Systematic revision of Thaumastocoris Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae)

Abstract

The genus Thaumastocoris is revised. Nine new species are described (T. busso, T. freomooreae, T. kalaako, T. majeri, T. nadeli, T. ohallorani, T. roy, T. safordi, and T. slateri) and the five previously described species are redescribed. A diagnostic key to species is provided, supported with illustrations of key character systems and maps depicting their distributional range. Host plants are tabulated, and biology and host plant associations are discussed.

The potential global distribution of the Bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinusCarpintero and Dellapé (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae)

“…Thaumastocoris peregrinus occurs in widely disparate climates within its native range that extends between Queensland and South Australia (Noack et al , ; Nadel & Noack, ). These include subtropical (Queensland), hot semi‐arid (inland New South Wales) and Temperate (coastal South Australia) climates, in accordance wth the Köppen‐Geiger climate classification (Kriticos et al , ).…”

New distribution record of the invasive bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero and Dellapé (Heteroptera, Thaumastocoridae) in Italy

“…Thaumastocoris Kirkaldy is an Australian genera, with 14 species (Noack et al, 2011), associated principally with Myrtaceae but also Elaeocarpaceae, Cunoniaceae, Rubiaceae and Malvaceae. The recently described species T. peregrinus (Carpintero & Dellap e, 2006) has in about 10 years invaded new areas in the native country (Noack & Rose, 2007;Noack et al, 2009), and it has become a redoubtable threatening phytophagous species in South America (Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina) (Carpintero & Dellap e, 2006;Noack & Coviella, 2006;Martinez-Crosa, 2008;Wilcken et al, 2010;Ide et al, 2011;Soliman et al, 2012), Africa (Zimbabwe, South Africa) (Jacobs & Neser, 2005;Giliomee, 2011) and New Zealand (Sopow et al, 2012).…”

“…2). The adults of T. peregrinus are light brown with darker areas and a flattened body about 3 mm in length; they are characterized by the strongly tuberculate antero-lateral angle of the pronotal callosite region, by the long mandible plates which are curved and broad on the outer margin, and by the antennae with segments three and four dark apically (Noack et al, 2011). The male genital capsule is asymmetrical and allows an easy distinction from female specimens (Fig.…”

Susceptibility of four Eucalyptus host species for the development of Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero and Dellapé (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae)

“…T. peregrinus is a native Australian sapsucker that feeds on the leaves of a wide variety of Eucalyptus species and hybrids (Table 1) including a number of commercially important trees (Carpintero and Dellapé, 2006;Noack et al, 2011;Soliman et al, 2012;Mutitu et al, 2013).…”

“…Currently, this polyphagous insect has been described feeding on several closely related genera in the Myrtaceae, particularly Eucalyptus and Corymbia (Noack et al, 2011). However, of all the species described as hosts (Table 1), some species appear to be more suitable for the development of T. peregrinus than others (Jacobs and Nesser, 2005;Soliman et al, 2012).…”