title: Record of Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) preying on Metrogaleruca obscura Degeer (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).
abstract: Asopines are predators of insects, with several species with potential as biocontrol agents of a number of pests. Metrogaleruca obscura (Degeer), a neotropical species of Galerucini, was introduced in Malaysia, Asia, and Mauritius, Africa, to control the spread of Cordia curassavica (Boraginaceae), a native plant of the neotropics. The occurrence of Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) preying on M. obscura is recorded, and Cordia verbenacea (Boraginaceae) is mentioned as a host plant for M. obscura. A list of Chrysomelidae attacked by asopines in the neotropical region is also presented.
authors: Lab de Entomologia Sistemática, Depto de Zoologia, Univ Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Moura
authors: Jocelia
authors: J
authors: Grazia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000502:physiology*