True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) as psyllid predators (Hemiptera, Psylloidea)
Author
Jerinic-Prodanovic, Dusanka
Author
Protic, Ljiljana
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ZooKeys
2013
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.319.4316
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.319.4316
1313-2970-319-169
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Heterocordylus (Heterodactylus) genistae (Scopoli, 1763)
Trophic status.
Phytozoophagous.
Distribution.
Europe.
Prey.
Cacopsylla melanoneura
, from
Malus domestica
, Beloljin, 4.V.2008, collected 1♂; Ilinci, 20.V.2006, reared 1♂ 'ex larva' 25.V.2006; Uzovnica, 29.IV.2007, collected 1 specimen.
Heterocordylus genistae
is mentioned in the literature as a beneficial insect being a predator of psyllids both in larval and adult stage. It is registered as a predator of various other insects (
Protic
1993
,
1998
).
In the present paper, we report
Heterocordylus genistae
for the first time as a predator of psyllids in Serbia.