Species info
Classification > Superfamily Miroidea > Family Tingidae > Subfamily Tinginae > Tribe Tingini > Genus Gargaphia
Gargaphia decoris Drake 1931
Gargaphia decoris Drake, male, paratype [USNM], dorsal view.
<i>Gargaphia decoris</i> Drake, male, paratype [USNM], dorsal view.
Gargaphia decoris Drake, male, paratype [USNM], dorsal view.
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
No economic damages registered
  • Argentina
    • Misiones
Other distribution
Brasil, Africa del Sur y Nueva Zelandia (Introducida)
 
Synonyms
  • Gargaphia decorie : Monte, 1938
Observations
Gargaphia decoris has been realesed and stablished as a biocontrol agent against the invasive tree Solanum mauritianum in South Africa and is been considered to be realesed in New Zeland (Olckers & Borea, 2009). The species was mentioned for the first time for the province of Misiones in Drake (1938).
Host plants
Croton urucurana ; Solanum sp.; Solanum auricalatum ; Solanum mauritianum .
References
  • MONTE, O. . 1938. Tingitideos Neotrópicos. Boletim Biológico 3(3-4): 127-132.
  • OLCKERS, T. & BOREA, C. K. 2009. Assessing the risks of releasing a sap-sucking lace bug, Gargaphia decoris , against the invasive tree Solanum mauritianum in New Zealand. BioControl 54(1): 143.
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