About Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa, 1847)
Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa, 1847) shows sexual size dimorphism: males reach around 3.8 mm in length, while females reach about 4.3 mm, making males slightly smaller than females. The body of these bugs is black, with translucent wings. The head is black, and antennae are brownish-black; the second antennal segment is usually partially pale yellow. The pronotum is blackish-brown. The corium is typically yellowish-whitish and hyaline. Femora are black, while tibiae are brown with a yellow-white band. Nymphs have abdomens that range from pink to red. This widespread species occurs in Southern Europe, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and former Yugoslavia, as well as the Afrotropical, Neotropical, and Oriental realms. Historically, it has been recorded as an important pest of cotton in the Mediterranean region and coastal Africa. It is an invasive species, and its range has expanded over the last three decades to now include the islands of the Caribbean region.
