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New record of host plant and new morphs of Pachycoris torridus (Scopoli) (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) in Brazil

The occurrence of Pachycoris torridus (Scopoli) on Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae), is recorded for the first time. The specimens were collected in Piracicaba, State of Sao Paulo; only four out of 43 adults showed new spots morphs of pronotum and scutellum.

Insecta; Heteroptera; Schinus terebinthifolius; polymorphism


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