Jadera antica (Walker 1872)
J. antica adult. Dried collection specimen.
Range: Florida and Caribbean
Hosts: Cardiospermum corindum (Faux Persil) and Koelreuteria elegans (Chinese Rain Tree)
Physical description: About 7 to 10 mm in length. Typically reddish brown with red scutellum and partially red pronotum. Ventral side is partially brown on thorax and red elsewhere. Appendages are brown.
Distribution
J. antica has been found in Florida but the exact collection location is not known.
Red markers = locations of collection sites
Blue region(s) of land = inferred range
3/4 inch = 500 miles
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References
- Carroll, SP & Loye, J.E. (1987): Specialization of Jadera species (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) on the seeds of Sapindaceae (Sapindales), and coevolutionary responses of defense and attack. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 80: 373-378.
- Göllner-Scheiding, U. (1979): Die gattung Jadera Stal, 1862 (Heteroptera, Rhopalidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 26: 47-75. (English translation)
- Göllner-Scheiding, U. (1983): General-Katalog der Familie Rhopalidae (Heteroptera). Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 59, 37-189.