biology and parasitic capacity of Aprostocetus sp. on eggs of saccharicida Perkinsiella in sugar cane
• TRANSMISSION OF FIJI DISEASE BY PERKINSIELLA SACCHARICIDA KIRKALDY COLLECTED FROM NORTHERN QUEENSLAND
• Identification of Yeast Associated with the Planthopper, Perkinsiella saccharicida: Potential Applications for Fiji Leaf Gall Control
• Sampling Distributions and Sequential Sampling Plans for Perkinsiella saccharicida Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) and Tytthus spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) on Sugarcane
• Is the distribution of Fiji leaf gall in Australian sugarcane explained by variation in the vectorPerkinsiella saccharicida?
• In Vitro Rearing of Perkinsiella saccharicida and the Use of Leaf Segments to Assay Fiji disease virus Transmission
• Impact of climatic variations on the abundance pattern of Perkinsiella saccharicida in the ingenio sugar San Carlos, Ecuador.