Records of two pest species, Leptoglossus zonatus (Heteroptera: Coreidae) and Pachycoris klugii (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae), feeding on the physic nut, Jatropha curcas, in Mexico

Rosa E. Tepole-García, Samuel Pineda-Guillermo, Jorge Martínez-Herrera, Víctor R. Castrejón-Gómez

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Abstract

Two species of true bugs, Leptoglossus zonatus (Dallas) (Heteroptera: Coreidae) and Pachycoris klugii Burmeister (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae) are registered for the first time feeding on fruits of the physic nut, Jatropha curcas, in Mexico.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)208-210
Number of pages3
JournalFlorida Entomologist
Volume95
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2012

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