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Rec. zool, Sura. India: 113(Part-4): 103-128,2013

T I BIOG -OG · AP CA D ST · BUT ON OF SP -CI SO THE SUPERFAMILY : HEM_PTERA IN _NDlA

D. PRABAK_AR

Zoological Survey ofIndia, Southern R~gional Centre . 30, Santhome High Road, Chennai-600 028 E-mail : dprabaka.r14@gmailcom

INTRODUCT ON with spines and tubercles. Antennae 4 segmented; Coreoidea is a large Superfamily of ocelli 2i beak 4 segmented; fr{)nt wing with many veins; t~si 3 segmented; scent glands present on predomin~ntly herbivorus that belong in the Hemipteran Suborder Heteropter,a. The the thorax; head narrower than and often shorter Superfamily Coreoidea is divided into 4 famjlies than the pronotum; hind tibia ,of some namely Coreiddae, Stenocephalidae, .. expanded and resembling leaves. The species in but the Coreoidea as a whole are part the family are separated from those in of a close-knit group with the ~d Alydidae by differences in width and length of and it is likely that these three their heads relative to the pro I otum. ' The~e aIe super families are paraphyletic to a significant mor,e than 1800 species have been ' ecorded unde extent. They are therefore in need of revision and this family in the woOrld. red limitation. There ar-e more than 3400 species The family Stenocephalidae is represented by recorded in the world. only one () genera. They are , e', ectsofthefamilyCore'daevaryfr,om7 commonly ,called as spurge bugs. These af'e phytophagus insects. They feed on Euphorbia to 45 nun, making the larger species some of ~he species. They are small to large in size. Length of big I ete opterans (Sehuh ,and Slater, 1950), I e body shape ,of these insects is quite variable, with the body ranges from 8~14 nun long; fliers; some specIes broadly oval while others are r-elativlely stout bodied; not stilt-legged; with slender. Coreids are found throughout the world ,conspicuous dark and pale banding on the but most species af'e found in the ~opics and antennae and legs. Head non-linear, Rostrum subtropics. They are also called Hleaf-footed bugs dearly separated ventrally froOm the prostemum and squash bugs" due to the leaf like ,expansions by a sclerotized gula; 4 segment-ed. Antennae some species have on their hind leg. These bugs longer than the head, readily visible from ,abov,ei 4 feed on the shoots, buds, fruits and unripe seeds segmented; non-striae. Ocelli present. ScuteUtLm of many plants throughout the world. Thoracic relativ,ely smalL Forewings well developed; scent glands produce strong smelling, defensive diff.erentiated into a basally thickened and chemicals. Some species are considered serious distally membraneous r,egion with a clavus, pests. The general morphological ~eatures of Membrane -of the hemelytron with numevous Coreidae are oval shaped body, antennae veins reaching or almost reaching the margin. composed of 4 segments, numerously veined Tarsi 3 se,gmented. The abdomen without ventral forewing membrane, a metathoracic stink gland silvery pubesoence. The second dorsal ,abdominal and enlarged hind tibia. Many species are covered scent gland aperture not displaced into the fifth 104 Rec. zoot Surv. India tergite and distant from the first gland. They are Scheiding (1980), Hahn (1826), Herrich-Schaffer dark-brown bugs with black and yellow banded (1853), Horvath (1917), ~erzhner (1962), Kirldady antennae, front of the head bilobed. (1903), Latreille (1829), Lethif1eey & Severin Alydidae commonly ,called broad headed (1894), O'Shea & C. W. Schaefer (1980), Putshkov, bugs, have a he.ad that is nearly as wide as and .as V. G. & Kerzhner (1983), Schmidt (1911), StaI long as the pronotum.1t is similar to Coreidae, but (1866, 1871, 1873), Van Duzee (1914), Walker buccula not extending past base of .antennae; (1871),1873), White (1839) etc. these are common and notable because of their The insects are known to be most successful noxious smell and the nymphs that resemble ants. and diverse on earth. They have adapt-ed They feed on plants. for almost every conceivable type of environment The body length of the members of the family from the equator to the alIctic and from sea level to Rhopalidae the Scentless plant bugs range from 4 the snowfield of highest mountain, on land, in air and water and almost everywhere. Coreoids are to 15 mID. They vaIY greatly in shape and ,colou..r. The majority are dull brownish and resemble found throughout the world but most species are species of Orsillinae (), with which one found in the tropics and subtropics. The often finds them confused ' collections. The Coreoidea fauna on the oriental region comprises remainder is much la..rger ,and simila..r in shape, of 212 species and the Indian fauna pertains to 160 .are body form and bright ,colouration to species ,of species belonging to 59 genera which about Lygaeinae and many species of Pyrrhocoreidae 5'% of the world fauna. and . The ,c1ypeus surpassing Biogeo,graphy is the study is the study of the mandibular plates; ocelli situated on low distribution of species, organJsms a.lld ecosystems tubercles; antennae never dilated, first segment in space and th-.rough geological time. Organisms constricted basally; metathoracic scent gland and biological communities vary in a highly openings usually obsolete or obsol@scent; corium regular fashion along geographic .gradients of frequently with large hyaline areas; membrane of latitude, elevation, isolation and habitat area. forewing always with numerous v,eins; Knowledge of spatial variation in the numbers tricobothira on abdominal sterna 3 and 4 and types of organisms is as vital to us today as it mediolateral, those of 5,6 and 7 lateral; abdominal was to our early human ancestors, as we adapt to spiracles ventral; inner laterotergites p][lesent; heterogeneous but g,@ographically predictable nymphs with dorsal abdominal sc,ent gland environments. Biogeography is an interactive openings between terga 4/5 and 5/6 the later field of inquiry that unites concepts and displaced forward, a unique and universally information from ecology, evolutionary biolo.gy, occurring character in the family; pygophore with geology .and physical geogr.aphy. Modem later.al, median and paralater.allobes; ovipositor biogeogr.aphic rese.arch combines information plate-like; abdominal sternum '7 of females entire; and ideas from m.any fields, from the spermatheca consisting of a round bulb, small physiological and ecological constr.aints on pump and long, generally ·coiled duct. They ieed organismal d ispersal to g,eological and on the seeds 'of box elder and aggregate 0 the domatological phenomena operating at global sunny, south fadn~ sides 'of the houses in the fall, spatial scales and evolutionary tLme frames. looking for sites to overwinter. An ,e,coregion (Biogeographic region) Some important workers on the sometimes called a bioregion, is an ecolo.gically and distribution of Coreoidea ,are: Agassiz (18-43), and geographically defined area that is smaller Basu & Mitra (1977,1978,1996,2003,2004), Dallas than an ec,ozone and larger than an ec·osystem. (1852), Distant (1902, 1904, 1908, 1918), Dohm Ecoregions ·cover relatively large areas of land or (1859), Dolling (2006), F.allen (1814), Gollner~ water and contain characteristic geographically PRABAKAR : The Biogeographical Distribution ,of Species 105

