Oxycarenus hyalinipennis
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Pentatomomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Lygaeoidea |
| Family: | Lygaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Oxycareninae |
| Genus: | Oxycarenus |
| Species: | O. hyalinipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa 1843) | |
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Oxycarenus hyalinipennis is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae.[1] While historically it has been documented as an important pest of cotton in the Mediterranean region and in coastal Africa,[2] it is an invasive species whose range has expanded over the last three decades to include islands of the Caribbean region.[3]
O. hyalinipennis is a polyphagous insect, and it has been documented as a prominent pest upon the following genera within family Malvaceae: Abutilon, Cola, Eriodendron, Gossypium, Malva, Sphaeralcea, Hibiscus, Pavonia, Sida, Dombeya, Sterculia and Triumfetta.[1][4] Of these, Gossypium appears to be the preferred host,[2][5] but significant pest presence on okra has also been reported.[6]
References
- 1 2 Samy, O. 1969. A revision of the African species of Oxycarenus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 121(4): 79 – 165. link
- 1 2 Adu-Mensah, K and Kumar, R. 1977. Ecology of Oxycarenus species (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) in southern Ghana. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 9(4): 349 – 377.
- ↑ Baranowski, RM; and J.A. Slater. 2005. The Lygaeidae of the West Indies. University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Florida Agricultural Experimental Station Bulletin 402. 266 pp.
- ↑ Dimetry, N. Z. (1971). Studies on the host preference of the cotton seed bug Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa) (Lygaeidae: Hemiptera). Z. Ang. Ent. 68:63-67.
- ↑ Kirkpatrick, TW. 1923. The Egyptian cotton seed bug Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa). Its Bionomics, damage and suggestions for remedial measures. Bulletin, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt, Technical and Scientific Service. 35: 107 pp.
- ↑ Holtz, T. (2006). Qualitative analysis of potential consequences associated with the introduction of the cottonseed bug (Oxycarenus hyalinipennis) into the United States. USDAAPHIS publication, 2006.