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Table 1 Plants of economic importance attacked by Phasmids

From: The worldwide status of phasmids (Insecta: Phasmida) as pests of agriculture and forestry, with a generalised theory of phasmid outbreaks

Plant family

Plant species

Species

Locality

References

Anacardiaceae

Mangifera indica

Trachyaretaon echinatus

Philippines

[106]

  

Pharnacia magdiwang

Philippines

[106]

Araceae

Xanthosoma sagittifolia

Eubulides taylori

Philippines

[106]

Arecaceae

Cocos nucifera

Graffea crouanii

Fiji

[46, 95]

   

Tonga

[25]

   

Samoa (Upolu Island)

[93]

   

Micronesia: Pohnpei; American Samoa

[133]

   

Pacific Islands: Caroline; Marquesas; Vanuatu; New Caledonia

[134]

  

Acanthograeffea denticulata

Micronesia

[133]

  

Acanthograefeea modesta

Micronesia: Chuuk

[133]

  

Graeffea minor

Samoa

[130]

  

Graeffea lifuensis

Loyalty Islands

[102]

  

Ophicrania leveri

Solomon Islands

[26]

  

Hermarchus pythonius

Fiji

[95]

  

Graeffea seychellensis (check PSF)

Seychelles

[102]

  

Graeffea liuensis

Loyalty Islands

[102]

 

“Oil palm”

Eurycantha insularis

Papua New Guinea

Northern (Oro) Province

[114]

  

Eurycantha calcarata

Papua New Guinea

West New Britain

[112]

Burseraceae

Canarium ovatum

Pharnacia ponderosa

Philippines

[106]

Cannabaceae

Celtis sp.

Diapheromera femorata

USA: Wisconsin

[74]

Casuarinaceae

Casuarina equisetifolia

Phasmotaenia elongata

Philippines

[106]

Combretaceae

Terminalia microcarpa

Pharnacia ponderosa

Philippines

[106]

Cupressaceae

Cuprous funebris

Baculonistria alba

China: Sichuan

[117]

   

China: Yangtze River, Three Gorges Area Chongqing

Guowei [115]

Euphorbiaceae

Alueites fordii

Baculonistria alba

China: Sichuan

[117]

 

Sapium sebiferum

Baculonistria alba

China: Sichuan

[117]

Fabaceae

Robinia pseudoacacia

Diapheromera femorata

USA: Wisconsin

[74]

   

USA: New York

[66]

Fagaceae

Castanopsis fissa

Micadina yingdensis

China: Guangdong

[119]

 

Castanopsis cuspidata Castanopsis hicklii

Sinophasma maculicruralis and Sinophasma pseudomirabile

China: Guangxi Region: Bobai County

[4]

 

Cyclobalanopsis sp.

Baculonistria alba

China: Sichuan

[117]

 

Quercus liaotungensis

Ramulus chongzinense

China: Gansu Province: Chingxin and Huating Counties

[120]

 

Carpinus cordata

Ramulus chingzinense

China: Gansu Province: Chingxin and Huating Counties

[120]

 

Fagus sp.

Ramulus pingliense

China: Gansu Province: Wenxian County

[4]

Juglandaceae

Platycarya strobilacea

Baculonistria alba

China: Sichuan

[117]

 

Platycarya orientalis

Baculoinstria alba

China: Sichuan

[117]

Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus spp.

Various species are valuable timber trees (Rentz 1996)

Didymuria violescens

Australia: New South Wales, Victoria

[7, 27]

  

Podacanthus wilkinsoni

Australia

[7]

 

Psidium guajava

Trachyaretaon echinatus

Philippines

[106]

  

Rhamphosipyloidea philippa

Philippines

[106]

  

Pharnacia magdiwang

Philippines

[106]

  

Pharnacia ponderosa

Philippines

[106]

Pandanaceae

Pandanus tectorius

Graffea crouanii

Micronesia: Tonga

[25]

 

Pandanus sp.

Megacrania batesi (?)

Philippines: Capiz Province

[106]

  

Acanthograeffea denticulata

Micronesia: Marianas

[133]

Pinaceae

Pinus patula

Libethroidea inusitata

Colombia

[126]

Piperaceae

Piper nigrum

Sipyloidea stigmata

India: Western Ghats

[18]

Poaceae

Miscanthus floridulus

Graffea crouanii

Fiji

[97]

 

Zea mays

Baculonistria alba

China: Sichuan

[117]

Rosaceae

Prunus cerasus

Diapheromera femorata

USA: West Virginia

[44]

 

Prunus domestica

Ramulus pingliense

China: Gansu Province: Wenxian County

[4]

Rubiaceae

Gardenia jasminoides

Mnesilochus mindanaense

Philippines

[106]

Salicaceae

Salix heilophilia

Baculonistria alba

China: Sichuan

[117]

Sapotaceae

Palaquium sp. (?)

Lonchodes brevipes

Malay Peninsular

[135]

Solanaceae

Solanum tuberosum

Baculonistria alba

China: Sichuan

[117]

  1. Question marks indicate potential ambiguities that are discussed in the text in the case of Phasmid species. In the case of plant species they are the likely scientific name based on vernacular names given in the reference