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Caulotops distanti (Miridae: Heteroptera), a Potential Yucca Pest Newly Discovered in the United States

1985; Florida Entomological Society; Volume: 68; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/3494368

1938-5102

Thomas J. Henry,

Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean

The plant bug Caulotops distanti (Reuter) is reported for the first time in the United States based on specimens collected in two Florida nurseries damaging potted cuttings of Yucca elephantipes Regel (Agavaceae). Because some of the potted plant material infested with C. distanti has been sold, this potential Yucca pest is considered at least temporarily established in the United States. Caulotops distanti was imported from Costa Rica, probably as eggs inserted in the stems of its host. A diagnosis and key are provided to help separate C. distanti from other U. S. species of Caulotops and the morphologically similar Halticotoma valida Townsend.