Eccritotarsus catarinensis

Eccritotarsus catarinensis is a species of plant bug from Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is a sap-feeding mirid that removes a considerable amount of chlorophyll from water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes, Pontederiaceae).[2]

Eccritotarsus catarinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Heteroptera
Infraorder:
Cimicomomorpha
Superfamily:
Miroidea
Family:
Miridae
Subfamily:
Bryocorinae
Tribe:
Eccritotarsini
Genus:
Eccritotarsus
Species:
E. catarinensis
Binomial name
Eccritotarsus catarinensis
(Carvalho, 1948)
Synonyms [1]

Pseudobryocoris catarinensis Carvalho, 1948

E. catarinensis has been used as a biological control agent on water hyacinth in several African countries and China.[3] E. catarinensis was considered for release in Australia, but rejected due to potential impact on native Monochoria vaginalis.[4] E. catarinensis is being considered for release in the United States, as existing biological control agents have not yet controlled invasive water hyacinth.[3]

E. catarinensis was first collected for biocontrol testing by Stephan Neser of the South African Plant Protection Research Institute. According to Hill et al 1999 he found it in Santa Catarina state of Brazil. Its herbivory may have been noticed earlier however, by Bennett and Zwolfer in 1968 in Guyana, Suriname and/or Brazil.[5]

References
  1. Randall T. Schuh. "References for species Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Carvalho, 1948)". On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae). American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  2. Julie A. Coetzee; Marcus J. Byrne; Martin P. Hill (2007). "Impact of nutrients and herbivory by Eccritotarsus catarinensis on the biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes" (PDF). Aquatic Botany. 86 (2): 179–186. doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.09.020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  3. Julie A. Coetzee; Marcus J. Byrne; Martin P. Hill; Ted D. Center (2009). "Should the mirid, Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Heteroptera: Miridae), be considered for release against water hyacinth in the United States of America?" (PDF). Biocontrol Science and Technology. 19 (1): 103–111. doi:10.1080/09583150802661057. S2CID 25940534.
  4. John N. Stanley; Michael H. Julien (1999). "The host range of Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Heteroptera: Miridae), a potential agent for the biological control of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)". Biological Control. 14 (3): 134–140. doi:10.1006/bcon.1998.0688.
  5. Julien, M. H. (October 2000). Biological control of water hyacinth with arthropods: a review to 2000. ACIAR Proceedings. Vol. 102. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) (published 2001). pp. 8–20. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.521.1939. S2CID 55858814. (MHJ CSIRO Entomology). Julien2001Eischhornia.pdf


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