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Monalonion

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Monalonion
Monalonion annulipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Subfamily: Bryocorinae
Tribe: Dicyphini
Genus: Monalonion
Herrich-Schäffer, 1850

Monalonion[1] is a genus of bugs in the family Miridae and tribe Dicyphini (subtribe Monaloniina).

Species are mostly distributed in Central and South America, where some including M. bondari, have minor pest status: causing damage similar to Helopeltis spp. in SE Asian cacao.[2]

Species

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The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Herrich-Schäffer (1850) Wanzenart. Ins. 9(4).
  2. ^ Entwistle PF (1972) Pests of Cocoa, Longmans, London, 779 pp
  3. ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Monalonion Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 (retrieved 3 May 2020)
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