Exitianus capicola (Stål, 1855)

Athysanus capicola Stål, 1855: 9; China, 1938: 46

Athysanus taeniaticeps; Lindberg, 1941: 31

Exitianus capicola; Lindberg, 1961: 65; Quartau, 1984: 6

Distribution. Palaearctic and Afrotropical. MADEIRA: reported from several localities on both slopes of Island mainly at low and medium altitudes (China, 1938; Lindberg, 1941; Lindberg, 1961; Quartau, 1984).

Habitat. Agricultural areas invaded by grasses (Lindberg, 1961). A vector of phytoplasmas and/or spiroplasmas (Boukhris-Bouhachem et al., 2007).