The Oriental species ofHelopeltis(Heteroptera: Miridae): a review of economic literature and guide to identification

Abstract

The taxonomy of the Oriental species of Helopeltis is revised and a review of the economic literature is given. An identification key is provided for the 14 recognized species, one of which, H. Sulawesi, is described as new. A diagnosis and brief description is given for each species, as well as illustrations of useful taxonomic characters, information on distributions and host records, and a discussion of any known or suspected misidentifications. Lectotype designations are made for 13 nominal species and the following new synonymies are established: H. bradyi Waterhouse = H. ceylonensis De Silva, syn. n and H. romundei Waterhouse, syn. n; H. cinchonae Mann = H. brevicornis Poppius, syn. n.; H. clavifer (Walker) = H. australiae Kirkaldy, syn. n and H. niger Walker, syn. n; H. cuneata Distant = H. elegans Poppius, syn. n; H. fasciaticollis Poppius = H. pallidus Poppius, syn. n and H. pallidiceps Poppius, syn. n; H. theivora Waterhouse = H. oryx Distant, syn. n The somewhat obscure synonymy of H. theobrotnae Miller under H. theivora is confirmed. Two subgenera are recognized and diagnosed: Afropeltis subgen. n (type species Eucerocoris westwoodi White), including all African species of the genus, and Helopeltis sensu stricto, containing the Oriental and Australasian species.

New record of Helopeltis bradyi Waterhouse and Pachypeltis maesarum Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Miridae) on tea Camellia sinensis L.O. (Kuntze) in southern India

“…Their occurrence was seen in association with H. theivora Waterhouse. Tea was reported as a host plant for H. bradyi (Stonedahl, 1991). But this pest remained unnoticed till date in Indian tea plantations.…”

“…Of the 41 recognized species, 26 are restricted to Africa and 15 prevalent in Asia and Pacific region (Stonedahl, 1991).Three species of tea mosquito bug (TMB), H. antonii, H. bradyi and H. theivora were recorded in India (Sundararaju 1996;Srikumar et al, 2015). The severity of H. bradyi infestation was also reported in cashew plantations of Puttur, Karnataka region .…”

Revision and Phylogeny of the Fern-Inhabiting Genus Felisacus Distant (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Bryocorinae)

“…The genus belongs to the morphologically heterogeneous subfamily Bryocorinae, for which we recently erected a new tribe-the Felisacini . Felisacus has an Indo-Pacific distribution (Schuh and Stonedahl, 1986), a pattern that is repeated for other mirid genera, including Helopeltis Signoret, 1858 (Stonedahl, 1991), Coridromius Signoret, 1862 (Tatarnic and Cassis, 2010), Ragwelellus Odhiambo, 1962 , Peritropis Uhler, 1891 (Gorcyza, 2000;Moulds and Cassis, 2006) and Pseudoloxops Kirkaldy, 1905(Schuh, 1995Schuh, 2002Schuh, -2013.…”

Hama Tanaman Belimbing Di Wilayah Kabupaten Blitar Jawa Timur

“…Tanaman inangnya, antara lain kakao, teh, jeruk, kopi, jambu monyet, kina, gadung, dan akasia . Ciri morfologi H. bradyi, yaitu antena ruas pertama lebih panjang dibandingkan lebar pronotum bagian bawah (Gambar 6B) dan pangkal femur belakang melebar dengan pola berwarna pucat (Stonedahl, 1991).…”

“…Hal ini karena vegetasi sekitar pertanaman belimbing di Desa Gogodeso didominasi oleh tanaman kakao. Tanaman kakao merupakan salah satu inang utama dari H. bradyi, sebagaimana laporan Stonedahl (1991) bahwa tanaman kakao adalah tanaman inang utama dari H. bradyi dan sering mengakibatkan kerusakan tinggi. Selain sebagai inang utama dari H. bradyi, tanaman kakao juga merupakan inang utama dari Z. coffeae (Deptan, 2002).…”