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Issue: Vol. 4303 No. 2: 9 Aug. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-08-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4303.2.5
Page range: 253–263
Abstract views: 115
PDF downloaded: 42

First record of Rhaphidosoma atkinsoni (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from Maharashtra, India, with redescription and observations on its bionomics

Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005 (India).
Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005 (India).
Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005 (India).
Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005 (India).
Heteroptera Reduviidae Rhaphidosomatini Pune semi-arid region bionomics egg structure and first instar

Abstract

A relatively less known assassin bug, Rhaphidosoma atkinsoni Bergroth, 1893 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) is recorded from Maharashtra State, India, for the first time. Redescription and illustrations of the species, along with the notes on morphology and natural history, are provided.

 

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