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Taylorilygus
Taylorilygus apicalis (Fieber 1861)
Taylorilygus apicalis from Chaco, Argentina (MLP), by V. Castro-Huertas
Geographic distribution
Distribution
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- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Catamarca
- Chaco
- Córdoba
- Corrientes
- Entre Ríos
- Jujuy
- La Pampa
- La Rioja
- Mendoza
- Misiones
- Neuquén
- Río Negro
- Salta
- San Luis
- Santa Fe
- Santiago del Estero
- Tucumán
- Uruguay
Other distribution
Also known from Algeria (Carvalho 1959), Australia (Bergroth 1912; Carvalho 1959), Azores (Carvalho 1959), Bermuda (Carvalho 1959), Bonin Islands (Carvalho 1956), Bosnia (Horvath 1894), Brazil (Cravalho 1959), Cameroun (Odhiambo 1968), Canary Is. (Carvalho 1959), Cape Verde Is. (Lindberg 1958; Poppius 1912), Caroline Island (Carvalho 1956), Chile (Blanchard 1852), China (Carvalho 1959), Colombia (Carvalho & Afonso 1977), Corsica (Carvalho 1959), Croatia (Horvath 1894), Cuba (Hernández & Henry 2010), Ecuador (Carvalho & Afonso 1977), Egypt (Carvalho 1959; Linnavuori 1964), El Salvador (Carvalho & Afonso 1977), France (Carvalho 1959), Galapagos Is. (Carvalho & Gagné 1968), Greece (Carvalho 1959), Guatemala (Carvalho & Afonso 1977), Hungary (Carvalho 1959), India (Carvalho 1959), Israel (Linnavuori 1960), Italy (Carvalho 1959; Tamanini 1982), Jamaica (Carvalho 1959), Japan (Carvalho 1959), Korea (Miyamoto & Lee 1966), Libya (Eckerlein & Wagner 1969), Madagascar (Poppius 1912), Mariana Islands (Carvalho 1956), Mexico (Carvaho & Afonso 1977; Distant 1893), Mozambique (Kirkaldy 1902), New Guinea (Carvalho 1959), New Zealand (Eyles 1999), Paraguay (Carvalho 1959), Peru (Carvalho & Afonso 1977; Carvalho & Ferreira 1972), Philippines (Carvalho 1959), Portugal (Carvalho 1959; Lindberg 1961), Puerto Rico (Maldonado Capriles 1969), Réunion (Kirkaldy 1902), Russia (Carvalho 1959), Saudi Arabia (Linnavuori 1986), Spain (Fieber 1861), Sri Lanka (Distant 1904), South Africa (Carvalho et al. 1960), Sudan (Linnavuori 1975), Sumatra (Carvalho 1959), Suriname (Carvalho & Rosas 1965), Switzerland (Meyer-Dur 1870), Turkey (Hoberlandt 1956), USA (Henry & Smith 1979; Knight 1917; Reuter 1876; Snodgrass et al. 1984; Wheeler & Henry 1992) and Yemen (Linnavuori 1989).
- Phytocoris pallidulus Blanchard 1852
- Lygus putoni Meyer-Dur 1870
- Lygus (Lygus) prasinus Reuter 1876
- Lygus carolinae Reuter 1876
- Capsus (Deraeocoris) uruguayensis Berg 1878
- Lygus godmani Distant 1893
- Lygus apicalis inops Horvath 1894
- Lygus osiris Kirkaldy 1902
- Lygus immitis Distant 1904
- Lygus pubens Distant 1904
- Lygus neovalesicus Bergroth 1912
- Lygus apicalis innotatus Poppius 1912
- Lygus apicalis rufoviridis Poppius 1912
- Lygus olivaceus viridiusculus Knight 1917
- Lygus gryllus Girault 1936
- Lygus apicalis roseotincta Stichel 1958
- Lygus apicalis unicolor Stichel 1958
According to Carpintero & Carvalho 1993 the type of Phytocoris pallidulus Blanchard 1852 is deposited at Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile.
Specimens of Lygus apicalis Fieber 1861 deposited at British Museum of Natural History and Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Typus of Lygus prasinus Reuter 1876 deposited at Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Typus of Lygus carolinae Reuter 1876 deposited at Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Male lectotype and female paralectotypes of Capsus uruguayensis Berg 1878 deposited at the Museo de La Plata (Carvalho & Carpintero 1992; Coscarón & Carpintero 1996).
Specimens of Lygus neovalesicus Bergroth 1912 deposited at American Museum of Natural History (Bergroth 1912).
