THE AFRICAN CLUSTER BUG, AGONOSCELIS PUBERULA (HETEROPTERA: PENTATOMIDAE), ESTABLISHED IN THE NEW WORLD

An African species of Pentatomidae, Agonoscelis puberula Stål, is reported for the first time from Mexico, the southern United States and the islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola, where it has now established. The oldest Western Hemisphere record dates from 1985. This species has gone unrecognized prob...

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 2003-06, Vol.86 (2), p.151-153
Main Authors: Thomas, Donald B, Eger, Joseph E, Jones, Walker, Ortega-Leon, Guillermina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agnoscelis
Agriculture
Biological taxonomies
Canyons
cluster bug
Entomology
geographical distribution
horehound
Host plants
insect collection
insect morphology
insect taxonomy
introduced species
invasive species
Marrubium vulgare
Research Papers
Species
stink bug
Stink bugs
Western hemisphere
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Summary:An African species of Pentatomidae, Agonoscelis puberula Stål, is reported for the first time from Mexico, the southern United States and the islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola, where it has now established. The oldest Western Hemisphere record dates from 1985. This species has gone unrecognized probably because of its close resemblance to species of the New World genus Trichopepla Stål. The primary host plant of A. puberula is the introduced weed, common horehound, Marrubium vulgare L. It has also been reported damaging winter fruits in South Africa.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0151:TACBAP]2.0.CO;2