Euagoras plagiatus
Appearance
Euagoras plagiatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Subfamily: | Harpactorinae |
Tribe: | Harpactorini |
Genus: | Euagoras |
Species: | E. plagiatus
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Binomial name | |
Euagoras plagiatus (Burmeister, 1834)
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Synonyms | |
? plagiatus Burmeister, 1834 |
Euagoras plagiatus is an Asian species of assassin bugs (insects in the family Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. It has been investigated as a potential biocontrol agent for Pterophorus lienigianus Z., which is a pest of eggplant (Solanum melongena).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Chandral S., Sinazer Retna, Latha, Daniel, Shirley, Kumar, S. Prasanna (2009). "A study on the biocontrol potential of Euagoras plagiatus Burmeister (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) on caterpillars of Pterophorus lienigianus Z., a pest of Solanum melongena Linn. in relation to prey density". Journal of Entomological Research. 33 (3): 203.
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