Biogeographic Regions of India distinct assemblages ,of natural communities and Himachal Pradesh. Ladakh, located at the edge of species. The biodiversity 'Of flora, fauna and the Tibetan plateau, gets an annual rainfall 'Of only ecosystems that characterizes an ecoregi'OflS tends 140 mm. The major portion of the precipitation to be distinct from that of other ecoregions. India occurs in the Eorm of snow in the wint-er months has ,a highly variable natu..ral ,conti-.nuum divided and, hence, cannot be used for agriculture. Kargil into .s major separat-e biogeographic regions district is nestled in the Himalayas, giving it a (Ecoregions). They are the Himalayan, the Desert.. ,cool, temperate climate. Summets ,are warm with the Arid and Semiarid, the Western Ghats, the cool nights, while winters are lon.g and cold with Deccan Plateau, the Gangetic plain, the ortheast temperatures often df'opping to-40°C (-40°F) India and the Islands. The regions discerned with recorded temper,atures of - 60°C (-76°F) in primarily according to Rodgers.. Panwar and the tiny town of Dras, situated some 56 km (35 mi) Mathur.. 2002. Since, only 'One hemipteran family from the Kargil town. The Zanskar plateau is even is dealt with, further divisions of these regions colder, making it thus a near-uninhabitable place into sub regions .I as been avoided so as to yield for humans, e~cept for the hardy Khampas. The numerically significant data. entire Kargil district is spread 'Over 14,086 km2 The Trans-Himalayan re,gion (5,439 sq mi). The Suru River flows through the district. The Lahaul-Spiti bOWlded by Tibet in the 'The Trans-Himalayan regi'Ofi of India consists east and Ladakh in the north, the Lahaul.. Spiti of the cold deserts of Ladakh and Kar,gil inJammu district of .Himachal Pradesh ~s located at a mean and Kashmir, and the Lahaul and Spiti valleys of elevation of 3.. 048-4,.572 m. The low monsoon 106 Rec. zool. SUrl}. Indw clouds ,get blocked by the hi,gh mountains and temperatures as ow as 4°C and summer is leave the area dry and devoid of vegetation. ex~emely hot around 45°C. The area receives ,an alUlUal rainfall of 300 ..500 mIn. Vegetation is The Himalayan lIe,gion usually dry deciduous tropical forests and dry The Himalayan re,gion consists of Jammu & grasslands. Kashmir, parts of Himachal Pr,adesh, 'The Desert region Uttarakhand-l Sikkim, Oatjeeling district of West Bengal and some parts of Arunachal Pradesh. It T ,@ Thar desert also known as the Great has a forest cov,er of almost all types like the Indian D@sert is a large, arid region in the tropical wet evergreen, subtropical pine, montane northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent wet temperature, Himalayan moist and dry with an ,area of mOI1@ than 2,00,000 sq. km. It is the temperate, as well as sub alpine and alpine forests. gUt largest subtropical desert in the w lor1d. It lies Temperatur~ fluctuations in this region are ,also mostly in the Indian states of Rajasthan, and hig~ from below O°C in winter on the snow-clad extends into the southern portion of Haryana and peaks to around 30°C in the foothills in summer. Punjab states and into northern Gujarat state. The Northeast Indian J.'Iegion There aile thJIee principal landforms in the desert region. The predominantly sandcov,ered Thar, This region is primarily a hilly region covering the "sev,en sisters" or the states of the plains with hills including the central dune Arunachal Prad'esh, Ass,am, Manipur, free country and the semiarid areas surrounding Meghalaya, Mizor,am, Nagaland and Tripura and the Aravalli range. The natural vegetation is physiographically spreads over aga, PatkaI, classed as northern des,ert thorn forest Khasi, Jaintia, Garo, Lusai, Mikir hills and a part of (Champion, 1936). These occur in small dumps e,astem Himalayas. Vegetation in this ,area is scattered in a mor'€! or less open forms. mainly tropical wet evergreeI\ semi.. evergreen The Deccan plateau region and moist deciduous forests, subtropical broad The Deccan plateau spreading ov,er the states leavled hill ,and pine forests, and montane wet of Ma1la1a.-ahtra, Karnataka, Andlu'a Pradesh, temperate forests Average rainfall is around 250 Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, }harkhand, parts to 300 em with some regions of Assam and of Odisha, Pudhucherry and ami! Nadu. The Meghalaya rooeiving over 500 em of rainfall. plateau part of the Deccan peninsula covers ,an Summer temperature is around 7°C to 20°C and area .of 7,00,000 sq. km. with an,avlerage altitude of winter t~mperature is ,around 2°C to 18°C. 600 m (Alfred e,t al., 2000). A major part of the The Gangetic PlaiRS Deccan plateau is covered by dry deciduous The gangetic plains is the ,entire fertile stretch forests and degraded scrubland. The Eastern of low lying plains on either side of ~he river Ghats is an ass@IIlblage of discontinuous ranges of Ganges covering the states of Uttar Prad@sh, hills, plateaus ,and escarpments with an elevation Bihar, parts of West Bengal. Vegetation in this around 1750 m. 