Functional foregut anatomy of the blue–green sharpshooter illustrated using a 3D model

Abstract Sharpshooter leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) are important vectors of the plant pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. (Xanthomonadales: Xanthomonadaceae). This pathogen causes economically significant diseases in olive, citrus, and grapes on multiple conti...

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Main Authors: Daniel White, Elaine A. Backus, Ian M. Marcus, Sharon L. Walker, M. Caroline Roper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85954-4