Open AccessFirst Record of the GenusZyginafrom a Neotropical Region onPopulus spp.: Taxonomic and Biological Characteristics
Author(s) -
María Inés Catalano,
María Eugenia Brentassi,
Susana L. Paradell,
A.M.M. Remes de Lenicov
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of insect science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1536-2442
DOI - 10.1673/031.011.8801
Subject(s) - biology , genus , ecology , botany , zoology
The typhlocybine, Zygina nivea Mulsant & Rey 1855, was found in urban areas of Argentina colonizing trees of poplar ( Populus alba L. and P. nigra L.). This is the first mention of the genus Zygina Fieber from the Neotropical region. In this paper redescription of the male, description of the female, distributional and host plant data, and behavioural observations of this species are given.
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