Eccritotarsus catarinensis

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

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]

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]

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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  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.
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