Host taxa for Pentatominae
Animal Hosts
HEMIPTERA
REDUVIIDAE
- Pristhesancus plagipennis Walker
HYMENOPTERA
SCELIONIDAE
- Trissolcus basalis Wollaston
Plant Hosts
ANGIOSPERMAE
AMARANTHACEAE
- Amaranthus sp.
ASTERACEAE
- Helianthus annuus L. — Sunflower
- Senecio jacobaea L. — Ragwort
- Senecio lautus Willd.
- Silybum marianum (L.) — Variegated Thistle
- Xanthium occidentale Bertoloni — Noogoora Burr
BRASSICACEAE
- Brassica juncea L. — Indian Mustard
- Brassica rapa L. — Turnip
- Raphanus raphanistrum L.
- Rapistrum rugosum (L.) — Turnip Weed
CAESALPINIACEAE
- Cassia artemisioides Gaudich.
- Cassia sp.
- Parkinsonia sp.
CAPPARIDACEAE
- Capparis sp.
CASUARINACEAE
- Allocasuarina huegeliana (Miq.) — Rock She-Oak
- Allocasuarina muelleriana (Miq.)
- Casuarina torulosa Aiton
CHENOPODIACEAE
- Atriplex paludosa R.Br.
- Atriplex sp.
- Beta vulgaris L. — Beetroot
- Chenopodium album L. — Fat Hen, White Goosefoot
- Enchylaena tomentosa R.Br. — Ruby Saltbush
- Salsola kali L.
- Spinacia oleracea L.
CUCURBITACEAE
- Cucurbita sp.
EPACRIDACEAE
- Leucopogon concurvus F.Muell.
- Leucopogon parviflorus (Andrews) — Coastal Beard Heath
- Leucopogon sp.
- Styphelia sp.
ERICACEAE
- Leucopogon nutans E.Pritz.
EUPHORBIACEAE
- Beyeria lechenaultii (DC.) — Pale Turpentine-bush
- Ricinus communis L. — Castor Bean
FABACEAE
- Acacia decurrens Willd. — Black Wattle
- Acacia longifolia sophorae (Labill.) — Coast Wattle
- Acacia salicina Lindl. — Cooba
- Acacia sp. — Wattle
- Acacia stenophylla Cunn. ex Benth. — Dalby Myall
- Arachis hypogaea L. — Peanut
- Bauhinia sp.
- Bossiaea heterophylla Vent.
- Crotalaria sp.
- Glycine max (L.) — Soybean
- Indigofera sp.
- Lathyrus odoratus L.
- Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) — Phasey Bean
- Medicago polymorpha L.
- Medicago sativa L. — Alfalfa, Lucerne
- Melilotus indicus (L.) — King Island Melilot
- Phaseolus vulgaris L. — French Bean
- Platylobium sp.
- Pultenaea sp.
- Trifolium repens L. — White Clover
- Trifolium sp. — Clover
- Vicia sp.
- Vigna radiata (L.) — Mung Bean
FAGACEAE
- Nothofagus sp.
GYROSTEMONACEAE
- Codonocarpus cotinifolius (Desf.) — Native Poplar
- Codonocarpus sp.
- Gyrostemon ramulosum Desf.
LAMIACEAE
- Marrubium vulgare L.
- Prostanthera sp.
- Salvia splendens Ker Gawl.
MALVACEAE
- Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) — Okra
- Brachychiton acerifolius (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) — Flame Tree
- Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl.) — Kurrajong
- Gossypium hirsutum L. — Cotton
- Gossypium sp.
- Hibiscus sabdariffa L. — Rosella
- Hibiscus trionum L.
MIMOSACEAE
- Mimosa pigra L. — Giant Sensitive Weed
- Mimosa pigra L. — Sensitive Plant
MORACEAE
- Morus sp.
MYOPORACEAE
- Myoporum insulare R.Br.
- Myoporum viscosum R.Br.
MYRTACEAE
- Agonis linearifolia (DC.)
