Taxonomic studies of subfamily Idiocerinae BAKER, 1915 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) two species Amritodus atkinsoni and Idioscopus clypeus with taxonomic key from district Faisalabad Punjab Pakistan based on morphological characters
Amritodus atkinsoni and Idioscopus clypeus are the two species belong to subfamily Idiocerinae BAKER, 1915 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). These are the most destructive pests of Mango fruit orchards in District Faisalabad. The research work for purpose of species identification was conducted In Taxonomic lab, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during year 2018-2019. The Mango Leafhopper specimens were collected with the help of sweep netting from mango orchards. The specimens after collection were killed by placing them in poison bottle. Stereo light microscope digital camera fitted B41 Olympus was used with magnification power Omax 3.5X- 90X USB3 18 MP and variable magnification to identify key characters of leafhoppers from District Faisalabad. Taxonomic keys and checklist of subfamily Idiocerinae were provided for further description.