Ommatissus lybicus

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Ommatissus lybicus[1][2] is a species of planthoppers in the subfamily Tropiduchinae, recorded from Libya through the Middle East to Pakistan.

O. lybicus eggs on date palm.
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Ommatissus lybicus
Ommatissus lybicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Tropiduchidae
Genus: Ommatissus
Species:
O. lybicus
Binomial name
Ommatissus lybicus
de Bergevin, 1930
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Pest status

Sooty mould, nymph and larval cuticle of O. lybicus - taken on date palm in Oman

Ommatissus lybicus may be known as the dubas bug or date palm hopper and is a significant pest of date palms: with sap sucking resulting in sooty mould formation on leaves.[3]

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