First record from Calabria (southern Italy) of the “bronze bug” Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero and Dellapé, 2006, alien Eucalyptus pest native to Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae) | Zendy

Elvira Castiglione | Zendy; Francesco Manti | Zendy; Carmelo Peter Bonsignore | Zendy

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First record from Calabria (southern Italy) of the “bronze bug” <em>Thaumastocoris peregrinus</em> Carpintero and Dellapé, 2006, alien <em>Eucalyptus</em> pest native to Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae)

Author(s) -

Elvira Castiglione,

Francesco Manti,

Carmelo Peter Bonsignore

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of entomological and acarological research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335

H-Index - 6

eISSN - 2279-7084

pISSN - 2038-324X

DOI - 10.4081/jear.2020.8879

Subject(s) - eucalyptus , biology , pest analysis , peregrinus , alien , botany , ecology , politics , citizenship , political science , law

The occurrence in Calabria (southern Italy) of Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero and Dellapé, 2006, alien pest on various species of Eucalyptus, native to Australia, is reported for the first time. The first specimens were collected in September 2019; later the authors found feeding damage on the leaves, eggs batches and the various stages of the insect in various localities in Reggio Calabria (Italy). Notes on its distribution and biology are reported.

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