TY - JOUR AU - Castiglione, E. AU - Manti, F. AU - Bonsignore, C.P. PY - 2020/05/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - First record from Calabria (southern Italy) of the “bronze bug” Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero and Dellapé, 2006, alien Eucalyptus pest native to Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae) JF - Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research JA - J Entomol Acarol Res VL - 52 IS - 1 SE - Entomology DO - 10.4081/jear.2020.8879 UR - https://www.pagepressjournals.org/jear/article/view/8879 SP - AB - <p>The occurrence in Calabria (southern Italy) of <em>Thaumastocoris peregrinus</em> Carpintero and Dellapé, 2006, alien pest on various species of <em>Eucalyptus,</em> native to Australia, is reported for the first time. The first specimens were collected in September 2019; later the authors found feeding damage on the leaves, eggs batches and the various stages of the insect in various localities in Reggio Calabria (Italy). Notes on its distribution and biology are reported.</p> ER -