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PHYTOPHAGOUS PENTATOMIDS (HEMIPTERA) ASSOCIATED TO SESAME SESAMUM INDICUM L. (PEDALIACEAE) AT RIBEIRÃO PRETO, SP, BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

This paper records the occurrence of pentatomids Acrosternum sp., Edessa sp., Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758), and Thyantha perditor (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) feeding on sesame plants Sesamum indicum L. (Pedaliaceae) at Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.

KEY WORDS:
Brazil; Pentatomidae; phytophagy; Sesamum indicum

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