Amblypelta lutescens (banana spotting bug)

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Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Amblypelta lutescens (Distant)

Preferred Common Name

• banana spotting bug

Other Scientific Names

• Amblypelta lutescens lutescens (Distant)
• Amblypelta nitida Chadwick
• Amblypelta semifulva Blote
• Dasynus lutescens
• Pendulinus lutescens Distant

EPPO code

• AMBPLU (Amblypelta lutescens)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Metazoa
•         Phylum: Arthropoda
•             Subphylum: Uniramia
•                 Class: Insecta
•                     Order: Hemiptera
•                         Suborder: Heteroptera
•                             Family: Coreidae
•                                 Genus: Amblypelta
•                                     Species: Amblypelta lutescens

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

Plant Trade

References

Aldrich JR, Waite GK, Moore C, Payne JA, Lusby WR, Kochansky JP, 1993. Male-specific volatiles from Nearctic and Australasian true bugs (Heteroptera: Coreidae and Alydidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 19:2767-2781.

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).

Blöte HC, 1935. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part II. Coreinae, first part. Zoological Magazine (Tokyo), 18:181-227.

Brown ES, 1958. Revision of the genus Amblypelta Stsl (Hemiptera:Coreidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 49:509-541.

Chadwick CE, 1949. Notes and exhibits. Proceedings of the Linnaean Society of New South Wales, 73:xlvi-xlvii.

Distant WL, 1911. Rhyncotal notes. LV. Australasian Coreidae and Berytidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 7:576-578.

Donaldson JF, 1983. The Australian species of Amblypelta Stal (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 22(1):47-52

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

Fay HAC, Huwer RK, 1993. Egg parasitoids collected from Amblypelta lutescens lutescens (Distant) (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in North Queensland. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 32(4):365-367

Ironside DA, 1978. Macadamia pests . . . fruit-spotting bug and banana-spotting bug. Queensland Agricultural Journal, 104(3):xiii-xvi

Kalshoven LGE, Laan PA van der (Reviser and translator), 1981. Pests of crops in Indonesia (revised). Jakarta, Indonesia: Ichtiar Baru, 701 pp.

Oswald S, 1990. Possibilities for the use of Ooencyrtus albicrus (Prinsloo) (Hym., Encyrtidae) in an integrated pest management approach against the coconut bug Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown (Hem., Coreidae) in Zanzibar. Journal of Applied Entomology, 110(2):198-202

Peng RK, Christian K, Gibb K, 1997. Distribution of the green ant, Oecophylia smaragdina (F.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in relation to native vegetation and the insect pests in cashew plantations in Australia. International Journal of Pest Management, 43(3):203-211; 20 ref.

Phillips JS, 1941. A search for parasites of dasynine bugs in the Netherlands Indies. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 91:119-144.

Smith ESC, 1985. New host records of Amblypelta lutescens lutescens (Distant) (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in north-western Australia. Australian Entomological Magazine, 12(3/4):55-56

Stsl C, 1873. Enumeratio Hemipterorum. 3. Kongliga. svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar, 11:1-163.

Waite G, Fay H, Rogers J, 1993. Fruitspotting bug in north-eastern Australia. Workshop Report. Brisbane, Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Pest Management, 1-38.

Waite GK, 1990. Amblypelta spp. (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and green fruit drop in lychees. Tropical Pest Management, 36(4):353-355

Waite GK, Hood SA, Parker RJ, 1999. Studies on the ecology of fruitspotting bugs (Amblypelta spp.) (Heteroptera: Coreidae) and macadamia nutborer (Cryptophlebia ombrodelta) to improve their management in macadamias in Australia. In: Lee P, ed. Proceedings of the First International Macadamia Symposium in Africa, Nelspruit, South Africa. SAMAC Yearbook, 7:162-170.

Waite GK, Huwer RK, 1998. Host plants and their role in the ecology of the fruitspotting bugs Amblypelta nitida St+l and Amblypelta lutescens lutescens (Distant) (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Australian Journal of Entomology, 37(4):340-349; 23 ref.

Waite GK, Petzl N, 1997. A search for egg parasites of Amblypelta spp. (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in south-east Queensland. Maroochy Research Station Report No. 7, 13-14.

Waite GK, Pinese B, 1991. Pests. In: Broadley RH, ed. Avocado Pests and Disorders. Queensland Department of Primary Industries Information Series, QI90013, 8-25.

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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