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Family Tingidae - Lace Bugs

This page contains pictures and information about Lace Bugs in Family Tingidae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 

 
Lantana Lace Bug
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Teleonemia scrupulosa, body length 5mm  
This bug was introduced into Australia to control the Lantana weeds.
 
 

Reference:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 494.
2. Teleonemia scrupulosa - lantana biocontrol, by Alan Fletcher Research Station, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland, 2003.

 

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Last updated: March 03, 2012.