Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00615
Xyphon reticulatum
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About Xyphon reticulatum
Xyphon reticulatum is a member of Cicadellidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.
Xyphon reticulatum (Xyphon reticulatum) is documented from Kauaʻi. Leafhoppers are small plant-sap feeders with powerful jumping hind legs. Some species transmit plant pathogens. On Kauaʻi, observations are most useful when they record exact host plant, nymph/adult, feeding symptoms and pathogen context. Where island-specific host, prey, breeding-site, abundance, or seasonal information is not yet firmly documented, those details should remain tied to direct specimens and field observations rather than inferred from populations elsewhere.
Xyphon reticulatum is an introduced sharpshooter documented on Kauaʻi under the older name Carneocephala sagittifera. The modern name should be used while preserving the historical synonym for search.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: A 1992 Kapahi survey recorded Carneocephala sagittifera; modern revision and EPPO place that name in synonymy under Xyphon reticulatum.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; nymphal instars; adult; no pupa.
Habitat
Grasses, shrubs, trees and crop vegetation associated with host plants.
Food and ecological role
Plant xylem or phloem sap depending on lineage.
Reproduction
Eggs are inserted into plant tissue; nymphs develop on host vegetation.
Movement
Adults jump and fly; nymphs move on plants.
Ecosystem role
Plant sap feeder and, for some species, pathogen vector.
Threats and impacts
Agricultural effects depend on host range, abundance and vector status.
Monitoring
Record exact host plant, nymph/adult, feeding symptoms and pathogen context.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Xyphon reticulatum
- Other names
- Carneocephala sagittifera
- Family
- Cicadellidae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Xyphon reticulatum is a member of Cicadellidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.