Mecidea longula Stål (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae: Mecideini) is established in south Florida
- A Caribbean species of Mecidea Dallas, M. longula Stål, apparently established in south Florida, is reported from the United States for the first time. Specimens were first collected in February 2008 in a light trap operated in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Collections in that trap have continued through the present. Searches near the trap location resulted in several specimens being taken from smutgrass, Sporobolus indicus (L.), an exotic grass now established throughout much of the southeastern United States. The three North American species of Mecidea are keyed and illustrated. In addition to the Florida locality, M. longula is reported for the first time from the British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts, St. Martin, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Author: | Joseph E., Jr. Eger, Thomas T. Dobbs |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-1145900 |
| Parent Title (English): | Insecta mundi : a journal of world insect systematics |
| Series (Serial Number): | Insecta Mundi (0109) |
| Publisher: | Center for Systematic Entomology |
| Place of publication: | Gainesville, Fla. |
| Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2010/01/28 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2010 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Contributing Corporation: | Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. |
| Release Date: | 2010/01/28 |
| Tag: | Florida; Stink bug; distribution; first record; new host record |
| Source: | Gainesville; http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/0109EgerandDobbs.pdf |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 223773123 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Deutsches Urheberrecht |
