Atrichonotus taeniatulus (Berg)
Female. Typical morphotype. Photograph by V. Pereyra
Geographic distribution
Distribution
An occasional minor pest
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Catamarca
- Chaco
- Córdoba
- Formosa
- La Pampa
- Mendoza
- Río Negro
- Santiago del Estero
- Uruguay
Other distribution
URUGUAY
Artigas, Canelones, Montevideo, Paysandú
Introduced in Australia, Chile and USA
Artigas, Canelones, Montevideo, Paysandú
Introduced in Australia, Chile and USA
- Naupactus taeniatulus Berg 1881: 61
- Pantomorus taeniatulus : Buchanan 1939: 16
- Pantomorus pictipennis Hustache 1947: 122
- Artipus texanus Pierce 1911: 49
- Atrichonotus taeniatulus : Kuschel 1958: 787
Atrichonotus taeniatulus is the type species of Atrichonotus. The revision and a key to species of this genus was published by Lanteri & O'Brien (1990).
Atrichonotus taeniatulus is similar to A. obscurus in body shape and color pattern, but the scales that covered the integument are round-oval instead of lanceolate, and the elytra have a dark-brown stripe along the suture. It is flightless, and the absence of males (Lanteri & Normark 1995) and the infection with the bacterium Wolbachia suggest that is probably parthenogenetic (Rodriguero et al. 2010a).
This species shows two distinct morphotypes, in the typical one, called taeniatulus the vestiture is grey with longitudinal dark vittae along suture and flanks of elytra; in the pictipennis morphotype the vestiture is variegate grey and brown, without vittae, and elytra are more convex.
The first instar and mature larvae have been described by Marvaldi & Loiácono (1994) and Marvaldi (1998); eggs and type of oviposition have been studied by Marvaldi (1999).
A niche modeling analysis predicts that South Africa is suitable for its establishment (Lanteri et al. 2013b).
Atrichonotus taeniatulus is similar to A. obscurus in body shape and color pattern, but the scales that covered the integument are round-oval instead of lanceolate, and the elytra have a dark-brown stripe along the suture. It is flightless, and the absence of males (Lanteri & Normark 1995) and the infection with the bacterium Wolbachia suggest that is probably parthenogenetic (Rodriguero et al. 2010a).
This species shows two distinct morphotypes, in the typical one, called taeniatulus the vestiture is grey with longitudinal dark vittae along suture and flanks of elytra; in the pictipennis morphotype the vestiture is variegate grey and brown, without vittae, and elytra are more convex.
The first instar and mature larvae have been described by Marvaldi & Loiácono (1994) and Marvaldi (1998); eggs and type of oviposition have been studied by Marvaldi (1999).
A niche modeling analysis predicts that South Africa is suitable for its establishment (Lanteri et al. 2013b).
Pest of alfalfa, Medicago sativa L. (Fabaceae) in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Australia (Alzugaray et al. 1998, Chadwick 1965, Lanteri 1994). Also associated with Helianthus annuus L. (Asteraceae) and Prunus avium L. (Rosaceae) in Argentina (Lanteri et al. 2002a); Lotus, Trifolium repens L. and Trifolium pratense L. (Fabaceae) in Uruguay and Australia (Alzugaray et al. 1998, Chadwick 1965); Capsicum annuum L. (Solanaceae), Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Fabaceae) and Cucumis melo L. (Cucurbitacea) in Chile (Elgueta 1993); several ornamental plants, e.g. Rosa sp, Photinia sp (Rosaceae), Dahlia sp (Asteraceae), Hibiscus sp (Malvaceae), Eucalyptus sp (Myrtaceae), and roots of grasses (Chadwick 1965).
Mainly associated with native vegetation and crops of the Pampean biogeographic province.
Mainly associated with native vegetation and crops of the Pampean biogeographic province.
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