'The Eastern Ghats receives an region is mainly tropical, semi-evergreen, moist average rainfall of 120-160 em. In the summer the deciduous, swampy ,and dry deciduous £orest. maximum temperatuJ1e is 41'°C while winter is as Mean annual temperature in summer is over 24°C low as 2°C. FOl1est ,cover in the Eastern Ghats is and 18°C in winter with an an,l1ual rainfall of 100.. broadly evergreen, semi.. evergreen, tropical, 200cm. moist deciduous, southern tropical dry The semi-arid region deCiduous, northern mixed dry deciduous, dry savannah and dry eVlergreen scrub. The region is typified by low rainfall and spars veg tation spreadin,g over the majority The Western Ghats areas of Gujarat, parts 'of Rajasthan, Haryana and Th@ W,@stern Ghats also known as Shyadri Punjab. This ,area experiences extremes of Mountains is mountain range along the western weather conditions. Winter is cold; with side of India. It runs north to south alon,g the PRABAKAR : The Biogeographical Distribution ,of Species 107 western edge of the Deccan plateau and separates sq. kIn. vegetation in the Andaman is a varied the plateau &om a narrow coastal plain ,along the mosaic of tropical eve:rgveen, semi--evergreen, Arabian Sea. The r,ange starts near the border of moist deciduous, littoral forests and mang;oves. Gujarat and Maharashtra, south of the river Tapti Climate in this region is tropical with t-empe ature and runs approximately 1600 kms through the around 23° to 30°C and 300 cm of rainfall. states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil The Coasts Nadu and kerala ending at Kannyakumari at the southern tip of India. About 60% of the Western The Eastern Coastal Plain is a wide stretch of Ghats are located in the state of Karnataka. These land lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay hills cover 60,000 sq. km and form the ,catchment of Bengal. It stretches from Tamil Nadu in the area for a ,complex of river systems that drain south to West Bengal in the 'east. The Mahanadi, almost 40'% of India. The average elevation is Godavari, Kaveri, and Krishna rivers drain these around 1200 meters. The area is 'one of the w,orld's plains. The temperature in the ,coastal regions t-en hottest biodiversity hotspots. often exceeds 30 QC (86 OF), and is ,coupled with high levels of humidity. The region receives both The climate is humid and tropical in the lower the northeast monsoon and southwest monsoon reaches tempered by the proximity to the sea. rains. The southwest monsoon splits mto two Average annual temperature here is around 15°C. br,anches, the Bay of Bengal branch and the In some parts frost is common and temperatures Arabian Sea branch. 'The Bay of Bengal branch touch the freezing point during the winter moves northw,ards crossing northeast India in months. Mean temperature r,ange from 20°C in early June. The Ar,abian Sea branch moves the south to 24°C in the north. The W,estern Ghats nort wards and discharges much of its I· ain on the are home to four tropical and subwopical moist windward side of Western Ghats. Armual rainfall broadleaf forest ecoregions. They are the in this region averages betw,een 1,000 and 3,000 northwestern Ghats moist deciduo~s forests, north Western Ghats montane rain forests, south nun (39 and 120 in). The width .of the plains varies Western Ghats moist deciduous forests and south between 100 and 130 km (62 and 8 mi). 'The plains Western Ghats montane rain forests. The are divided into six regions.. the Mahanadi delta, evergr,een W,ayanad forests of Kerala mark the the southern A~dhra Pradesh plain, the Krishna­ transition zone between the northern and Godavari deltas, the Kanyakumari coast, the southern , ecoreg~ons of Western Ghats. The Co ,omandel Coast, ,and sandy ,coastal. southern ecoregions (We generally wetter and The Western Coastal Plain is a narrow strip more species rich. of land sandwiched between the W,est-ern Gha'ts 'The Islands and the Arabian Sea, ranging from 50 to 100 km (31 to 62 mi) in width. It ,extends from Gujarat in Indian limits include two different island the north and extends through Maharashtra, groups viz, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Goa, Kamataka, and Kerala. umerous rivers lying in the Bay of Bengal and the Lakshadweep and backwaters inundate the region. Mostly islands in the Arabian Sea. The Andaman Islands originating in the Western Ghats, the rivers ar'e are ,an weute chain of more than 500 islands, islets fast-flowing, usually perennial,and empty into and rocky outcrops rw:urlng north to south in the estuaries. MaJor rivers flowing into the sea are Bay of Bengal extending ov,er 800 kms. (Alfred ,et the Tapi, Narmada, Mandovi and Zuari. al., 2001). Lakshadweep archipelago is irregularly Vegetation is mostly deciduous, but the Malabar scattered in the south Ar,abian Sea and smetches Coast moist f.orests c.onstitute a unique about 2500 km in the ocean along north south ecoregion. The W,estem Coastal Plain 'can be diJ1ection (Alfred et al., 2001). The archipelago div1ded into two parts, the Konkan and the comprises of 36 islands including 12 atolls, 3 r~fs Ma abar Coast. and 5 submerged hanks with a total land are,a of 32 108 Rec. zoot Surv. India

