First report of Engytatus varians (Distant, 1884) (Heteroptera: Miridae: Dicyphini) in Eastern Uruguay and preliminary test on its feeding habits

Juan P. Burla; Diego L. Carpintero; Enrique Castiglioni

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec03021

Authors

Juan P. Burla Laboratorio de Entomología. Departamento de Sistemas Agrarios y Paisajes Culturales. Centro Universitario Regional del Este (CURE), Universidad de la República https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7550-2203
Diego L. Carpintero División Entomología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2720-4276
Enrique Castiglioni Laboratorio de Entomología. Departamento de Sistemas Agrarios y Paisajes Culturales. Centro Universitario Regional del Este (CURE), Universidad de la República https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2743-0628

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec03021

Keywords:

Dicyphini, Biological Control, Distribution, Neotropics

Abstract

The aim of this work is to report the unprecedented presence in Uruguay of Engytatus varians (Distant, 1884), a predator of several pests of Solanaceae, to present its main morphological features and some facts of its biology, and to provide a key for the identification of the Dicyphini species registered in the country. The presence of this predator in our region is of great interest for the development of future research works related to biological pest control and the potential interaction thereof with other predaceous mirids.

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