Remarks
The genus Bagrada is not native to North America. The one presently at bugguide has been identified as B. hilaris (please see species page), which is described as shield-shaped, 5-7 mm long, black on top, with white and orange markings.
B. cruciferarum adults are black, with yellow and pink spots; males 5.29mm, females 7.12mm (see Schaefer & Panizzi, p.450;
(1))
Print References
Ahmad, I., Kamaluddin S., 1981. A revision of the subgenus Bagrada Stål, 1862 (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) from Pakistan with reference to zoogeography and phylogeny. 21pp.
Internet References
Photo of
Bagrada at Insectimages.org, not identified to species.
Heteroptera of Concern to Southern U.S., Julieta Brambila, USDA-APHIS_PPQ
PDF format; scroll to "The Painted Bug, Bagrada Bug".
INFONET BIOVISION page on
B. hilaris, and
B. cruciferarum as crop pests in Africa.
Namibian Crop Pests page on
Bagrada hilarisContributed by
Hartmut Wisch on 26 August, 2008 - 5:55pm
Last updated 23 September, 2008 - 7:41pm
