Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé 2006
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Pest regularly of importance
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Corrientes
    • Entre Ríos
    • Jujuy
    • La Pampa
    • Mendoza
  • Uruguay
Other distribution
INTRODUCED SPECIES. Originally from Australia and New Zealand, it has been expanded its distribution to South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina (Montemayor et. al. 2015).
 
Many species of Eucalyptus have been reported as host plants; eg. in Argentina and Uruguay, it has been found on Eucalyptus camaldulensis, E. tereticornis, E. viminalis, E. grandis, E. dunnii, E. saligna (Bouvet & Harrand 2009).

Corymbia citriodora (Hook) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson, C. maculata (Hook) K.D.Hill et L.A.S. Johnson, [Myrtaceae]; Eucalyptus benthamii Maiden & Cambage, E. botryoides Sm., E. camaldulensis Dehnh, E. cypellocarpa L.A.S. Johnson., E. dorrigonensis (Blakely) L.A.S. Johnson & K.D. Hill, E. globulus Labill., E. grandis W. Hill ex Maiden, E. macarthurii H. Deane et Maiden, E. maidenii F. Muell., E. microcorys F. Muell., E. nicholii Maiden & Blakely, E. nitens (H. Deane et Maiden) Maiden, E. occidentalis Endl., E. ovata Labill., E. paniculata Sm., E. paucifloria Sieber ex Sprengel, E. pilularis Sm., E. punctuata Klack., E. resinifera J. White, E. rudis Endl., E. saligna Sm., E. scoparia Maiden, E. sideroxylon A. Cunn. ex Woolls, E. smithii R.T. Baker, E. tereticornis Sm., and E. viminalis Hook [Myrtaceae] (Carpintero & Dellapé 2006, Wilcken et al. 2010; Noack et al. 2011, Garcia et al. 2012, EPPO 2024 (online database), Henry et al. 2026).
  • MONTEMAYOR S.I., DELLAPÉ P.M. & MELO M.C. 2015. Geographical distribution modelling of the bronze bug: a worldwide invasion. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, DOI: 10.1111/afe.12088
  • HENRY, T.J., CASSIS, G. & DELLAPÉ, P.M. 2026. Catalog of the Thaumastocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha: Miroidea) of the World. J. Int. Heteropterists’ Soc. 3 (2): 170–198. https://doi.org/10.11646/jihs.3.2.5
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