Monalonion

Monalonion[1] is a genus of bugs in the family Miridae and tribe Dicyphini (subtribe Monaloniina).

Monalonion
Monalonion annulipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Miridae
Subfamily: Bryocorinae
Tribe: Dicyphini
Genus: Monalonion
Herrich-Schäffer, 1850

Species are mostly distributed in Central and South America, where some including M. bondari, have minor pest status: causing damage similar to Helopeltis spp. in SE Asian cacao.[2]

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:[3]

  • Monalonion annulipes V.Signoret, 1858
  • Monalonion atratum Distant, 1883
  • Monalonion bahiense Costa Lima, 1938
  • Monalonion bicolor Carvalho & Costa, 1988
  • Monalonion bondari Costa Lima, 1938
  • Monalonion columbiensis Carvalho, 1984
  • Monalonion decoratum Monte, 1942
  • Monalonion dissimulatum Distant, 1883
  • Monalonion flavisignatum Knight
  • Monalonion incaicus Carvalho, 1972
  • Monalonion itabunensis Carvalho, 1972
  • Monalonion paraensis Carvalho, 1985
  • Monalonion parviventre Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850
  • Monalonion peruvianus Kirkaldy, 1907
  • Monalonion schaefferi Stal, 1860
  • Monalonion velezangeli Carvalho & Costa, 1988
  • Monalonion versicolor Distant, 1883

References

  1. Herrich-Schäffer (1850) Wanzenart. Ins. 9(4).
  2. Entwistle PF (1972) Pests of Cocoa, Longmans, London, 779 pp
  3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Monalonion Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 (retrieved 3 May 2020)
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