First report of Brachyplatys subaeneus (Westwood, 1837) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae) in Cuba

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Karelsy Vargas González
Leonel Marrero Artabe
Carlos Alberto Murguido Morales

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The objectives of this work were to determine the species of a new pest associated with Fabaceae in the province of Guantánamo and offer farmers the information for its recognition and dissemination . Samples of the invasive bug were collected in the snap bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.), and pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) (Fabaceae) crops at the Farm ¨Wilfredo Machado¨ (Lat. 20.081126; Long. -74.630734), located in the municipality of Imías, Guantánamo, Cuba. The insects were taken to the Central Laboratory for Plant Quarantine (LCCV) of the National Plant Protection System and Matanzas University (UM) for their identification following Rédei´s criteria. The characteristics of parameres allowed confirming the presence of Brachyplatys subaeneus (Westwood, 1837) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae). The diagnostic characters of the species are illustrated. This work is the first report of B. subaneus in Cuba. Surveillance of this invasive species and studies on its economic damages and host plants are suggested.

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Vargas González K, Marrero Artabe L, Murguido Morales CA. First report of Brachyplatys subaeneus (Westwood, 1837) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae) in Cuba. Rev. Protección Veg. [Internet]. 2024 Dec. 29 [cited 2025 Jun. 4];39:https://cu-id.com/2247/v39e10. Available from: https://revistas.censa.edu.cu/index.php/RPV/article/view/1347
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