Classification > Superfamily
Pentatomoidea
> Family
Pentatomidae
> Subfamily
Pentatominae
> Tribe
Piezodorini
> Genus
Piezodorus
Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood 1837)
by G. Dellapé
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Pest regularly of importance
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Catamarca
- Chaco
- Córdoba
- Corrientes
- Entre Ríos
- Jujuy
- La Rioja
- Misiones
- Río Negro
- Santa Fe
- Uruguay
Other distribution
USA, Cuba, St. Vincent Is., Haití, Jamaica, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Paraguay, and Brazil.
In Argentina, P. guildinii affects the leaves of “safflower” Carthamus tinctorius L., “alfalfa” Medicago sativa L., and “common bean” Phaseolus vulgaris L., and the spike of “wheat” Triticum aestivum L. This species also attacks flowers and fruits of “quinoa” Chenopodium quinoa Willd., fruits of “cotton” Gossypium hirsutum L. and “lentil” Lens culinaris Medikus, and flowers, fruits, leaves and seeds of “soybean” Glycine max L.
- DELLAPÉ G., RIDER D.A. & DELLAPÉ P.M. 2015. New records and distribution expansions for Argentinean Pentatomidae (Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 59: 169-176.
- DELLAPÉ G. 2021b. An update of the distribution of the stink bugs from Argentina (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 80(1): 23-32 (http://doi.org/10.25085/rsea.800103).
