Pseudotheraptus wayi

Taxonomic position
▼ Pseudotheraptus (genus) ▼ Coreidae ▼ Heteroptera (plantsucking) ▼ Hemiptera ▼ Insect pests (plants/storage) ► Pests-diseases-weeds

Literature database
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Pseudotheraptus wayi mating pair - scale = 2 mm (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): J.P. Egonyu
Source: Journal of Insect Science 13:91

Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown
feeds on young developing coconuts (causing nut shedding or deformation) and other crops like cashew in Eastern Africa.

The literature database currently contains 13 publications for Pseudotheraptus wayi. (See box above/on left.)

• Other images of Pseudotheraptus wayi (Journal of Insect Science - click to enlarge)
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  2nd (left) and 3rd instar (right) - scale = 1 mm

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  female - scale = 2 mm