Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus

Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus is a species of assassin bug family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. It is a predator of pests in tobacco fields.[1][2] Its main prey is the tobacco grayish bug, Spartocera dentiventris Berg (Hem.: Coreidae).[3]

Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Heteroptera
Infraorder:
Cimicomorpha
Superfamily:
Reduvioidea
Family:
Reduviidae
Subfamily:
Harpactorinae
Tribe:
Harpactorini
Genus:
Cosmoclopius
Species:
C. nigroannulatus
Binomial name
Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus

Life history

Females require a period of time to mature their reproductive organs after emergence.[4]

References
  1. Caldas, B. C., 1998, Ciclo Biológico de Corecoris dentiventris Berg, 1884, (Heteroptera, Coreidae) em cultura de fumo e morfologia das fases juvenis. Porto Alegre, 93f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Fitotecnia) – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre.
  2. Fallavena, M. T. B., 1993, Aspectos Biológicos e Morfológicos de Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus (Stal, 1860) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Zelinae) Porto Alegre, 96f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Zoologia) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, 1993.
  3. Jahnke, S. M.; Redaelli, L. R.; Diefenbach, L. M. G. (2002). "Population dynamics of Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus Stal (Hem.; Reduviidae) in tobacco culture". Rev. Bras. Biol., 62(4B): 819-826.
  4. Jahnke, S. M.I; Redaell, L. R.I; Diefenbach, L. M. G. "Internal reproductive organs of Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)". Brazilian Journal of Biology vol.66 no.2a São Carlos May 2006.


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