Ommatissus lybicus

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.

Ommatissus lybicus
Ommatissus lybicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Tropiduchidae
Genus:	Ommatissus
Species:	O. lybicus
Binomial name
Ommatissus lybicus de Bergevin, 1930

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]