Plant Host Records
Pentatomidae: Edessinae
List by Edessine Species
(updated: 14 February 2007)

Plant Host Bibliography

Brachystethus rubromaculatus Dallas
    Dioscoreaceae
        Dioscorea cyanistica (Brailovsky et al., 1992)
    Poaceae
        Zea sp. (Maes, 1994)

Edessa sp.
    Bignoniaceae
        Macfadyena unguis-cati (Callan, 1948)
    Lauraceae
        Nectandra megapotamica (Link & Grazia, 1987*)
    Solanaceae
        Capsicum annuum (Quintanilla et al., 1976)
        Nicotiana tabacum (Quintanilla et al., 1976)
    Verbenaceae
        Lantana urticifolia (Palmer & Pullen, 1995)

Edessa affinis Dallas
    Boraginaceae
        Cordia macrostachya (Callan, 1948)
    Fabaceae
        Cajanus cajan (Callan, 1948)
    Lamiaceae
        Leonotis nepetifolia (Fennah, 1935)
    Malvaceae
        Hibiscus sp. (Fennah, 1935)
    Solanaceae
        Nicotiana tabacum (Callan, 1948)
    Sterculiaceae
        Theobroma cacao (Callan, 1948)

Edessa bifida (Say)
    Boraginaceae
        Heliotropium sp. (Perez-Gelabert & Thomas, 2005)
    Convolvulaceae
        Ipomoea sp. (Maes, 1994)
    Fabaceae
        Vicia faba (Nuessly et al., 2004)
    Meliaceae
        Azadirachta sp. (Maes, 1994)
    Pedaliaceae
        Sesamum sp. (Maes, 1994)
    Poaceae
        Oryza sp. (Maes, 1994)
        Zea sp. (Maes, 1994)
    Rubiaceae
        Coffea sp. (Maes, 1994)

Edessa cordifer (Walker)
    Verbenaceae
        Lantana sp.

Edessa jugata Westwood
    Boraginaceae
        Cordia macrostachya (Callan, 1948)

Edessa meditabunda (Fabricius)
    Aquifoliaceae
        Ilex paraguariensis (Quintanilla et al., 1981)
    Amaranthaceae
        Amaranthus deflexus (Link & Grazia, 1987)
        Amaranthus hybridus (Quintanilla et al., 1976)
        Amaranthus viridis (Quintanilla et al., 1981)
    Asteraceae
        Cichorium intybus (Quintanilla et al., 1976, 1981)
        Helianthus annuus (Buckup, 1961; Bertels & Baucke, 1966; Quintanilla et al., 1976; Link & Grazia, 1987)
        Lactuca sativa (Quintanilla et al., 1976)
        Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (Quintanilla et al., 1976, as Xanthium cavanillesii)
    Boraginaceae
        Cordia macrostachya (Callan, 1948)
    Brassicaceae
        Malcolmia maritima (Quintanilla et al., 1981)
    Chenopodiaceae
        Beta vulgaris (Bertels & Baucke, 1966*; Quintanilla et al., 1976)
    Commelinaceae
        Tradescantia zebrina (Link & Grazia, 1987, as Zebrina pendula)
    Cucurbitaceae
        Citrullus lanatus (Quintanilla et al., 1976)
        Cucurbita maxima (Quintanilla et al., 1981)
        Cucurbita pepo (Buckup, 1961)
    Euphorbiaceae
        Ricinus communis (Quintanilla et al., 1976)
    Fabaceae
        Arachis hypogaea (Quintanilla et al., 1976)
        Cajanus cajan (Callan, 1948)
        Glycine max (Fennah, 1935; Quintanilla et al., 1976, 1981; Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Lupinus albus (Link & Grazia, 1987)
        Lupinus luteus (Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Macroptilium atropurpureum (Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Medicago sativa (Link & Grazia, 1987)
        Phaseolus vulgaris (Quintanilla et al., 1976, 1981; Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Pisum sativum (Bertels & Baucke, 1966*; Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Vicia sp. (Link & Grazia, 1987)
        Vigna umbellata (Link & Grazia, 1987*)
    Linaceae
        Linum usitatissimum (Link & Grazia, 1987)
    Malvaceae
        Gossypium hirsutum (Quintanilla et al., 1976)
        Hibiscus sp. (Fennah, 1935)
    Poaceae
        Desmodium intortum (Link & Grazia, 1987)
        Lolium perenne multiflorum (Link & Grazia, 1987)
        Oryza sativa (Quintanilla et al., 1976)
        Zea mays (Bertels & Baucke, 1966*; Link & Grazia, 1987)
    Polygonaceae
        Rumex obtusifolius (Link & Grazia, 1987*)
    Rutaceae
        Citrus sinensis (Quintanilla et al., 1981)
        Citrus sp. (Bosq, 1940)
    Solanaceae
        Capsicum annuum (Bertels, 1962; Bertels & Baucke, 1966*; Quintanilla et al., 1976; Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum (Bertels & Baucke, 1966*)
        Datura stramonium (Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Datura sp. (Bertels, 1962)
        Lycopersicon esculentum (Bertels, 1962; Bertels & Baucke, 1966*; Quintanilla et al., 1976; Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Nicotiana tabacum (Callan, 1948; Bertels, 1962; Bertels & Baucke, 1966*; Quintanilla et al., 1976, 1981; Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Nicotiana sp. (Bosq, 1940)
        Solanum aculeatissimum (Bertels, 1962)
        Solanum americanum (Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Solanum bonariensis (Bosq, 1937)
        Solanum gracile (Buckup, 1961; Bertels, 1962)
        Solanum melongena (Callan, 1948; Bertels, 1962; Bertels & Baucke, 1966*; Quintanilla et al., 1976, 1981)
        Solanum paniculatum (Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Solanum sisymbriifolium (Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Solanum tuberosum (Bosq, 1937; Bertels, 1962; Bertels & Baucke, 1966*; Link & Grazia, 1987*)

