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Jikradia
Jikradia is a genus of leafhoppers (family Cicadellidae) first described by Nielson in 1979. The genus contains over 20 described species distributed across the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions, with records from North America, Central America, and the Old World. At least one species, Jikradia olitoria, has been identified as a putative vector of phytoplasmas causing North American Grapevine Yellows disease. The genus has undergone recent taxonomic revision with four new species described from Mesoamerica.
Trypeta
fruit flies
Trypeta is a genus of tephritid fruit flies in the family Tephritidae, established by Meigen in 1803. The genus contains approximately 90 described species distributed across the Holarctic region, with particular diversity in North America and Asia. New World species have been systematically revised, revealing a monophyletic group that diversified primarily in the southwestern United States and Mesoamerica. Species exhibit considerable morphological variation, particularly in wing pattern and body coloration.