Neomegalotomus Schaffner and Schaefer 1998
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5170561 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A09A51FF-51FB-4991-9E48-62E8EE37E733 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E8592D-0B3C-101F-FCD0-C842FE1BD398 |
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Felipe |
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Neomegalotomus Schaffner and Schaefer 1998 |
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Neomegalotomus Schaffner and Schaefer 1998 View in CoL
The recently erected genus Neomegalotomus Schaffner and Schaefer (1998) is a difficult pest group. Schaefer and Ahmad (2008) published a revision of the genus Neomegalotomus , synonymizing many former species and leaving only two as valid. These species are N. rufipes (Westwood 1842) and N. parvus (Westwood 1842) . The article included illustrations of genitalia, descriptions, and an identification key. These species are similar, and can be difficult to separate without genitalic dissection due to intraspecific variation.
Neomegalotomus parvus View in CoL is a pest of legumes in Brazil ( Panizzi et al. 2000), and has been reported from crops such as common beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris View in CoL L.), soybean ( Glycine max View in CoL (L.) Merrill), pigeon pea ( Cajanus cajan View in CoL (L.) Millsp.), cotton ( Gossypium spp. ), and tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. View in CoL ). It can transmit yeast-spot disease ( Nematospora coryli Peglion ) by feeding on the seeds of its host ( Paradela Filho et al. 1972).
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