Species info
Classification > Superfamily Miroidea > Family Tingidae > Subfamily Tinginae > Tribe Tingini > Genus Phymacysta
Phymachysta magnifica (Drake 1922)
Phymacysta magnifica (Drake), female, paratype [USNM], dorsal view.
<i>Phymacysta magnifica</i> (Drake), female, paratype [USNM], dorsal view.
Phymacysta magnifica (Drake), female, paratype [USNM], dorsal view.
<i>Phymacysta magnifica</i> (Drake), female, paratype [USNM], lateral view.
Phymacysta magnifica (Drake), female, paratype [USNM], lateral view.
<i>Phymacysta magnifica</i> (Drake), male, dorsal view.
Phymacysta magnifica (Drake), male, dorsal view.
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
No economic damages registered
  • Argentina
    • Misiones
    • Salta
Other distribution
Brazil and Paraguay.
 
Synonyms
  • Gelchossa magnifica Drake, 1922
  • Leptopharsa (Gelchossa) magnifica : Drake, 1930
  • Leptopharsa magnifica : Drake, 1931
  • Phymacysta magnifica : Monte, 1942
Observations
The first time that the species is mentioned from Argentina is in Monte’s catalogue (1940) under the name of Leptopharsa magnifica for the Misiones province. Later Guilbert & Montemayor (2010) extend the distribution of the species for Salta province.
Host plants
Chuquiraga glabra.
References
  • MONTE, O. 1940. Catálogo dos Tingitideos do Brasil. Arquivos Zoologicos: Vol II(3): 5-174
  • 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.
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