First record of Mermithid nematodes parasitizing leafhoppers in South America

RUSCONI JOSE MATIAS; BARBARA SOLEDAD DEFEA; MONTES MARTIN MIGUEL; ACHINELLY MARIA FERNANDA

CALDASIA

INST CIENCIAS NATURALES

Lugar: Bogota; Año: 2020 vol. 42 p. 147 - 149

0366-5232

Nematodes of the family Mermithidae were found parasitizing adults and nymphs of the species Hortensia similis (Auchenorryncha: Cicadellidae). The host specimens were collected from weeds associated to citrus orchards located in Corrientes, Argentinean province, during a biodiversity study in 2015. As far as we know, this is the first South American example of leafhoppers parasitized by mermithids.