SYSTE~TIC LIST Distribution: Assam and Sikkim. Order 6. Prionolomia gigas Distant, 1879 Suborder HETEROPrERA Infraorder 1879, Prionolomia gigas Distant, Ann. MIg. Nat, Rist., 53: Superfamily COREOIDEA 127e129: India. Family COREIDAE Dis,tribution: Assam and Sikkim. Subfamily Division Mictaria Priono,lomiopsis O 'Shea, 1980 Tribe Mictini Amyot & Serville, 1843 1980. O'Shea, In O'Shea & C. W. Schaefer, A generic Genus Molipteryx Kiritshenko, 1916 revision of the Asian and Australian Mictini (Heter'optera: Coreidae). Oriental Insects, 4(2):222, 91,6. Molipteryx Kiritshenko, Fauna Rossii. Nasekomye 246-247. poluzhestkokrylye (Insecta Hemiptera) 6(2):27, 32- 42, 7. Priono.lomiopsis amplicollis (Stat, 1873) 1. Molipteryx hardwickii hardwickii 1873. Mygdonia amplicollis StAl, K. Svens. Vet.-Akad. (White, 1839) Hand., 11(2): 43 - 44: Bangladesh. 1839. Derepteryx hardwickii White, Mag. Nat. Rist. (n.s,) Distribution: Nagaland. 3: 542: Nepal. Genus Ochrochira Stal, 1873 Dis:tributivn : Assam ,and Sikkim. 1873. StAI, K. Svens. Vet.-Akad. Hand., 11(2): 39, 44. Genus Derepteryx White" 1839 8. Ochrochir,a aberrans (Distant, 1889) 1839 .. Derepteryx White, Mag. Nat. Hist. (n.s.) 3:542. 1889. Prionolomill aberrans Distant, Ent. Mon. Mag., 25: 2. Derepteryx grayii White, 1839 230. ZSL Koll

