Journal of Threatened Taxa (Jun 2018)

A first report and additional description of the assassin bug Neostaccia plebeja (Stål) (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from India with comparative notes on Staccia diluta Stål from Assam, India

  • Balasaheb V. Sarode,
  • Swapnil S. Boyane,
  • Hemant V. Ghate

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4029.10.7.11948-11954
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 7
pp. 11948 – 11954

Abstract

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The assassin bug, Neostaccia plebeja (Stål, 1866) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Stenopodainae) is being reported for the first time from India. It is redescribed with many illustrations. Comparative photos of the salient characters of Staccia diluta Stål, 1859 are also provided.

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