Edessa pictiventris Stål
    Fabaceae
        Erythrina crista-galli (Buckup, 1961)
    Rutaceae
        Citrus sp. (Bosq, 1937)

Edessa polita (Lepeletier & Serville)
    Rutaceae
        Citrus sp. (Bosq, 1937)

Edessa privata (Walker)
    Poaceae
        Zea sp. (Maes, 1994)

Edessa quadridens Fabricius
    Rutaceae
        Citrus sp. (Bosq, 1937)

Edessa rufomarginata (DeGeer)
    Aquifoliaceae
        Ilex paraguariensis (Quintanilla et al., 1981)
    Cucurbitaceae
        Citrullus lanatus (Quintanilla et al., 1976)
    Euphorbiaceae
        Croton urucurana (Quintanilla et al., 1976)
    Fabaceae
        Glycine max (Link & Grazia, 1987)
        Phaseolus sp. (Maes, 1994)
    Pedaliaceae
        Sesamum sp. (Maes, 1994)
    Poaceae
        Oryza sativa (Quintanilla et al., 1976)
        Oryza sp. (Maes, 1994)
        Zea mays (Bertels & Baucke, 1966*; Quintanilla et al., 1981; Link & Grazia, 1987)
        Zea sp. (Maes, 1994)
    Solanaceae
        Lycopersicon esculentum (Quintanilla et al., 1981; Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Lycopersicon sp. (Maes, 1994)
        Nicotiana tabacum (Bertels, 1962; Bertels & Baucke, 1966*; Quintanilla et al., 1976, 1981; Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Nicotiana sp. (Bosq, 1940)
        Solanum andigena (Venturi, 1966)
        Solanum bonariensis (Bosq, 1937)
        Solanum granulosoleprosum (Quintanilla et al., 1981)
        Solanum mauritianum (Buckup, 1961)
        Solanum melongena (Buckup, 1961; Venturi, 1966; Quintanilla et al., 1981)
        Solanum palinacanthum (Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Solanum paniculatum (Quintanilla et al., 1981)
        Solanum sessiliflorum (Couturier, 1988*)
        Solanum sisymbriifolium (Bosq, 1937; Buckup, 1961; Bertels, 1962; Quintanilla et al., 1981; Link & Grazia, 1987*)
        Solanum tuberosum (Bosq, 1937; Buckup, 1961)
        Solanum variabile (Bertels, 1962)
        Solanum sp. (Maes, 1994)
    Sterculiaceae
        Bittneria sp. (Maes, 1994)

Edessa vinula Stål
    Poaceae
        Zea sp. (Maes, 1994)

Plant Host Bibliography

David A. Rider
Professor of Entomology
North Dakota State University
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Fargo, ND 58105
E-Mail: David.Rider@ndsu.edu

updated: 14 February 2007

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