1839. Derepteryx g~ayii White, Mag. Nat. Hist" (n,s.) 3: Distributicm: Assam and Sikkim. 542: Nepal. 9. Ochrochir,a all1iditarsis (Westwood, 1842) Distribution: Sikkim ,and West Bengal. 1842. Myctis albiditarsis Westwood, A Catalogue of Genus Helcomeria Stal, 1873 Hemjptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope, 2: 4,11: Nepal. 1873. Heloomena Stal, K. Svens. Vet.-Akad. Rand., 11(2):37,40. Distribution: Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. 3, Helcomeria spinosa (Signoret, 1851) 10. Ochrochira biplagiata (Walker, 1871) 1851. Petascelis spinosus Si,gnoret, Annales de La Societe EntomologiquedeFrance, 29: 123~124. 1871. Midis biplagia,ta Walker, Catalogue of the Specimens 'of ~ emipte:ra in the Dis,tribution: Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim and Collection of the British Museum IV: 21-23: West Bengal (Singla and Darjeeling district). Northern India. Genus Prionolomia Stal, 1873 Distribution: Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal

1873. Stal, K. Svens. Vet.-Akad. Hand. 11(2):37J 40. (Rongirum, Peshok, Siliguri of D,arjeeling 4. Priono,lomia cardoni Lethierry, 1891 district). 1891. Pr,ionolcmia carlfuni Lethierry, Ann. Sac. Entomol. 11. Och~ochira pallescens Distant.. 1889 Belg., 35: ,cxliii - cxliv. Bengal, Kunbir. 1889. Ochrochira pallescens Distant, Ent Mon. Mag., 25: Distribution: West Bengal. 230. 5. Priono,lomia fu'vicornis (F,abridus, 1'787) Distribution: Assam and Sikkim. 787. fulvicornis Fabricius, Mantissa insectorum 12. Ochrochira paUiditarsis ShU, 1873 sis tens species nuper d,etectas adject is 1873, Ochrochir:a palliditarsis Stal, K. Svens. Vet,-Akad. synonymis, observationibus, descriptionibus, Hand., 11(2): 44: India. emendationibus, 2: 288. Dis,tribution: Northeast India. PRABAKAR : The Biogeographical Distribution ,of Species 109

Genus Miens Leach, 1814 Distribution: Assam. 8 4. ~ach, the Zoological Miscellany, being 19. Anop,locnemis phasianus (F,abricius, 1781) descriptions of new, or interesting Animals, 1: 91. 1781. Cimex phasianus Fabricius, Species Insectorum 13. Mictis gallina Dallas, 1852 exhibentes eorum differentias spedficas, 1852 Miens gallina Dallas, List of the .specimens of synonyma auctorum, loea natalia, metamorphosin hemipterous insects in the collection of the British adiectis observationibus, descriptionibus.,2: 89,. Museum~ II: 403 - 404: India. Distribution': Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Distribution: Assam. Maharashtra, Madhy,a Prad,esh, N ag,aland, 14. Miens macra Stal, 1865 Sikkim and West Bengal (Darjeeling and 1865. Midis macra SMI, Annales de la $ocieU Buxaduar, Jalpaiguri district). Entomologique de ' ranee 45: 173- 74: Malaya, 20. protr.acta Malacca and Thailand, Ligor; NHRSStockhohn. (Herrich-Schaffer, 1850) Distribution: Kerala. 1850. Mictis protractus Herrich - Schaffer, Die 15. Miens tenebrOSIa Fabricius, 1787) wanzenartigen lnseeten '9: 247. 1787. Cimex tenebrosus Fabricius, Mantissa insectorum Distribution: Assam and Uttarakhand sistens species nuper detectas adjectis synonymis, observationibus, descriptionibus, (Dehradun). emendationibus,2: 288. Tee. East India. Genus Xyrophoreus Breddin, 1909 Distribution.: Ass~ Nagaland, Sikkim and 1909. B ddin, nn. Soc. Entomol. Belg.,53: 283. West Bengal. 21. Xyrophor.eus cristatus Genus Aspilostema Stal, 1873 Brailovsky &Barrera, 2000 1873. Miens (Aspilosterna) Steil, K. Svens. Vet.~Akad. 2000. Xyrophcmeus cristatus Brailovsky & Barrera, J. New Hand., 11(2):4647. York Entom. Sac., 108(1 2):146-150. 16. Aspilosterna piaor (Fabricius, 1794) Di.stribution: Kamataka (MysoJle). 1794. Lygaeus Pietor Fabricius, Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta secundum classes, ordines, Division Petasclaria genera, species adjectis synonymis, lods, Tribe Petascelini Stal, 1873 observationibus, descriptionibus4: 138. Genus Trematocoris Mayr,1865 Distrivution: Assam. 1865. Mayr, Veri!. Zool.~Bot. Ges. Wien, 15: 431 Genus NeO"mictis O'Shea & Schaefer, 1980 22. Trematocoris lobipes (Westwood, 1842) 1980. O'Shea & C. W. Schaefer, Orlen,tal Insects 14(2): 1842. Myctis lobipes Westwood, A Cata10gue of 224,231. Hemiptera inthecollectionoftheRev.F.W. Hope., 17. Neomictis filicornis (Walker, 1871) 2:11. 1871. Miens fiUeomis Walker, Catalogue of the Distribution: Karnataka (Belghaum), Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Mahar,ashtra and W,est Bengal (Shibpur in Collection of the British Museum~ IV: 25,27. Howrah district) Distribution: Sikkim. 23. Trematocoris notatipes Walker, 1871 Elsewhe~e: Borneo. 1871. Trematocoris notatipes Walker, Catalogue of the Genus Anoplocnemis StAI, 1873 Specimens of Hemiptera Het-eroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, IV: 32, 34. 1873. StM,K. Svens. V,et.-Akad. Hand., 11(2): 39, 47e50. 18. Anoplocnemis binotata Distant, 1918 Distribution: Bihar and West Bengal. 1918. Anoplocnemis binotata Distant, The fauna of British Genus PetiUopsis Hsiao, 1963

