Plant Host Records
Tessaratomidae
List by Tessaratomid Species

Plant Host Bibliography

Natalicolinae

Haplosterna virescens combreticola Linnavuori
    Combretaceae
        Combretum hartmannianum (Linnavuori, 1975)

Natalicola pallidus (Westwood)
    Solanaceae
      Solanum melongena (Le Pelley, 1959)

Oncomerinae

Agapophyta sp.
    Fabaceae
        Cajanus cajan (Young, 1984; Sinclair, 2000)

Agapophyta astridae Schouteden
    Fabaceae
        Delonix regia (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
        Tephrosia candida (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Agapophyta bipunctata Guérin
    Arecaceae
        Cocos nucifera (Szent-Ivany & Catley, 1960; Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)
    Caesalpiniaceae
        Cassia fistula (Kumar, 1969; Sinclair, 2000; Gende & Kumar, 2001; Cassis & Gross, 2002)
        Cassia grandis (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
        Cassia javanica (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
        Cassia sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)
    Malvaceae
        Hibiscus sp. (Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)
    Mimosaceae
        Acacia sp. (Cassis & Gross, 2002)

Agapophyta boschmai Blöte
    Fabaceae
        Cajanus cajan (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
        Leucaena glauca (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
        Leucaena leucocephala (Sinclair, 2000; Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Agapophyta similis Blöte
    Caesalpiniaceae
        Cassia grandis (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
    Fabaceae
        Cajanus cajan (Young, 1984)
    Myrtaceae
        Psidium guajava (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Agapophyta ustulata Blöte
    Fabaceae
        Cajanus cajan (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
    Theaceae
        Camellia sinensis (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Agapophyta vankampeni Blöte
    Arecaceae
        Cocos nucifera (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
    Fabaceae
        Centrosema pubescens (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Agapophyta viridula Blöte
    Anacardiaceae
        Mangifera indica (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
    Fabaceae
        Cajanus cajan (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
    Malvaceae
        Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
    Myrtaceae
        Eucalyptus sp. (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Cumare pallida Blöte
    Euphorbiaceae
        Petalostigma sp. (Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)

Erga longitudinalis (Westwood)
    Fabaceae
        Austrosteenisia blackii (Kumar, 1969; Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)
        Lonchacarpus sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)

Garceus fidelis Distant
    Elaeocarpaceae
        Elaeocarpus sp. (Cassis & Gross, 2002)

Lyramorpha brongersmai Blöte
    Lamiaceae
        Coleus sp. (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Lyramorpha diluta Stål
    Malvaceae
        Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Lyramorpha maculifer Tryon
    Anacardiaceae
        Mangifera indica (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
    Fabaceae
        Crotalaria anagyroides (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Lyramorpha parens Breddin
    Sapindaceae
        Dodonaea viscosa (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Lyramorpha persimilis Horváth
    Fabaceae
        Crotalaria sp. (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Lyramorpha rosea rosea Westwood
    Anacardiaceae
        Mangifera indica (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
    Meliaceae
        Synoum glandulosum (Cassis & Gross, 2002)
    Myrtaceae
        Psidium guajava (Gende & Kumar, 2001)
    Rhamnaceae
        Alphitonia excelsa (Cassis & Gross, 2002)
    Rutaceae
        Citrus sp. (Cassis & Gross, 2002)
        Flindersia collina (Cassis & Gross, 2002)
    Sapindaceae
        Alectryon excelsum (Sinclair, 2000)
        Atalaya virens (Cassis & Gross, 2002)
        Cupaniopsis anacardioides (Kumar, 1969; Sinclair, 2000)
        Cupaniopsis sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)
        Guioa semiglauca (Sinclair, 2000)
        Litchi sp. (Sinclair, 2000)

Musgraveia antennatus (Distant)
    Rutaceae
        Citrus aurantifolia (Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)

Musgraveia sulciventris (Stål)
    Rutaceae
        Atalantia glauca (McDonald, 1969)
        Atalantia sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)
        Citrus aurantium (Kirkaldy, 1909; Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)
        Citrus limonia (Kirkaldy, 1909; Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)
        Citrus sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)
        Eremocitrus glauca (Hely, 1968; Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)
        Microcitrus australasica (Tryon, 1923; Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)
        Microcitrus australis (Summerville, 1935; McDonald, 1969; Sinclair, 2000)
        Microcitrus sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)

Oncomeris sp.
    Caesalpiniaceae
        Cassia javanica (Sinclair, 2000)
        Cassia nodosa (Sinclair, 2000)

