Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus

Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus
Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Tribe: Harpactorini
Genus: Cosmoclopius
Species: C. nigroannulatus
Binomial name
Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus
Stål

Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus is a species of assassin bug family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. It is a predator of pests in tobacco fields.[1][2] Its main prey is the tobacco grayish bug, Spartocera dentiventris Berg (Hem.: Coreidae).[3]

Life history

Females require a period of time to mature their reproductive organs after emergence.[4]

References

  1. ^ Caldas, B. C., 1998, Ciclo Biológico de Corecoris dentiventris Berg, 1884, (Heteroptera, Coreidae) em cultura de fumo e morfologia das fases juvenis. Porto Alegre, 93f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Fitotecnia) – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre.
  2. ^ Fallavena, M. T. B., 1993, Aspectos Biológicos e Morfológicos de Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus (Stal, 1860) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Zelinae) Porto Alegre, 96f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Zoologia) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, 1993.
  3. ^ Jahnke, S. M., Redaelli, L. R., Diefenbach, L. M. G. (2002). "Population dynamics of Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus Stal (Hem.; Reduviidae) in tobacco culture.". Rev. Bras. Biol., 62(4B): 819-826.. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1519-69842002000500011&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en. 
  4. ^ Jahnke, S. M.I; Redaell, L. R.I; Diefenbach, L. M. G.. "Internal reproductive organs of Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)". Brazilian Journal of Biology vol.66 no.2a São Carlos May 2006. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1519-69842006000300017&script=sci_arttext&tlng=pt. 


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