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Leptopharsa heveae (rubber tingid bug)

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Summary

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  • 21 March 2016
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Leptopharsa heveae
  • Preferred Common Name
  • rubber tingid bug
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta

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Pictures

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PictureTitleCaptionCopyright
Adult L. heveae lace bugs on the abaxial surface of a rubber plant leaf.
TitleAdults
CaptionAdult L. heveae lace bugs on the abaxial surface of a rubber plant leaf.
CopyrightNilton T.V. Junqueira/Embrapa Cerrados, Brasil
Adult L. heveae lace bugs on the abaxial surface of a rubber plant leaf.
AdultsAdult L. heveae lace bugs on the abaxial surface of a rubber plant leaf.Nilton T.V. Junqueira/Embrapa Cerrados, Brasil
Adult and nymphal L. heveae lace bugs.
TitleAdult and nymphs
CaptionAdult and nymphal L. heveae lace bugs.
CopyrightNilton T.V. Junqueira/Embrapa Cerrados, Brasil
Adult and nymphal L. heveae lace bugs.
Adult and nymphsAdult and nymphal L. heveae lace bugs.Nilton T.V. Junqueira/Embrapa Cerrados, Brasil
Adult L. heveae lace bug infected with Hirsutella verticilloides.
TitleNatural enemy
CaptionAdult L. heveae lace bug infected with Hirsutella verticilloides.
CopyrightNilton T.V. Junqueira/Embrapa Cerrados, Brasil
Adult L. heveae lace bug infected with Hirsutella verticilloides.
Natural enemyAdult L. heveae lace bug infected with Hirsutella verticilloides.Nilton T.V. Junqueira/Embrapa Cerrados, Brasil

Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Leptopharsa heveae Drake & Poor, 1935

Preferred Common Name

  • rubber tingid bug

International Common Names

  • English: lace bug

Local Common Names

  • Brazil: mosca-de-renda; percevejo-de-renda

EPPO code

  • LPPHHE (Leptopharsa heveae)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Hemiptera
  •                         Suborder: Heteroptera
  •                             Family: Tingidae
  •                                 Genus: Leptopharsa
  •                                     Species: Leptopharsa heveae

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

SOUTH AMERICA

BrazilRestricted distributionDrake & Poor, 1935; Durai, 1992; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015
-AmazonasPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-Espirito SantoPresent, few occurrencesCABI/EPPO, 2015; Moura et al., 2010
-GoiasPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-Mato GrossoPresentPeres et al., 2005; CABI/EPPO, 2015
-ParaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-RondoniaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-Sao PauloPresentCividanes et al., 2004; CABI/EPPO, 2015
ColombiaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
French GuianaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Hevea brasiliensis (rubber)EuphorbiaceaeMain

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Leaves

abnormal leaf fall
external feeding
wilting
yellowed or dead

Whole plant

early senescence
external feeding

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Hirsutella verticillioidesPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Lecanicillium lecaniiPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Sporothrix insectorumPathogenAdults/Nymphs

Plant Trade

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Plant parts liable to carry the pest in trade/transportPest stagesBorne internallyBorne externallyVisibility of pest or symptoms
Leavesadults; eggs; nymphsNoYesPest or symptoms usually visible to the naked eye
Seedlings, Micropropagated plantsadults; eggs; nymphsNoYesPest or symptoms usually visible to the naked eye
Stems (above ground), Shoots, Trunks, Branchesadults; eggs; nymphsNoYesPest or symptoms usually visible to the naked eye
Plant parts not known to carry the pest in trade/transport
Bark
Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Rhizomes
Growing medium accompanying plants
Roots
True seeds (inc. grain)
Wood

References

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CABI/EPPO, 2015. Leptopharsa heveae. [Distribution map]. Distribution Maps of Plant Pests, No.December. Wallingford, UK: CABI, Map 798.

Celestino Filho P, Magalhaes FEL, 1986. Ocorrencia do fungo sporothrix insectorum Hoog and Evans, parasitando a mosca-de-renda (Leptopharsa heveae Drake & Poor) em seringal de cultivo. Manaus, Brazil: EMBRAPA-CNPSD.

Charles VK, 1937. A fungus on lace bugs. Mycologia, 29:216-221.

Cividanes FJ, Fonseca Fda S, Santos TMdos, 2004. Distribution of Leptopharsa heveae in rubber tree at São Paulo State, Brazil. (Distribuição de Leptopharsa heveae em seringal no Estado de São Paulo.) Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 39(10):1053-1056.

Drake CJ, Poor ME, 1935. An undescribed rubber tingitid from Brazil (Hemiptera). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 25:283-284.

Durai PSS, 1992. Leptopharsa heveae Drake et Poor (Heteroptera: Tingidae) [a pest of Hevea brasiliensis]. Pest Data Sheet - ASEAN Plant Quarantine Centre and Training Institute, No. 48:3 pp.; 3 ref.

