Eccritotarsus catarinensis

Eccritotarsus catarinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Infraorder:	Cimicomomorpha
Superfamily:	Miroidea
Family:	Miridae
Subfamily:	Bryocorinae
Tribe:	Eccritotarsini
Genus:	Eccritotarsus
Species:	E. catarinensis
Binomial name
	Eccritotarsus catarinensis; (Carvalho, 1948)
Synonyms [1]
	Pseudobryocoris catarinensis Carvalho, 1948

Eccritotarsus catarinensis is a species of plant bug from Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is a sap-feeding mirid that removes a considerable amount of chlorophyll from water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes, Pontederiaceae).^[2]

E. catarinensis has been used as a biological control agent on water hyacinth in several African countries and China.^[3] E. catarinensis was considered for release in Australia, but rejected due to potential impact on native Monochoria vaginalis.^[4] E. catarinensis is being considered for release in the United States, as existing biological control agents have not yet controlled invasive water hyacinth.^[3]

References

↑ Randall T. Schuh. "References for species Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Carvalho, 1948)". On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae). American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
↑ Julie A. Coetzee; Marcus J. Byrne; Martin P. Hill (2007). "Impact of nutrients and herbivory by Eccritotarsus catarinensis on the biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes" (PDF). Aquatic Botany. 86 (2): 179–186. doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.09.020.
1 2 Julie A. Coetzee; Marcus J. Byrne; Martin P. Hill; Ted D. Center (2009). "Should the mirid, Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Heteroptera: Miridae), be considered for release against water hyacinth in the United States of America?" (PDF). Biocontrol Science and Technology. 19 (1): 103–111. doi:10.1080/09583150802661057.
↑ John N. Stanley; Michael H. Julien (1999). "The host range of Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Heteroptera: Miridae), a potential agent for the biological control of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)". Biological Control. 14 (3): 134–140. doi:10.1006/bcon.1998.0688.

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[1] Randall T. Schuh. "References for species Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Carvalho, 1948)". On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae). American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 19, 2010.

[2] Julie A. Coetzee; Marcus J. Byrne; Martin P. Hill (2007). "Impact of nutrients and herbivory by Eccritotarsus catarinensis on the biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes" (PDF). Aquatic Botany. 86 (2): 179–186. doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.09.020.

[Coetzee-3] 1 2 Julie A. Coetzee; Marcus J. Byrne; Martin P. Hill; Ted D. Center (2009). "Should the mirid, Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Heteroptera: Miridae), be considered for release against water hyacinth in the United States of America?" (PDF). Biocontrol Science and Technology. 19 (1): 103–111. doi:10.1080/09583150802661057.

[4] John N. Stanley; Michael H. Julien (1999). "The host range of Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Heteroptera: Miridae), a potential agent for the biological control of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)". Biological Control. 14 (3): 134–140. doi:10.1006/bcon.1998.0688.