Poekilloptera phalaenoides (Hemiptera: Flatidae) on Abarema villosa (Fabales: Fabaceae) in Diamantina, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Authors

  • Claubert Wagner Guimarães de Menezes Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais
  • Sollano Rabelo Braga Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
  • Sebastião Lourenço de Assis Júnior Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
  • Marcus Alvarenga Soares Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
  • Wiane Meloni Silva Departamento de Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil;
  • Wagner de Souza Tavares Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited (APRIL), Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP)
  • José Cola Zanuncio Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Keywords:

Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoroidea, Ingeae, Mimosoideae, pest

Abstract

Summary

Abarema villosa Iganci & M. P. Morim (Fabales: Fabaceae) is a medicinal and ornamental plant in the Cerrado biome of Brazil. Poekilloptera phalaenoides L. (Hemiptera: Flatidae) is a polyphagous pest that imbibes plant sap. This insect was observed on A. villosa plants in Diamantina, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Poekilloptera phalaenoides uses A. villosa plants as a site for shelter, feeding, and reproduction. This is the first report of A. villosa as a host of P. phalaenoides.

 

Sumario

Abarema villosa Iganci & M. P. Morim (Fabales: Fabaceae) é uma planta medicinal e ornamental no bioma Cerrado do Brasil. Poekilloptera phalaenoides L. (Hemiptera: Flatidae) é uma praga polifaga que suga seiva de planta. Este inseto foi observado nas plantas de A. villosa em Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Poekilloptera phalaenoides usa plantas de A. villosa como um local para abrigo, alimentação e reprodução. Este é o primeiro relato de A. villosa como um hospedeiro de P. phalaenoides.

 

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Author Biographies

Claubert Wagner Guimarães de Menezes, Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais

Departamento de Ciências Agrárias

Sollano Rabelo Braga, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

Departamento de Engenharia Florestal

Sebastião Lourenço de Assis Júnior, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

Departamento de Engenharia Florestal

Marcus Alvarenga Soares, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

Departamento de Agronomia

José Cola Zanuncio, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Departamento de Entomologia/BIOAGRO

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Published

2018-04-24

Issue

Vol. 101, No. 1 (March 2018)

Section

Scientific Notes

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