Heterocordylus (Heterodactylus) genistae (Scopoli, 1763)
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13) Heterocordylus (Heterodactylus) genistae (Scopoli, 1763)
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Phytozoophagous.
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Europe.
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Cacopsylla melanoneura , from Malus domestica , Beloljin, 4.V.2008, collected 1♂; Ilinci, 20.V.2006, reared 1♂ 'ex larva' 25.V.2006; Uzovnica, 29.IV.2007, collected 1 specimen.
Heterocordylus genistae is mentioned in the literature as a beneficial insect being a predator of psyllids both in larval and adult stage. It is registered as a predator of various other insects ( Protić 1993, 1998).
In the present paper, we report Heterocordylus genistae for the first time as a predator of psyllids in Serbia.
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