Species info
Classification > Superfamily Miroidea > Family Tingidae > Subfamily Tinginae > Tribe Tingini > Genus Gargaphia
Gargaphia lunulata (Mayr 1865)
Gargaphia lunulata (Mayr), male, dorsal view.
<i> Gargaphia lunulata </i> (Mayr), male, dorsal view.
Gargaphia lunulata (Mayr), male, dorsal view.
<i>Gargaphia lunulata </i> (Mayr), male, lateral view.
Gargaphia lunulata (Mayr), male, lateral view.
<i>Gargaphia lunulata </i> (Mayr), female, ventral view.
Gargaphia lunulata (Mayr), female, ventral view.
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
No economic damages registered
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Chaco
    • Córdoba
    • Salta
Other distribution
Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, and Uruguay
 
Synonyms
  • Monanthia lunulata Mayr, 1865.
  • Gargaphia lasciva Gibson, 1919
Observations
Sex and deposition of type unknown. Gibson (1919) provides a key for the identification of the species of the genus among which is this species but mentioned as Gargaphia lasciva . Pennington (1921) mentions G. lunulata for the región of “The Litorial” without further information of provinces or localities, Monte (1938) mentions the species for the Chaco province, Drake & Poor (1938) for Cordoba and, Guilbert & Montemayor (2010) for Salta. Bosq (1937) cites for the first time the species for Uruguay without information about provinces or localities. Monte (1937) provides a photograph of the species and Silva (1956) an illustration. The life cycle is described and illustrated in Ajmat et al. (2003). This species feeds on many important South American plants from several families: Euphorbiaceae ( Euphorbia sp., Manihot sp., Ricinus sp.), Leguminosae ( Cassia sp., Glycine max (L.)), and Malvaceae ( Gossypium sp., Hibiscus sp., and Urena sp.) (Guidoti et al., 2015).
Host plants
Ambelmoschus esculens; Canavalia ensiformis; Cassia fitula; Cassia imperialis; Chorisia speciosa; Cnidoscolus sp.; Dolichos lablad; Euphorbiaceae; Euphorbia heterophylla; Fabaceae; Glycine max; Gossypium sp.; Gossypium arboreum; Hibiscus sp.; Hibiscus esculentus; Manihot utilissima; Meibomia adscendens; Passiflora caerulea; Passiflora violacea; Phaseolus lunatus; Phaseolus vulgaris; Pyrus communis; Ricinus communis; Rosa sp.; Stigmaphyllon sp.; Urena sp.; Urena lobata; Zornia diphylla.
References
  • GIBSON, E. H. . 1919. The Genus Gargaphia Stål (Tingidae; Heteroptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 45(3): 187-201.
  • PENNINGTON, M.S. 1920-1921. Lista de los Hemípteros Heterópteros de la República Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • BOSQ, J. M. 1937. Lista preliminar de los Hemípteros (Heterópteros), especialmente relacionados con la agricultura nacional. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 9, 111-134.
  • MONTE, C. 1937. Tingitideos de Bello Horizonte. Rodriguesia 8: 29–36.
  • DRAKE, C. J. & M. E. POOR. 1938. Los “Tingitidae” (Hemiptera) de la colección Carlos Berg. Instituto del Museo de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Notas del Museo de La Plata. 3(10): 103–109.
  • MONTE, O. 1938. Tingitideos Neotrópicos. Boletim Biológico 3(3-4): 127-132.
  • SILVA, P. . 1956. Tingideos Da Bahia. Boletim do Instituto Biológico da Bahia 3(1): 10-77.
  • GUILBERT, E. & S. I. MONTEMAYOR . 2010. Tingidae (Insecta, Heteroptera) from the Argentinan Yungas: new records and descriptions of selected fifth instars. Zoosystema 32(4): 549-565.
  • GUIDOTI, M., S.I. MONTEMAYOR & É. GUILBERT . 2015. Lace Bugs (Tingidae). In True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics (pp. 395-419). Springer Netherlands.
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