title: The occurrence of the cicada Cicadatra persica on apple trees, Malus domestica, in Erneh, Syria.
abstract: An infestation of Cicadatra persica KirKaldy (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) on apple trees, Malus domestica Borkhausen (Rosales: Rosaceae), was reported for the first time in the apple fruit orchards of Erneh, Syria. Nymphs, adults, exuvia, and exit holes in the soil were observed. The species was identified as C. persica based on morphological characters. Some biological observations and an acoustic analysis of the male's songs were also achieved.
authors.affiliation: General Commission for Scientific Agricultural research, Administration of Plant Protection Research, Dep. Insect Research, Douma, Damascus, Syria. marah.dardar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Marah A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dardar
authors.forename: Hamzeh M R
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Belal
authors.forename: Abedlnabi M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Basheer
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D027845:Malus; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D013593:Syria