Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea)

Megacopta cribraria ( F.) 301

TABLE 5.1

Plants Associated with Megacopta cribraria

Scientific Name Common Name Reference Location

Acanthaceae
Crossandra
infundibuliformis (L.)
Nees (as Crossandra
undulaefolia Salisb.)

Firecracker plant Srinivasaperumal et al. 1992^1. India

Amaranthaceae
Alternanthera
philoxeroides (Mart.)
Griseb.

Alligatorweed Gardner et al. 2013a^2. Southeastern United

States

Anacardiaceae
Mangifera indica L. Mango Sung et al. 2006^2. Taiwan
Rhus chinensis Mill.
(as Rhus javonica L.)

Chinese sumac Yamazaki and Sugiura 2005^2. Japan

Asteraceae
Xanthium strumarium L. Cocklebur Gardner et al. 2013a^2. Southeastern United
States
Asteraceae ‘Compositae’ Fletcher 1921^3 , Hoffmann 1932^3. China
Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea batatas (L.)
Lam.

Sweet potato Hoffmann 1932^3. China

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Aeschynomene
americana L.

American joint vetch Medal et al. 2016a^1. Southeastern United
States
Albizia julibrissin
Durazz.

Mimosa Zhang et al. 20122,4. Southeastern United
States
Amphicarpaea bracteata
L. Fernald

Hog peanut Zhang et al. 2012^2. Southeastern United
States
Arachis glabrata Benth. Perennial peanut Medal et al. 2016a^1. Southeastern United
States
Arachis hypogaea L. Peanut Blount et al. 2015^4 , Gardner et al.
2013a^2 , Medal et al. 2013b^4.

Southeastern United
States
Astragalus sinicus L. Chinese milk vetch Tayutivutikul and Kusigemati 1992a^3. China, Japan
Baptisia australis (L.)
R. Br.

Wild indigo Zhang et al. 20122,4. Southeastern United
States
Butea monosperma
(Lamark) Taubert

Flame of the forest,

parrot tree

Kumar and Bharti 2015^5. India

Cajanus cajan (L.)
Millsp.

Pigeon pea, red gram Blount et al. 2015^1 ; Borah and Dutta

19992 , 2002^5 ; Borah and Sarma

2009a^5 , b^3 ; Borah et al. 2002^3 ; Chandra

and Kushwaha 2013^3 ; Fletcher 1921^3 ;

Gardner et al. 2013a^2 ; Hoffmann

19323 ; Medal et al. 2013b^1 ; Moizuddin

and Ahmad 1979^3 ; Ramakrishna Aiyar

19133 ; Shroff 1920^3 ; Thippeswamy

and Rajagopal 2005a^3.

China, India, Myanmar,

Pakistan, Southeastern

United States

Cercis canadensis L. Redbud Zhang et al. 2012^2. Southeastern United
States
Chamaecrista fasciculata
(Michx.) Greene

Partridge Pea Medal et al. 2016a^4. Southeastern United

States

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