First Records for the Rice Plant Hopper, Sogata orizicola Muir, in Puerto Rico (Homoptera: Fulgoridea: Delphacidae)

Abstract

The important disease of rice, "hoja blanca" is transmitted by the fulgorid, Sogata orizicola Muir. The vector was found breeding in rice fields at the eastern region of the Island of Puerto Rico. A brief description of the insect, as well as a plate illustrating the same are given in the article.