Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål

Taxonomic position	Hemiptera: Tingidae
Year of introduction	1941
Source	Mexico via Fiji via Australia
Target pest	Lantana camara L.
Present status	Established, provides partial control
Notes	Introduced from Australia in 1941, but not released in the field as the adults fed on teak flowers in quarantine. The bug apparently escaped quarantine and at present established on lantana throughout India
References	1. Muniappan, R. and Viraktamath, C.A. 1986. Status of biological control of the weed Lantana camara in India. Tropical Pest Management, 32: 40-42, 81-84. 2. Rao, V.P., Ghani, A.M., Sankaran, T. and Mathur, K.C. 1971. A review of the biological control of insects and other pests in South East Asia and the Pacific region. Commonwealth Institute of Biological  Control Technical Communication (6), 149 p., CAB, Slough, UK.