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Datasheet

Antestiopsis orbitalis (Antestia)

Summary

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  • 20 January 2015
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Antestiopsis orbitalis
  • Preferred Common Name
  • Antestia
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta

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A. orbitalis - adult on coffeeBernard Bouyjou

Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Antestiopsis orbitalis (Westwood)

Preferred Common Name

  • Antestia

Other Scientific Names

  • Antestia bechuana
  • Antestia ghesquierei
  • Antestia lineaticolli
  • Antestia lineaticollis
  • Antestia orbitalis
  • Antestia orbitalis facetus
  • Antestiopsis bechuana
  • Antestiopsis ghesquierei
  • Antestiopsis lineaticollis (Stål)
  • Antestiopsis orbitalis bechuana Kirkaldy
  • Antestiopsis orbitalis ghesquieri Carayon
  • Antestiopsis orbitalis orbitalis Westwood

International Common Names

  • English: Antestia bug
  • Spanish: chinche del cafeto
  • French: punais bigarée; punaise du cafeier

Local Common Names

  • Germany: Kaffeewanze, Ostafrikanische; Kaffeewanze, Südafrikanische; Kaffeewanze, Zentralafrikanische

EPPO code

  • ANTELI (Antestiopsis lineaticollis)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Hemiptera
  •                         Suborder: Heteroptera
  •                             Family: Pentatomidae
  •                                 Genus: Antestiopsis
  •                                     Species: Antestiopsis orbitalis

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

AFRICA

AngolaPresentEPPO, 2014
BurundiPresentEPPO, 2014
Congo Democratic RepublicPresentEPPO, 2014
EthiopiaPresentEPPO, 2014
KenyaPresentEPPO, 2014
MalawiPresentEPPO, 2014
MozambiquePresentEPPO, 2014
NamibiaPresentEPPO, 2014
RwandaPresentEPPO, 2014
South AfricaPresentEPPO, 2014
TanzaniaPresentEPPO, 2014
UgandaPresentEPPO, 2014
ZambiaPresentEPPO, 2014
ZimbabwePresentEPPO, 2014

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Coffea (coffee)RubiaceaeOther
Coffea arabica (arabica coffee)RubiaceaeMain

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Fruit

discoloration
lesions: on pods
malformed skin
mummification
premature drop

Stems

fasciation
mould growth on lesion
stunting or rosetting
witches broom

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
AridelusParasiteNymphs
Bogosia rubensParasiteAdults
Gryon fulviventrisParasiteEggs
Telenomus seychellensisParasiteEggs

Plant Trade

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Plant parts not known to carry the pest in trade/transport
Bark
Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Rhizomes
Flowers, Inflorescences, Cones, Calyx
Fruits (inc. pods)
Growing medium accompanying plants
Leaves
Roots
Seedlings, Micropropagated plants
Stems (above ground), Shoots, Trunks, Branches
True seeds (inc. grain)
Wood

References

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Becker R, D÷hla B, Nitz S, Vitzthum OG, 1988. Identification of the "peasy" off-flavour note in Central African coffees. In: XIIFme colloque scientifique international sur la cafT, Montreux, Suisse, 29 juin-3 juillet 1987, Paris, France, Asic, 203-215.

Bouyjou B, Decazy B, Fourny G, 1999. L'Tlimination du "govt de pomme de terre" dans le cafT Arabica du Burundi. Plantations, Recherche, DTveloppement, 6(2):107-112.

Bouyjou B, Fourny G, Perreaux D, 1993. Le govt de pomme de terre du cafT Arabica au Burundi. In: XVFme colloque scientifique international sur le cafT, Montpellier, France, 6-11 juin 1993. Paris, France, Asic, 357-369.

Buyckx EJE, 1962. Précis des maladies et des insectes nuisibles recontrés sur les plantes cultivées au Congo, au Rwanda et au Burundi. Brussels, Belgium: Institut National pour l'Etude Agronomique du Congo (INEAC).

CIE, 1978. Distribution Maps of Pests, No. 382. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

Cilas C, Bouyjou B, Decazy B, 1998. Frequency and distribution of Antestiopsis orbitalis Westwood (Hem., Pentatomidae) in coffee plantations in Burundi: implications for sampling techniques. Journal of Applied Entomology, 122(9/10):601-606; 13 ref.

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

Foucart G, Brion L, 1959. Contribution a l'Ttude de la punaise du cafTier Arabica au Rwanda-Burundi. ButarT, Rwanda, Isar.

Greathead DJ, 1971. A review of biological control in the Ethiopian Region. CIBC Technical Communication No. 5. Farnham Royal, UK: CAB International.

Jevremovic M, 1960. Note sur un essai de lutte contre les mouches des fruits responsables de la transmission du govt de pomme de terre du cafT d'Arabie au Kivu. Bull. Doc.Tech. Agric., 51:31-42.

Le Pelley RH, 1973. Coffee insect. Annual Review of Entomology, 18:121-142.

Pelley RH le, 1968. Pests of Coffee. London and Harlow, UK: Longmans, Green and Co Ltd.

Stolp H, 1959. Uber das Zusammenwirken von Bakterien und Insekten bei der Entstehung einer GeschmackbeeintrSchtigung des Kivu-Kaffees und die Rolle von Bakteriophagen bei der ZusammenhSnge. Phytopathologische Zeitschrift, 39(1):1-15.

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Angola: Present
EPPO, 2014Burundi: Present
EPPO, 2014Ethiopia: Present
EPPO, 2014Kenya: Present
EPPO, 2014Malawi: Present
EPPO, 2014Mozambique: Present
EPPO, 2014Namibia: Present
EPPO, 2014Rwanda: Present
EPPO, 2014Tanzania: Present
EPPO, 2014Uganda: Present
EPPO, 2014South Africa: Present
EPPO, 2014Zambia: Present
EPPO, 2014Congo Democratic Republic: Present
EPPO, 2014Zimbabwe: Present
EPPO, 2014
  • = 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) Angola: Present
EPPO, 2014Burundi: Present
EPPO, 2014Ethiopia: Present
EPPO, 2014Kenya: Present
EPPO, 2014Malawi: Present
EPPO, 2014Mozambique: Present
EPPO, 2014Namibia: Present
EPPO, 2014Rwanda: Present
EPPO, 2014Tanzania: Present
EPPO, 2014Uganda: Present
EPPO, 2014South Africa: Present
EPPO, 2014Zambia: Present
EPPO, 2014Congo Democratic Republic: Present
EPPO, 2014Zimbabwe: Present
EPPO, 2014
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