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Datasheet

Pycnoderes quadrimaculatus (black bug)

Summary

  • Last modified
  • 15 May 2008
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Pycnoderes quadrimaculatus
  • Preferred Common Name
  • black bug
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Pycnoderes quadrimaculatus Guérin-Meneville

Preferred Common Name

  • black bug

Other Scientific Names

  • Pycnoderes incurvus Distant

International Common Names

  • English: bean, capsid; cassaba, bug; melon, leaf bug
  • Spanish: chinche negra pequeña

EPPO code

  • PYCOIN (Pycnoderes incurvus)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Hemiptera
  •                         Suborder: Heteroptera
  •                             Family: Miridae
  •                                 Genus: Pycnoderes
  •                                     Species: Pycnoderes quadrimaculatus

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

NORTH AMERICA

MexicoPresentSchotman, 1989
USA
-HawaiiUnconfirmed record

CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

BarbadosPresentSchotman, 1989
Dominican RepublicPresentSchotman, 1989
GrenadaPresentSchotman, 1989
JamaicaPresentSchotman, 1989
Puerto RicoPresentSchotman, 1989
Trinidad and TobagoPresentSchotman, 1989

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
AnnonaAnnonaceaeMain
Cucurbitaceae (cucurbits)CucurbitaceaeMain
Daucus carota (carrot)ApiaceaeMain
Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)PoaceaeMain

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Anagrus nigriventrisParasiteEggs
Anagrus yawiParasiteHawaii

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Dominican Republic: Present
Schotman, 1989Dominican Republic: Present
Schotman, 1989Grenada: Present
Schotman, 1989Jamaica: Present
Schotman, 1989Jamaica: Present
Schotman, 1989Mexico: Present
Schotman, 1989Mexico: Present
Schotman, 1989Puerto Rico: Present
Schotman, 1989Puerto Rico: Present
Schotman, 1989Trinidad and Tobago: Present
Schotman, 1989Trinidad and Tobago: Present
Schotman, 1989USA
See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = 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 (asia)
Distribution map (europe)
Distribution map (africa)
Distribution map (north america) Dominican Republic: Present
Schotman, 1989Jamaica: Present
Schotman, 1989Mexico: Present
Schotman, 1989Puerto Rico: Present
Schotman, 1989Hawaii: Unconfirmed record
Distribution map (central america) Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Dominican Republic: Present
Schotman, 1989Grenada: Present
Schotman, 1989Jamaica: Present
Schotman, 1989Mexico: Present
Schotman, 1989Puerto Rico: Present
Schotman, 1989Trinidad and Tobago: Present
Schotman, 1989
Distribution map (south america) Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Trinidad and Tobago: Present
Schotman, 1989
Distribution map (pacific)