Poecilocoris latus (tea shield bug)

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Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Poecilocoris latus Dallas, 1848

Preferred Common Name

• tea shield bug

Other Scientific Names

• Poecilochroma lata Sharp, 1890
• Poecilocoris hardwicki

International Common Names

• English: tea seed bug
• French: punaise de la graine du thé

Local Common Names

• Germany: Wanze, Teesamen-
• Netherlands: Theepoetjoek; Theezaadwants

EPPO code

• POECLA (Poecilocoris latus)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Metazoa
•         Phylum: Arthropoda
•             Subphylum: Uniramia
•                 Class: Insecta
•                     Order: Hemiptera
•                         Family: Scutelleridae
•                             Genus: Poecilocoris
•                                 Species: Poecilocoris latus

Distribution Table

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.

Host plants/Plants Affected

Growth Stages

List of Symptoms

Natural Enemies

References

Ahmad I, Kamaluddin S, 1982. A revision of the genus Poecilocoris Dallas (Pentatomoidea: Scutelleridae) from Indo-Pakistan subcontinent with descriptions of three new species. Oriental Insects, 16(3):259-295

Ahmad I, Kamaluddin S, Moizuddin M, 1980. New status of Poecilocoris Schouteden, 1904 (Pentatomoidea: Scutelleridae: Scutellerinae) with redescription of type-species P. interrupta (Westwood). Proceeding 1st Pakistan Congress Zoology B: 203-207.

Ahmad I, Mushtaq S, 1977. External morphology of Chrysocoris stockerus (Linn.) (Pentatomoidea : Scutelleridae) with comparative accounts on fourteen related species from Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and Bangladesh and their bearing on classification. Pakistan Journal of Science and Industrial Research, 20 (1):18-40.

APPPC, 1987. Insect pests of economic significance affecting major crops of the countries in Asia and the Pacific region. Technical Document No. 135. Bangkok, Thailand: Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific region (RAPA).

Barman TS, 1988. Postharvest storage of tea seeds. Proceedings of the international congress of plant physiology, New Delhi, India, 15-20 February 1988. Volume 2. 1990, 1392-1395. New Delhi, India: Society for Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.

Imtiaz Ahmad, Shaukat SS, Syed Kamaluddin, 1994. Taxometric studies on the genus Poecilocoris Dallas (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae). Proceedings of Pakistan Congress of Zoology, 14:119-125; 10 ref.

Sarmah R, Bezbaruah HP, 1988. Mechanism of infestation of tea seed by seed bug (Poecilocoris latus Dall.) and its role in the formation of diseased and starred seed. Two and a Bud, 35(1-2):56-61; 4 ref.

Waterhouse DF, 1993. The Major Arthropod Pests and Weeds of Agriculture in Southeast Asia. ACIAR Monograph No. 21. Canberra, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, 141 pp.

Distribution Maps

• = 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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