Phthia picta (black bug)
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Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Phthia picta (Drury)
Preferred Common Name
- black bug
International Common Names
- English: red tomato, bug
- Spanish: chinche del tomate (Arg); chinche negra
- Portuguese: percevejo do tomate (Brasil)
Local Common Names
- Brazil: percevejo do tomate
EPPO code
- PHTIPI (Phthia picta)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Metazoa
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Uniramia
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Family: Coreidae
- Genus: Phthia
- Species: Phthia picta
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe 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.
Last updated: 10 Jan 2020| Continent/Country/Region | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North America |
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| Antigua and Barbuda | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
| Barbados | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
| British Virgin Islands | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
| Dominican Republic | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
| Grenada | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
| Jamaica | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
| Montserrat | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
| Puerto Rico | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
| Saint Lucia | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
South America |
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| Brazil | Present | CABI Data Mining (Undated) | |||||
| -Minas Gerais | Present | CABI Data Mining (Undated) | |||||
| Guyana | Present | Schotman (1989) | |||||
Growth Stages
Top of page Fruiting stageReferences
Top of pageDistribution References
CABI Data Mining, Undated. CAB Abstracts Data Mining.,
Schotman C Y L, 1989. Plant pests of quarantine importance to the Caribbean. In: RLAC-PROVEG, 80 pp.
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