Monalonion[1] is a genus of bugs in the family Miridae and tribe Dicyphini (subtribe Monaloniina).
| Monalonion | |
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| Monalonion annulipes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Subfamily: | Bryocorinae |
| Tribe: | Dicyphini |
| Genus: | Monalonion Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 |
Species are mostly distributed in Central and South America, where some including M. bondari, have minor pest status: causing damage similar to Helopeltis spp. in SE Asian cacao.[2]
Species edit
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:[3]
- Monalonion annulipes V.Signoret, 1858
- Monalonion atratum Distant, 1883
- Monalonion bahiense Costa Lima, 1938
- Monalonion bicolor Carvalho & Costa, 1988
- Monalonion bondari Costa Lima, 1938
- Monalonion columbiensis Carvalho, 1984
- Monalonion decoratum Monte, 1942
- Monalonion dissimulatum Distant, 1883
- Monalonion flavisignatum Knight
- Monalonion incaicus Carvalho, 1972
- Monalonion itabunensis Carvalho, 1972
- Monalonion paraensis Carvalho, 1985
- Monalonion parviventre Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850
- Monalonion peruvianus Kirkaldy, 1907
- Monalonion schaefferi Stal, 1860
- Monalonion velezangeli Carvalho & Costa, 1988
- Monalonion versicolor Distant, 1883
References edit
- ^ Herrich-Schäffer (1850) Wanzenart. Ins. 9(4).
- ^ Entwistle PF (1972) Pests of Cocoa, Longmans, London, 779 pp
- ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Monalonion Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 (retrieved 3 May 2020)
External links edit
Data related to Monalonion at Wikispecies
Media related to Monalonion at Wikimedia Commons