EPPO, 2014. PQR database. Paris, France: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. http://www.eppo.int/DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm

Garcia MVB, Junqueira NTV, Moraes LAC, 1988. Efeito do horario de aplicacao na eficiencia do fungo Sporothrix insectorum para o controle biologico da mosca-de-renda em seringueira. In: Simposio Nacional de Controle Biologico de Pragas e Vetores, 1. Rio de Janeiro. Resumos. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz. n 30.

Junqueira NTV, 1988. Controle biologico da mosca-de-renda (Leptopharsa heveae) em seringais de cultivo no Estado do Amazonas. In: Simposio Nacional de Controle Biologico de Pragas e Vetores, 1. Rio de Janeiro. Resumos. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz. n 31.

Junqueira NTV, Lima MIPM, Martins MAM, Magalhaes FEL, 1987. Isolamento e cultivo do fungo Sporothrix insectorum Hoog & Evans a ser utilizado para o controle da mosca-de-renda da seringueira. Manaus, Brazil: EMBRAPA - CNPSD.

Junqueira NTV, Pinheiro E, Alves RT, Filho PC, Pereira AV, Oliveira MAS, Fialho JF, Gasparotto L, 1999. Controle Biologico do Percevejo-de-Renda (Leptopharsa heveae Drake & Poor) em Seringais de Cultivo. Embrapa Cerrados, Planaltina Circular Tecnica, No. 3.

Lara FM, Tanzini MR, 1997. Nonpreference of the lace bug Leptopharsa heveae Drake & Poor (Heteroptera: Tingidae) for rubber tree clones. Anais da Sociedade Entomolo^acute~gica do Brasil, 26(3):429-434; 12 ref.

Moraes LAC, Garcia MVB, Junqueira NTV, 1988. Avaliacao de substratos para producao de inoculo de Sporothrix insectorum Hoog & Evans, a ser utilizado para o controle da mosca-de-renda em seringueira. In: Simposio Nacional de Controle Biologico de Pragas e Vetores 1. Rio de Janeiro. Resumos. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, n 53.

Moreira IPS, 1986. Biologia da Leptopharsa heveae (Drake & Poor, 1935) e seus danos nas mudas de Hevea brasiliensis (Muell, 1932). Silvicultura, Sao Paulo, 11:41.

Moura JIL, Rodrigues RMPR, Santos RS, 2010. First record of Leptopharsa heveae Drake & Poor (Hemiptera: Tingidae) in rubber tree in Espírito Santo, Brazil. (Primeiro registro de Leptopharsa heveae Drake & Poor (Hemiptera: Tingidae) em seringueira no Espírito Santo.) Agrotrópica, 22(3):183-186. http://www.ceplac.gov.br/paginas/agrotropica/revistas/agrotropica_22_3.pdf

Peres Filho O, Dorval A, Dall'Óglio OT, Berti Filho E, 2005. Population dynamics of Leptopharsa heveae Drake & Poor, 1935 (Hemiptera, Tingidae) on clones of rubber trees, in Rosário Oeste, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. (Flutuação populacional de Leptopharsa heveae Drake & Poor, 1935 (Hemiptera, Tingidae) em clones de seringueira, no município de Rosário Oeste, Estado de Mato Grosso.) Revista de Agricultura (Piracicaba), 80(1):113-126.

Rangel DEN, Correia A do CB, 1999. Potential of Hirsatella verticillioides for the control of lace bug adults Leptopharsa heveae (Hemiptera:Tingidae), a rubber tree pest. In: Anais do Congresso Brasileiro de Microbiologia 20. Salvador BA, MI 139.

Shimaxu M, Teixeira Alves R, Kishino KI, 1994. Investigation on entomogenous fungi in the Cerrado Region and their utilization for microbial control of pests. Relatorio tecnico do projeto nipo-brasileiro de cooperacao em pesquisa agricola 1987/1992, No.:202-214

Tanzini MR, 1996. Resistencia de clones de seringueira [Hevea brasiliensis (Willd Ex Adr de Juss) Muell Arg] a Leptopharsa heveae Drake & Poor, 1935 (Hemiptera: Tingidae) e sua biologia. Jaboticabal: UNESP, Dissertacao Mestrado.

Tanzini MR, Alves SB, 2000. Selection of entomopathogenic fungi to control Leptopharsa heveae (Hemiptera: Tingidae). Abstracts of International Congress of Entomology, Londrina, Embrapa Soja 2000, 1:543.

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Brazil: Restricted distribution Drake & Poor, 1935; Durai, 1992; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Brazil See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil See regional map for distribution within the countryColombia: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Colombia: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015French Guiana: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (central america) Colombia: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015
Distribution map (south america) Brazil: Restricted distribution Drake & Poor, 1935; Durai, 1992; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Amazonas: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Espirito Santo: Present, few occurrences CABI/EPPO, 2015; Moura et al., 2010Goias: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Mato Grosso: Present Peres et al., 2005; CABI/EPPO, 2015Para: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Rondonia: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Sao Paulo: Present Cividanes et al., 2004; CABI/EPPO, 2015Colombia: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015French Guiana: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015
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