Published September 6, 2015 | Version v1
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Deroplax silphoides (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae): A new plant pest in Israel

  • 1. The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History and National Research Center, Department of Zoology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978 Israel
  • 2. Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 20013-7012 USA
  • 3. Dow AgroSciences LLC, 2606 S. Dundee St., Tampa, FL 33629 USA
  • 4. Hoopoe Ornithology & Ecology Center, 1 Nahal Mamshit St., Yerocham, 8051545 Israel & Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, POB 653, Be'er Sheva', 84105 Israel

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This is the first report of the invasive scutellerid bug Deroplax silphoides (Thunberg, 1783) from Israel. The species is a pest of ornamental plants, whose immature stages and life history were previously unknown. Information on its nymphs, life history and distribution is provided and its association with Dodonaea viscosa (Sapindaceae) is reported for the first time.

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