Oncomeris chrysoptera Vollenhoven
    Meliaceae
        Chisocheton sp. (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Oncomeris flavicornis flavicornis (Guérin)
    Anacardiaceae
        Dracontomelon dao (Sinclair, 2000; Gende & Kumar, 2001; Cassis & Gross, 2002)

Oncomeris ostracioptera (Montrouzier)
    Fabaceae
        Centrosema pubescens (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Peltocopta crassiventris (Bergroth)
    Euphorbiaceae
        Mallotus discolor (Kumar, 1969; Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)
        Mallotus sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)

Piezosternum calidum calidum (Fabricius)
    Cucurbitaceae
        Momordica cissoides (Leston, 1955; Sinclair, 2000)
        Momordica foetida (Leston, 1955; Sinclair, 2000)
        Telfairia pedata (Goodchild, 1967; Goodchild & Lubega, 1968; Sinclair, 2000)
        unidentified sp. (Le Pelley, 1959)
    Sterculiaceae
        Sterculia cinerea (Mayne & Ghesquiere, 1934; Sinclair, 2000)
        Theobroma cacao (Mayne & Ghesquiere, 1934; Sinclair, 2000)

Piezosternum fallax Breddin
    Solanaceae
        Solanum verbascifolium (Golding, 1941, 1947)
    Sterculiaceae
        Sterculia cinerea (Mayne & Ghesquiere, 1934; Sinclair, 2000)
        Theobroma cacao (Mayne & Ghesquiere, 1934; Golding, 1940, 1941; Sinclair, 2000)

Piezosternum subulatum (Thunberg)
    Cucurbitaceae
        Cayaponia americana (Bach, 1986)
        Cucurbita sp. (Maes, 1994)
    Malvaceae
        Hibiscus sp. (Maes, 1994)
    Myrtaceae
        Psidium sp. (Maes, 1994)
    Rubiaceae
        Coffea sp. (Maes, 1994)
    Solanaceae
        Lycopersicon sp. (Maes, 1994)

Plisthenes sp.
    Rutaceae
        Citrus sp. (Sinclair, 2000)

Plisthenes dilatatus (Montrouzier)
    Caesalpiniaceae
        Cassia sp. (Gende & Kumar, 2001)

Rhoecus australasiae (Westwood)
    Rutaceae
        Melicope micrococca (Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)

Stilida indecora Stål
    Rutaceae
        Citrus aurantium (Cassis & Gross, 2002)
        Citrus semiglauca (Cassis & Gross, 2002)
    Sapindaceae
        Arytera sp. (Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)
        Cupaniopsis parviflora (Sinclair, 2000; Cassis & Gross, 2002)

Tessaratominae

Eurostus grossipes Dallas
    Scrophulariaceae
        Paulownia tomentosa (Lin et al., 1992; Zheng et al., 2004)

Eurostus validus Dallas
    Scrophulariaceae
        Paulownia tomentosa (Lei & Zhou, 1998; Zheng et al., 2004)

Eusthenes cupreus (Westwood) [incl. references to Eusthenes eurytus]
    Verbenaceae
        Tectona sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)

Eusthenes scutellaris (Herrich-Schäffer)
    Rosaceae
        Pyrus sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)

Pycanum ponderosum Stål
    Convolvulaceae
        Lettsomia maingayi (Miller, 1931)
        Lettsomia sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)
    Hamamelidaceae
        Maingaya sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)
    Lythraceae
        Lagerstroemia sp. (Miller, 1931; Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)
    Nyctaginaceae
        Bougainvillea sp. (Miller, 1931; Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)
    Rubiaceae
        Ixora sp. (Miller, 1931; Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)

Pycanum rubens (Fabricius) [incl. references to Pycanum alternatum]
    Apocynaceae
        Cyrtosiphona sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)
    Araliaceae
        Macropanax sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)
    Fabaceae
        Parkia sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)

Pygoplatys tenangau Magnien, Smets, Pluot-Sigwalt & Constant, 2008
    Dipterocarpaceae
        Shorea javanica (Magnien et al., 2008)

Tessaratoma aethiops Distant
    Euphorbiaceae
        Alchornea cordifolia (Le Pelley, 1959)

Tessaratoma javanica (Thunberg)
    Sapindaceae
        Sapindus sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)

Tessaratoma papillosa (Drury)
    Sapindaceae
        Euphoria longana (Hoffmann, 1931)
        Litchi chinensis (Hoffmann, 1931)
        Litchi sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)
        Nephelium sp. (Schaefer & Ahmad, 1987)

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: 24 March 2008

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