Pachygrontha

Habitats include urban areas, forests, and agricultural lands. Specific documented localities for Pachygrontha antennata include Seoul, Daejeon, Buyeo, Seocheon, and Gunsan in Korea. Habitat variables influencing occurrence include ambient temperature and vegetation cover (grass, arbor, shrub, canopy).

Genus occurs across East Asia including Korea, Japan, China, and Russia. Specific collection sites documented in Korea: Seoul (S5), Daejeon (S1-S3), Buyeo (S4, S6), Seocheon (S7), and Gunsan (S8).

Adults of Pachygrontha antennata have been observed from April to October.

Generalist habitat use enables colonization across diverse land use types. Pachygrontha antennata is Wolbachia-free, which eliminates confounding effects of this common intracellular bacterium on microbial community studies.

Pachygrontha antennata has been identified as a major agricultural pest. Associated microbial communities, particularly gut bacteria, interact with environmental conditions and host health. Predominant bacterial associates include Paraburkholderia (48.1%) and Caballeronia (32.4%), with Burkholderia and Paraburkholderia showing correlations with habitat variables in forested and agricultural areas.

Agricultural pest status documented for Pachygrontha antennata. Subject of microbial ecology research examining how habitat variables influence insect-associated bacterial communities.

• seed bugs
• agricultural pest
• microbial ecology
• Wolbachia-free
• East Asia

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• GBIF taxonomy match
• iNaturalist taxon
• NCBI Taxonomy
• Catalogue of Life
• Characteristics of Microbial Communities of Pachygrontha antennata (Hemiptera: Pachygronthidae) in Relation to Habitat Variables