Acanalonia pumila

(Van Duzee, 1908)

Acanalonia pumila is a planthopper in the Acanaloniidae, first described by Van Duzee in 1908. The species is documented from the southeastern United States, Caribbean, and Mexico. It has been recorded from an exceptionally broad range of plants spanning multiple agricultural crops, wild grasses, and ornamental species.

Pronunciation

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Distribution

Recorded from Florida, North Carolina, and Texas in the United States; Quintana Roo in Mexico; and Isla de la Juventud in Cuba.

Diet

Phloem-feeding herbivore with documented feeding on numerous plant across diverse .

Host Associations

Gossypium hirsutum - cotton
Helianthus annuus - sunflower
Ambrosia artemisiifolia - ragweed
Lycopersicon esculentum - tomato
Citrullus vulgaris - watermelon
Cucumis melo - muskmelon
Cucurbita pepo - squash
Ricinus communis - castor bean
Lactuca sativa - lettuce
Cynodon dactylon - Bermuda grass
Sorghum halepense - Johnson grass
Zea mays - corn
Digitaria sanguinalis - crabgrass
Eleusine indica - goosegrass
Panicum dichotomiflorum - fall panicum
Echinochloa crus-galli - barnyard grass
Setaria lutescens - yellow foxtail
Paspalum urvillei - Vasey grass
Paspalum dilatatum - dallisgrass
Pennisetum glaucum - pearl millet
Sorghum vulgare - sorghum
Avena sativa - oats
Secale cereale - rye
Triticum aestivum - wheat
Hordeum vulgare - barley
Medicago sativa - alfalfa
Trifolium incarnatum - crimson clover
Vicia villosa - hairy vetch
Glycine max - soybean
Phaseolus vulgaris - snap bean
Vigna unguiculata - cowpea
Ipomoea batatas - sweet potato
Daucus carota - carrot
Beta vulgaris - beet
Spinacia oleracea - spinach
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis - cauliflower
Brassica oleracea var. capitata - cabbage
Nicotiana tabacum - tobacco
Petunia hybrida - petunia
Capsicum frutescens - pepper
Solanum tuberosum - potato
Coffea arabica - coffee
Citrus sinensis - sweet orange
Prunus persica - peach
Malus sylvestris - apple
Vitis vinifera - grape
Rubus sp. - blackberry
Fragaria sp. - strawberry
Rosa sp. - rose
Ligustrum sp. - privet
Lagerstroemia indica - crape myrtle
Hibiscus syriacus - shrub althea
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis - Chinese hibiscus
Abutilon theophrasti - velvetleaf
Sida rhombifolia - sida
Heterotheca subaxillaris - camphorweed
Erigeron canadensis - horseweed
Conyza canadensis - horseweed
Baccharis halimifolia - groundsel tree
Iva frutescens - marsh elder
Pluchea purpurascens - salty camphorweed
Solidago sp. - goldenrod
Aster sp. - aster
Chrysanthemum sp. - chrysanthemum
Helianthus sp. - sunflower
Ambrosia sp. - ragweed
Xanthium sp. - cocklebur
Iva sp. - marsh elder
Baccharis sp. - groundsel tree
Pluchea sp. - camphorweed
Conyza sp. - horseweed
Erigeron sp. - fleabane
Heterotheca sp. - camphorweed
Sida sp. - sida
Abutilon sp. - Indian mallow
Hibiscus sp. - hibiscus
Gossypium sp. - cotton

Human Relevance

Documented pest of numerous agricultural crops including cotton, corn, sorghum, wheat, soybean, tomato, watermelon, and many other cultivated plants. The broad range suggests potential economic significance across diverse cropping systems.

More Details

Nymphal descriptions

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