Agonoscelis is a genus of shield bugs, in the monotypic tribe Agonoscelidini, that are native to the Afrotropics and Australia, but one species is established in the New World. Some species are minor[1] or considerable pests.[2]
They have five nymphal stages, and are 8 to 12 mm long as adults. They attack (or control) weeds and herbs including horehound, thyme, flax and cotton, or the developing seeds of sunflowers or cereals like millet or sorghum.[3] They may swarm on a variety of other shrubs and trees, including coffee and cacao.[2] The scent gland is located at the end of the abdomen.
Speciesedit
There are some 19 to 22 species, which include:[4][5]
Agonoscelis erosa (Westwood, 1837)
A. e. atropurpurea Schumacher, 1913
Agonoscelis femoralis Walker, 1868
Agonoscelis nubila F. – Flower head bug
Agonoscelis puberula Stål, 1853 – African cluster bug (established in New World)
^Weaving, Alan; et al. (2004). Field guide to insects of South Africa (New ed., updated ed.). Cape Town: Struik. p. 138. ISBN978-1-77007-061-5.
^ ab"Agonoscelis puberula". tsusinvasives.org. Texas Invasive Species Institute. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^Slater, Randall T. Schuh, James A. (1996). True bugs of the world (Hemiptera:Heteroptera): classification and natural history (2. printing. ed.). Ithaca [u.a.]: Comstock. p. 35. ISBN0801420660.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Agonoscelis Spinola, 1837". biolib.cz. Biolib. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^Derwent Publications Ltd; CIBA-GEIGY, eds. (1990). Thesaurus of agricultural organisms: pests, weeds and diseases (1st ed.). London: Chapman and Hall. p. 26. ISBN0412372908.
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