India/ including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. Vol. 1963. Hsiao, Acta Zoologica Sinica i 15: 614-615,622. 7:153. . 110 Rec. zoot SUrl}. Indw

24. Petillopsis calcar (Dallas, 1852) Division Homoceraria 1852. Mictis calcar Dallas, List .of the specimens .of Tribe Homoeocerini Amy.ot '& Serville, 1843 hemipterous insects in the collection of the British Genus: Aschistoc,oris Bergroth, 1'909 Museum, II: 397~398. 1909. Bergt'oth,Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg.,53:34,57,63. Distribution: Assam, Mahar,ashtra, ManJpu1, Odisha, Sikkim, Ultarakhand and West Bengal 29. Aschistocoris brevicomis (Dallas, 1852) (Sukna and Peshok in Darjeeling district). - 1852. Ornytus brevicornis Dallas/ List of the specimens of he .pterous insects .n the ,collection of the British 25, Petillopsis patuUc,ollis ,(W,alker, 1871) Museu~ II: 448. 871. Trematoooris patuliooUis Wa~er, Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Distril1ution: Madhya P' adesh and Sikki I . Collection of the Briti:shMuseum,IV:33,37. Genus Homoeocerus Burmeister, 1835 Distribution: Nagaland, Sikkim ,and West 1835. Burmeister,. Handbuch der Enrom%gie, 300, 303,316. Bengal (Kurseong in Oarjeeling district and buxa Subgenus Ana,canthocoris Uhler, 1861 Tiger Reserve inJalpaiguri dis~ict). 30. Homoeocerus (Anacanthocorls) albiguttulus Division Daladeria Stal,1873

Tribe Daladerini Stal, 1873 1873. Homoeooerus arb~guttulus Stal, K. Svens. Vet.-Akad. Genus Dalader Amyot '& Serville, 843 Hand., 11(2): 61. 1843. Amyot & Serville.. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Di.stribution: Assam,. Odisha, Sikkim and Hemip~xxxi,l , 87~188. West Bengal (Kolkata and Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jalpaiguri district). 26. Dalader ,acuticosta Amyot & Serville, 1843 31. Homoeocerus (Anacanth,ocoris) 843. Dalatkr ,acutirosta Amyot & Serville,. Histoire natur:elle des insectes .. Hemipteres, 188. albiventris Dallas, 1852 Distribution: Assam,. Sikkimand West Bengal 1852. Homoeocerus albiventris Dallas, List of the specimens of hemipterous insects in the ,collection (Mirik, Darjeeling district ,and Buxa Tiger of the British Museum, II: 444 -445. Reserve, Jalpaiguri district). Distribution: Maharashtraand Tamil Nadu. Elsewhe~e: Borneo. 32. Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) angulatus 27. Dalader planiventris ,(Westwood, 1842) Westwood, 1842 1842. Acancnicus planiventris Westwood, A Catalogue 1842. Homooocerus angulatus Westwood, A Catatogue of of Hemipter,a in the collection of the Rev, F. W. Hemiptera in the oollectionof the Rev. F. W. Hope./ Hope., 2: 8. 2:5,22. Distribu tiQn: Assam, Maharashtra, Distril1ution: Ker.aIa, Sikkim ,and West Bengal Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and West (SLngla,. Darjeeling district). Bengal. 33 .. Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) biguttatus O'visio Brachytaria Westwood, 1842 Genus Brachytes Westwood, 1842 1842. Homoeocerus biguttatus Westwood, A Catalogue 1842. Westwood, A Catalogue ,of Hemiptera in the of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. ,eollectionoftheRev,F, W. Hope"2: 8. Hope., 2:5,22, 28. Brachytes bicolor Westwood, 1842 Distribution: Sikkim. 1842. Brachytes meolor Westwood, A Catalogue of 34. Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) concisus Hemiptera in the oollection of the Rev. F. W. Hope, 2:8-9. Walker, 1871 Distribution: Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra 1871. Homoeocerus concisus Walker, Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Hetecoptera in the and Cdisha (Chilka Lake). Collection of the Br'tish Museum, IV ~ 92, 97. PRABAKAR : The Biogeographical Distribution ,of Species 111

Distribution: Assam and Sikkim. 42. Homoe,ocerus (Anacanthocoris) sub;,ectus 35. Bomoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) fasciolatus Wa&er,1871 Stal, 1873 1871. Homoeocerus subjectus Walker, Catalogue of the 1873. Homoeocerus fasciolatus Stal, K. Svens. Vet.-Akad. Specimens 'of ' e 'ptera H teropt ra in th Han"d., 11(2): 60 - 61. Collection of the British Museum, IV: 92, 97. Distribution: Sikkim. Distribution: Assam. 36. Homoeocerus (Ana,canthoc,oris) graminis 43. Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) tinctus (F,abrldus, 1803) Distant, 1883 1803. Lyga,eus graminis Fabricius, Systema 1883. Homoeocerus tinctus Distant, Trans. Ent. Soc. Rhyngotorum secundum ordines, g nera, London, 1883: 170. speciesadjectis synonynus, lods, observationibus, Distribution: West Bengal (Buxa Tiger descriptionibus, 216. Reserv,e, Jalpaiguri district). Distribution: Assam. 44. Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) walkeri 37. Homoe,ocerus (Anacanthocoris) jav,anicus Kirby/ 1892 Dallas, 1852 1892. Homoeocerus walkeri Kirby, Journal of the Linnean 1852. Homoeoce~us javanicus Dallas, List of the Society ofLondo1.124: 91. specimens

