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New evidences on the coevolution between bugs (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae: Xylastodorinae) and the New World Palms

New evidences on the coevolution between bugs (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae: Xylastodorinae) and... Ann. Soc. Entomo/. Fr. (N.S.), 1997, 34 ([): 99-101. NOTE BRÈVE New evidences on the coevolution between bugs (Hemiptera : Thaumastocoridae: Xylastodorinae) and the New World Palms Guy COUTURIER (*)(***), Francis KAHN (**) & Maria do Socorro PADILHA de OLIVEIRA(***) (*) ORSTOM, Institut français de recherche scientifique pour le développement en coopération, 213, rue La Fayette, F- 75480 Paris Cedex 10, France. (**) ORSTOM, Apartado 17.11.6596, Quito, Ecuador. (***) EMBRAPA/CPA TU (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria/Amazônia Oriental), C/o. 48, 66095- I 00 Belém, Brazil. The bug family Thaumastocoridae includes 15 species in two subfamilies : the Thau­ mastocorinae with 9 species distributed in Australia and India, and the Xylastodorinae with 6 American and Carribean species found from South Florida to North Argentina. These bugs are phytophagous. The species of the subfamily Thaumastocorinae live on several Dicot plant fami­ lies, while those of the subfamily Xylastodorinae have been collected until now only on palms (SCHUH & SLATER, 1995). This last subfamily includes two genera, Discocoris and Xylastodo­ ris. X ylastodoris luteolus Barber, 1920, is a pest of the royal palm, Roystonea regia (Kun th) Cook in Florida and Cuba (M0ZNETTE, 1921 ; BARAN0WSKI, 1958). Five species of the genus Dis­ http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N S ) Taylor & Francis

New evidences on the coevolution between bugs (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae: Xylastodorinae) and the New World Palms

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© 1998 Société entomologique de France
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10.1080/21686351.1998.12277765
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Ann. Soc. Entomo/. Fr. (N.S.), 1997, 34 ([): 99-101. NOTE BRÈVE New evidences on the coevolution between bugs (Hemiptera : Thaumastocoridae: Xylastodorinae) and the New World Palms Guy COUTURIER (*)(***), Francis KAHN (**) & Maria do Socorro PADILHA de OLIVEIRA(***) (*) ORSTOM, Institut français de recherche scientifique pour le développement en coopération, 213, rue La Fayette, F- 75480 Paris Cedex 10, France. (**) ORSTOM, Apartado 17.11.6596, Quito, Ecuador. (***) EMBRAPA/CPA TU (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria/Amazônia Oriental), C/o. 48, 66095- I 00 Belém, Brazil. The bug family Thaumastocoridae includes 15 species in two subfamilies : the Thau­ mastocorinae with 9 species distributed in Australia and India, and the Xylastodorinae with 6 American and Carribean species found from South Florida to North Argentina. These bugs are phytophagous. The species of the subfamily Thaumastocorinae live on several Dicot plant fami­ lies, while those of the subfamily Xylastodorinae have been collected until now only on palms (SCHUH & SLATER, 1995). This last subfamily includes two genera, Discocoris and Xylastodo­ ris. X ylastodoris luteolus Barber, 1920, is a pest of the royal palm, Roystonea regia (Kun th) Cook in Florida and Cuba (M0ZNETTE, 1921 ; BARAN0WSKI, 1958). Five species of the genus Dis­

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Published: Mar 31, 1998

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