Species info
Classification > Superfamily Miroidea > Family Thaumastocoridae > Subfamily Thaumastocorinae > Genus Thaumastocoris
Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellape 2006
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinus, position of teeth in male fore-tibia
Thaumastocoris peregrinus, position of teeth in male fore-tibia
Thaumastocoris peregrinus, genitalia
Thaumastocoris peregrinus, genitalia
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Pest regularly of importance
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Corrientes
    • Entre Ríos
    • Jujuy
    • La Pampa
    • Mendoza
  • Uruguay
Other distribution
Originally from Australia and New Zealand, it has been expanded its distribution to South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina (Montemayor et. al. 2015).
 
Host plants
Many species of Eucalyptus have been reported as host plants; eg. in Argentina and Uruguay, it has been found on Eucalyptus camaldulensis, E. tereticornis, E. viminalis, E. grandis, E. dunnii, E. saligna (Bouvet & Harrand 2009).
References
  • MONTEMAYOR S.I., DELLAPÉ P.M. & MELO M.C. 2015. Geographical distribution modelling of the bronze bug: a worldwide invasion. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, DOI: 10.1111/afe.12088
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