Brachymna tenuis Stal, 1861 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), a new invasive bamboo pest in Korea with notes on insects associated with bamboos.
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New information: Comments on its pest status and distribution are provided. General information on this bamboo-feeding insect in Korea is analysed and provided for the first time.
SUBMITTER: Ahn S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7723884 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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<i>Brachymna tenuis</i> Stål, 1861 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), a new invasive bamboo pest in Korea with notes on insects associated with bamboos.
Ahn Soojeong S Kim WonGun W Kim Sangsu S Cho Geonho G
Biodiversity data journal 20201130
<h4>Background</h4>We report first observations of the invasive bamboo pest, <i>Brachymna tenuis</i> Stål, 1861 in Korea as the first species of <i>Brachymna</i> Stål, 1861 (Pentatomidae) reported from the country.<h4>New information</h4>Comments on its pest status and distribution are provided. General information on this bamboo-feeding insect in Korea is analysed and provided for the first time. ...[more]
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