Notes on the Distribution and Economic Importance of the Papuan Tip-wilt Bug, Amblypelta lutescens papuensis Brown. (Heteroptera : Coreidae)

Authors

  • J.J.H. Szent-Ivany
  • A. Catley

Keywords:

Distribution, Economic Importance, Papuan Tip-wilt Bug, Heteroptera : Coreidae, Amblypelta lutescens

Abstract

In this paper data on the distribution and host plants of the " Papuan Tip-wilt Bug” 1 (Amblypelta lutescens papuensis), the Papuan subspecies of A. lutescens Dist, are presented. Observations on the feeding habits and damage to economic plants are described and three different egg parasites of the insect are recorded.

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Published

2025-10-10

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (1960): The Papua and New Guinea Agricultural Journal

Section

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