Male Lectotype and paralectotypes of Lygus godmani Distant 1893 deposited at British Museum of Natural History (Carvalho & Dolling 1976).
Specimens of Lygus apicalis Fieber 1861 deposited at British Museum of Natural History and Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Typus of Lygus prasinus Reuter 1876 deposited at Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Typus of Lygus carolinae Reuter 1876 deposited at Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Male lectotype and female paralectotypes of Capsus uruguayensis Berg 1878 deposited at the Museo de La Plata (Carvalho & Carpintero 1992; Coscarón & Carpintero 1996).
Specimens of Lygus neovalesicus Bergroth 1912 deposited at American Museum of Natural History (Bergroth 1912).
Male Lectotype and paralectotypes of Lygus godmani Distant 1893 deposited at British Museum of Natural History (Carvalho & Dolling 1976).
Acicarpha tribuloides
Ambrosia tenuifolia
Ammi visnaga "toothpick-plant", "toothpickweed", "bisnaga", "khella" or "Bishop's weed"
Anthemis sp.
Aster squamatus
Austroeupatorium inulifolium
Baccharis coridifolia
Baccharis dracunculifolia
Baccharis glutinosa "saltmarsh baccharis" or "Douglas' falsewillow"
Baccharis spicata
Baccharis trimera
Baccharis sp.
Carex albida "Lemmon's sedge"
Centratherum punctatum
Chenopodium album "lamb's quarters", "melde", "goosefoot", "wild spinach" or "fat-hen"
Chrysanthemum sp.
Chromolaena laevigata
Conyza sp.
Eupatorium candolleanum
Eupatorium christyanum
Eupatorium oblongifolium
Eupatorium sp.
Flaveria bidentis "coastal plain yellowtops"
Gramineae
Galinsoga parviflora "guasca", "mielcilla", "piojito", "galinsoga", "gallant soldier", "quickweed" or "potato weed"
Gamochaeta falcata
Gamochaeta pensylvanicum
Glandularia sp.
Gomphrena perennis
Hyptis fasciculata
Hyptis lappacea
Lasianthaea macrocephala
Mikania cordifolia
Parthenium hysterophorus "Santa-Maria", "Santa Maria feverfew", "whitetop weed", "famine weed", "carrot grass", "congress grass" or "Gajar Ghas"
Pterocaulon alopecuroides
Salix sp.
Senecio argentinus
Solidago chilensis
Sonchus oleracea "common sowthistle", "sow thistle", "smooth sow thistle", "annual sow thistle", "hare's colwort", "hare's thistle", "milky tassel", "milk thistle" or "soft thistle"
Stevia multiaristata
Urolepis hecatantha
Wedelia sp.
Ambrosia tenuifolia
Ammi visnaga "toothpick-plant", "toothpickweed", "bisnaga", "khella" or "Bishop's weed"
Anthemis sp.
Aster squamatus
Austroeupatorium inulifolium
Baccharis coridifolia
Baccharis dracunculifolia
Baccharis glutinosa "saltmarsh baccharis" or "Douglas' falsewillow"
Baccharis spicata
Baccharis trimera
Baccharis sp.
Carex albida "Lemmon's sedge"
Centratherum punctatum
Chenopodium album "lamb's quarters", "melde", "goosefoot", "wild spinach" or "fat-hen"
Chrysanthemum sp.
Chromolaena laevigata
Conyza sp.
Eupatorium candolleanum
Eupatorium christyanum
Eupatorium oblongifolium
Eupatorium sp.
Flaveria bidentis "coastal plain yellowtops"
Gramineae
Galinsoga parviflora "guasca", "mielcilla", "piojito", "galinsoga", "gallant soldier", "quickweed" or "potato weed"
Gamochaeta falcata
Gamochaeta pensylvanicum
Glandularia sp.
Gomphrena perennis
Hyptis fasciculata
Hyptis lappacea
Lasianthaea macrocephala
Mikania cordifolia
Parthenium hysterophorus "Santa-Maria", "Santa Maria feverfew", "whitetop weed", "famine weed", "carrot grass", "congress grass" or "Gajar Ghas"
Pterocaulon alopecuroides
Salix sp.
Senecio argentinus
Solidago chilensis
Sonchus oleracea "common sowthistle", "sow thistle", "smooth sow thistle", "annual sow thistle", "hare's colwort", "hare's thistle", "milky tassel", "milk thistle" or "soft thistle"
Stevia multiaristata
Urolepis hecatantha
Wedelia sp.
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