Eccritotarsus catarinensis
| Eccritotarsus catarinensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Cimicomomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Miroidea |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Subfamily: | Bryocorinae |
| Tribe: | Eccritotarsini |
| Genus: | Eccritotarsus |
| Species: | E. catarinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Carvalho, 1948) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Pseudobryocoris catarinensis Carvalho, 1948 | |
Eccritotarsus catarinensis is a species of plant bug from Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is a sap-feeding mirid that removes a considerable amount of chlorophyll from water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes, Pontederiaceae).[2]
E. catarinensis has been used as a biological control agent on water hyacinth in several African countries and China.[3] E. catarinensis was considered for release in Australia, but rejected due to potential impact on native Monochoria vaginalis.[4] E. catarinensis is being considered for release in the United States, as existing biological control agents have not yet controlled invasive water hyacinth.[3]
References
- ↑ Randall T. Schuh. "References for species Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Carvalho, 1948)". On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae). American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ↑ Julie A. Coetzee; Marcus J. Byrne; Martin P. Hill (2007). "Impact of nutrients and herbivory by Eccritotarsus catarinensis on the biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes" (PDF). Aquatic Botany. 86 (2): 179–186. doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.09.020.
- 1 2 Julie A. Coetzee; Marcus J. Byrne; Martin P. Hill; Ted D. Center (2009). "Should the mirid, Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Heteroptera: Miridae), be considered for release against water hyacinth in the United States of America?" (PDF). Biocontrol Science and Technology. 19 (1): 103–111. doi:10.1080/09583150802661057.
- ↑ John N. Stanley; Michael H. Julien (1999). "The host range of Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Heteroptera: Miridae), a potential agent for the biological control of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)". Biological Control. 14 (3): 134–140. doi:10.1006/bcon.1998.0688.
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