- Chamelaucium uncinatum Schauer — Geraldton Wax
- Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh., 1832 — River Red Gum
- Eucalyptus gillii Maiden, 1912 — Curly Mallee
- Eucalyptus goniocalyx F.Muell. ex Miq., 1856 — Long-leaved Box
- Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell. — Coolabah
- Eucalyptus pauciflora Sprengel — Snow Gum
- Eucalyptus pyriformis Turcz. — Ooldea Mallee
- Eucalyptus simmondsii Maiden
- Eucalyptus socialis F.Muell. ex Miq.
- Eucalyptus sp. — Gum Tree
- Eucalyptus striaticalyx W.Fitzg.
- Eugenia sp.
- Leptospermum coriaceum (F.Muell. ex Miq.) — Green Tea-tree
- Leptospermum myrsinoides Schltdl.
- Leptospermum sp. — Tea-tree
- Melaleuca lanceolata Otto
- Melaleuca pubescens Schauer
- Melaleuca sp. — Tea-tree
- Thryptomene maisonneuvei F.Muell.
NYCTAGINACEAE
- Pisonia brunoniana Endl. — Bird-Lime Tree
OLEACEAE
- Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton
- Syringa vulgaris L.
PITTOSPORACEAE
- Pittosporum phylliraeoides DC.
- Pittosporum sp.
- Sollya heterophylla Lindl — Bluebell Creeper
PLANTAGINACEAE
- Plantago sp.
POACEAE
- Eragrostis sp.
- Oryza sativa L. — Rice
- Sorghum bicolor (L.) — Millet, Sorghum
- Triodia sp.
- Triticum aestivum L. — Wheat
- Triticum sp. — Wheat
- Zea mays L. — Maize
POLYGONACEAE
- Muehlenbeckia gunnii (Hook.f.) — Coastal Lignum
- Rumex sp.
PROTEACEAE
- Adenanthos sp.
- Buckinghamia sp.
- Grevillea lanigera R.Br.
- Grevillea robusta R.Br. — Silky Oak
- Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.
- Hakea sp.
- Isopogon sp.
RHAMNACEAE
- Spyridium sp.
ROSACEAE
- Prunus armeniaca L. — Apricot
- Rubus fructicosis L. — Blackberry
- Rubus idaeus L. — Raspberry
- Rubus sp.
RUBIACEAE
- Coffea arabica L. — Coffee
- Ixora queenslandica Fosberg
RUTACEAE
- Citrus aurantium L. — Orange
- Citrus decumana L. — Pomelo
- Citrus limonia Obsbeck — Lemon
- Citrus nobilis Lour. — Mandarin
- Citrus reticulata Blanco — Mandarin, Tangerine
- Citrus sp.
- Correa sp.
- Eremocitrus glauca (Lindl.) — Desert Lime, Native Cumquat, Native Orange
- Geijera linearifolia (DC.) — Oilbush
- Microcitrus australasica (F.Muell.) — Finger Lime
SANTALACEAE
- Exocarpos aphyllus R.Br.
- Exocarpos aphyllus R.Br. — Leafless Ballart
- Exocarpos cupressiformis Labill. — Native Cherry
SAPINDACEAE
- Dodonaea sp.
SCROPHULARIACEAE
- Eremophila freelingii F.Muell. — Stony Poverty Bush
- Myoporum platycarpum R.Br. — Sugarwood
SOLANACEAE
- Datura ferox L.
- Datura sp.
- Datura stramonium L.
- Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. — Tomato
- Nicotiana glauca Grah.
- Physalis virginiana L.
- Solanum aviculare G.Forst. — Kangaroo Apple
- Solanum hermanni Dunal — Apple Of Sodom
- Solanum hispidum Pers.
- Solanum mauritianum Scop. — Wild Tobacco Tree
- Solanum nigrum L. — Deadly Nightshade
- Solanum tuberosum L. — Potato
VERBENACEAE
- Lantana camara L.
VITACEAE
- Vitis vinifera L. — Grape
XANTHORRHOEACEAE
- Xanthorrhoea sp.
GYMNOSPERMAE
CUPRESSACEAE
- Callitris preissi Miq. — Native Pine
- Callitris propinqua R.Baker & H.G.Smith
- Callitris sp.
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