Oistantl 1889 45. Homoeocerus (Tliponius) atkinsoni 1889 .. Homoeocerus lacertosus Distant, Ent. Mon. Mag., 25: Distant, 1901 230-231. 190 . Homoeocerus atkin50ni Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Distribution: Punjab. Riet., 77(37): 10, 1. 39. Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) macu,la Distribution: Assam and Nagaland. Dallas, 1852 46. Homoeocerus (Tliponius) ba,dgleyi 1852. Homoeocerus macula Dallas, List of the specimens Distant, 1908 of hemipterous insects in the collection

49. Homoeocerus (fliponius) montanus 55. Prismatocerus apicicomis (Distant, 1918) Distant, 1901 1918. Homoeocerus apicicornis Distant, The fauna afBritish 1901. Homoeocerus montanus Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. Vol. 7:154-155. Hist., '77(37): 1. Distribution: Kamataka (Chikkaballapura). Distribution: Tamil Nadu. 56. Prismatocerus borealis (Distant, 918) 50. Hom,o,eocerus (Tliponius) nigridorsum 1918. Homoeocerus borealis Distant/ The fauna of British Horvath, 1889 India, including Cey,lanand Burma .. Rhynchota. VoL 1889 .. Homoeocerus nigridoTsum Horvath, Termeszetrajzi 7:155,156.

Fiizetek F 12: 34-35. Distribution: Uttarakhand (Dehradun). Dis,tribution: Himalaya and Tamil Nadu. 57. Prismatocerus cord(ger (Steil, 1860) 51. Homoeocerus (Tliponius) picturatus 1860. TIiponius cordiger StaI, Ofoe~s.K. VetenskAkad. FOrh. Distant, 1918 5tockh 16: 465. 1918. Homoeocerus picturatus Distant, The fauna ofBritish Distribution: Kerala. India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. Vol. 58. Prismatocerus inomatus (Stal, 1873) 7:155. 1873. HomO(?Jocerus inomatus Stal, K. SVenB. Vet.-Aklld. Dis,tributian: Karnataka (Chikkaballpura). Hand., 11(2) ': 58-59. 52. Homoeocerus (Tliponius) puncticomis Distribution : Goa, Odisha, Pudhucherry, (Bunneister, 1834) Sikkim and West Bengal (peshok in Darjeelin,g district). 1834. puncticornis Bunneister, Beitr!ge ZU.1' Zoologie, gesammelt ,auf einer Reise um die BIde, 59,. Prismatocerusprominulus (Dallas, 1852)

U I d W richson's und Bu me'ste '5 1852. Ceraropachys prominulus DaUas, List of the Beschreibungen und Abbildungen der von Herrn specimens of hemipterous insects in the ,collection Meyen auf dieser Reise gesammelten Insekoon. of the British Museum II: 501. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino. Distribution: MahaIashtra. Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, 16: 295. 60. Prismatocerus sigillatus (Sta1, 1873) Dis,tributian: India. 1873. HomoeQcerus sigillatus Stal, K. Suens. Ve , t. ~ 53. Homoeocerus (Tliponius) punctum Akad. Hand. 1(2): 59. Dallas, 1852 Distribution: Sikkim and Uttarakhand. 1852. Homoeocerus punctum Dallas, List of the specimens 61 . Prismatocerus signatus (Walker, 1871) of hemipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, II: 446. 1871. Homo(?Jocerus signatus WaIker, Catalogue of the Specimens .of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Distributian: Sikkim. Collection of the British Museum, IV: 9-2,'97. 54. Homoeocerus (Tliponius) semler Distribution: Kerala, Maharashtr.a, Sikkim (Westwood, 842) and West Bengal (Peshok in Darjeelin,g and Buxa Tiger Reserve inJ alpaiguri district). 1842. Cereus serrifor Westwood, A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the ,eoUection of the Rev. F. W. Hope. ., Tribe Anhomoeini Hsiao, 1964 2:6,24. Genus Anhomoeus Hsiao, 1963 Distribution: Assam.! Sikkimand West Bengal 1963. Hsiao, Acta Enwmologica Sinica, 12: 312, 327, 341. (Peshok inDarjeelin,g district). 62. Anhomoeus nepalensis (Distant, 1908) Genus Prismatocerus Amyot & Serville, 1843 1908. Aschistus tlepalensis Distant, The fauna of 1843. Amy.ot & Serville, Histoir:e naturelle des insectes. British India, including Ceyl,on and Burma. Hemipteres -184 -185. Rhynchota, 4 (2) : 468. PRABAKAR : The Biogeographical Distribution ,of Species 113

