The soapberry bug,Jadera haematoloma (Insecta,Hemiptera, Rhopalidae): First Asian record,with?a?review of bionomics |
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| Authors: | Jing-Fu Tsai Yi-Xuan Hsieh Dávid Rédei |
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| Institution: | 1.Insect Collection, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, 4F, No 67, Sanyuan St., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan ; 2.Kaohsiung Association of Naturalists, Kaohsiung, Taiwan ; 3.Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China ; 4.Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary |
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| Abstract: | The soapberry bug, Jadera haematoloma (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhopalidae: Serinethinae), a species native in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World and accidentally introduced to Hawaii, is reported for the first time from Asia (Taiwan). This record represents the first occurrence of the species in Asia. Stable populations composed of hundreds of specimens were found in seven localities of Kaohsiung City and one locality in Tainan City, and a single specimen was observed in Chiayi County. Aggregating adults and larvae fed in large numbers on the sapindacean plants Cardiospermum halicacabum L. and Koelreuteria elegans (Seem.) A. C. Smith ssp. formosana (Hayata) F. G. Meyer. Diagnostic characters of adults and larvae of Jadera haematoloma are discussed. A review of its bionomics and a bibliography are provided. Initial observations on the populations in southern Taiwan are presented. The species is potentially invasive, and further extension of its range is anticipated in Southeast Asia. |
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| Keywords: | Hemiptera Jadera haematoloma alien species invasion rapid evolution Sapindaceae Asia |
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