Species of Hemiptera-Heteroptera associated to Opuntia spp. and Nopalea spp. in the Mexican Chihuahuense Desert

Authors

  • Rosa Gloria Rocha Flores estudiante doctorado
  • Oswaldo García Martínez
  • José Ángel Villarreal Quintanilla
  • Sergio Rene Sánchez Peña

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v8i8.701

Keywords:

Cactaceae, Chelinidea vittiger , Coreidae, Mexico, nopales

Abstract

The Chihuahuense Desert has an approximate extension of 507 000 km2 where a vast diversity of organisms is expressed, with a good number of Hemiptera-Heteroptera species present. In this study we determined species of the group in the Chihuahuense Desert, covering six states of the Mexican Republic of this important ecosystem. 10 families of Heteroptera were identified, among them Miridae and Coreidae, in the latter the first report is highlighted of Chelinidea vittiger aequoris Uhler, 1963 for this ecosystem and Cimicidae and Reduviidae, which have medical-veterinary importance.

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Published

2017-12-17

How to Cite

Rocha Flores, Rosa Gloria, Oswaldo García Martínez, José Ángel Villarreal Quintanilla, and Sergio Rene Sánchez Peña. 2017. “Species of Hemiptera-Heteroptera Associated to Opuntia Spp. and Nopalea Spp. In the Mexican Chihuahuense Desert”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 8 (8). México, ME:1773-84. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v8i8.701.

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