Descrição das ninfas do predador Supputius cincticeps Stal (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Abstract

Description of Nymphal Stages of the Predator Bug Supputius cincticeps Stal (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Nymphs of Supputius cincticeps Stal were collected in an Eucalyptus urophylla plantation during an outbreak of Glena spp. and Sabulodes caberata Guenée (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), iii Antônio Dias, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The external morphological characters of the five instars of S. cincticeps are described and figured.

First Record of a Native Heteropteran Preying on the Introduced Eucalyptus Pest,Thaumastocoris peregrinus(Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae), in Brazil

“…The wasp, Cleruchoides noackae Lin & Huber, 2007 (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), has been observed parasitizing eggs of the bronze bug in Australia (Lin et al 2007) and the systemic insecticide imidacloprid was tested on trees in urban areas to control this pest (Noack et al 2009 ). Supputius cincticeps is a generalist predator that naturally controls defoliating insects in Eucalyptus plantations in Brazil (Zanuncio et al 1993(Zanuncio et al , 1994. Moreover, this predator is easily reared in the laboratory and has potential for biological control programs (Zanuncio et al 2004(Zanuncio et al , 2005.…”