Distribution: Uttar,akhand and Uttar Pradesh. Distribution: Meghalaya, Nagalandand West Elsewhere: Nepal. Bengal. 63. Anhomoeus sulcatus (Distant, 1908) 69. Notobitus meleagris (Fabricius, 1787) 1908. Aschistus sulcatus Distant, The fauTUl of British 1787. Cimex meleagris Fabricius" Mantissa insectorum India, including Ceylon and Bunna. Rhynchota 4 (2) : sistens species nuper detectas adje,ctis 469470. synonymis, observationibus, description ibus, emendationibus, 2: 297. Distribution : Uttar,akhand (sabhawala, Distribution: Kerala" Tamil adu and West Dehradun). Bengal. Elsewher,e : Myanmar. Elsewhere: China. Genus Omanocoris Kiritshenko,19 6 Distribution: Meghalaya, Nagaland and West 1916. Kiritshenko" Fauna R,ossii. asekomye Bengal. poluzhestkokrylye (Inliecta Hemiptera) 6(2) : 29, 68,69,,83 ~100. 'FO. Notobitus serripes (Dallas, 1850) 64. Omanocoris v,ersicolor (Herrich-Schaffer, 1850. Nematopus serripes Dallas, Trans. Ent. Soc. London 1841) New series~ 1: 4-5. 1841. versicolor Herrich-Schaffer, Vi,e Distribution: Assam, Nagaland and Sikkim. wanzenartigen Insecten 6 : 58 - 59, plate 99, fig. Elsewhere: Bhutan. 619. Genus Cloresmus StAl, 1860 Distribution .: Kerala, North India, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu. 1860. Ofvers. K. VetenskAkad. Forh. Stockh, 16 :451. 71. Cloresmus antennatus Distant, 1908 Division Cloresmana 1908. Cloresmus antennatus Distant, The fauna of British Tribe Cloresmini StAI, 1873 India, including Ceywn and Bunna. Rhynchota-/4 (2) : Genus Noto,bitus Stil, 1860 471-472. 1860. Steil, Ofoers. K. V:etenskAkad. FOrh. Stockh, 16"451. Distribution: Assam, Sikkim and W,est Bengal 65. Notobitus abdominalis Distant, 1901 (Nazeok in Darjeeling district). 190 . NQwbiws abaominaZis Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Rist. 72. Cloresmus khasianus Distant, 1901 77(37) :13. 1901. Cloresmus khas.ianus Distant, Ann. M~g . Nat. Hist'J Distribution: Assam and Nagaland. 77(37) :15. 66. N,oto.bitus dorsalis (Westwood, 1842) Distribution: Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim and West Bengal. 1842. Nematopus dorsalis We8itwood~ A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope. 73. Cloresmus modestus Distant, 1901 .2:4,13. 1901. Ocmesmus modestus Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Rist., Distribution : Maharashtra and W,est Bengal. 77(37) : 14,15. 67. Notobitus excellens Distant, 1879 Distribution: Assam, Meghalay,a" Sikkim and 1879. Notobitus excellens Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Rist. 53 : West Bengal. 127. 74. Cloresmus nepalensis ,(W,estwood, 1842) Dis.triburian : AssaID-I Meghalaya" Nagaland 1842. Nematopu8 nepalensis Westwood, A Catalogue of andSikkim. Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope., 2:4,14. 68. Notobitus marginalis (Westwood, 1842) 1842. Nematapus marginalis W,estwood" A Catalogue of Distribution : Assam, Kera1~ Sikkim and emiptera in the ,collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope., Tamil Nadu. 2 :4,14. Elsewhere: Nepal. 114 Rec. ZQol. Surv. Indw

Division COPLPURARIA 81. Hygia (Pterocolpura) noctua (Distant.. 1901) Tribe Colpurini Breddin, 1900 1901. Colpura noctua Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist ... Genus Uhler, 1861 Hygia 77(37) : 18-19. 1861.. Uhler.. Proc Acad. Na,tur .. Sci. Phila, 13 : 287. Distribution ! Assam. Subgenus Hygia Uhler, 1861 82. Hygia (Pte~ocolptlra) nodulosa 75. Hygia (Hygia) ere bus (Distant, 1901) (Distant, 1889) 1901. ColpuTa erebus Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist .., 1889. Lybas nodulosus Distant, Ent. Mon. Mag'J 25 : 231. 77(37) :18. Distribution: Assam, MeghalayaJ Sikkim and Distribution: Assam, Na,galand and West West Bengal. Bengal. Division ANISOSCELARIA Subgenus Hygia (Co,lpura) Bergroth, 1894 Tribe Aniso8celini Laporte, 1832 Genus Leptoglossus Guerin-Meneville, 1831 1894. Calpu~a Bergro~ Revue d' En tcmologie 13 : 154. 1831 .. Leptog,lossus Guerin·Meneville, Crustaces, 76. Hygia (Colpura) obscura (Dallas, 1852) Ar:achnides.et Insectes. Zoologie, 2(2): pl. 12, fig. 9. 1852. Lybas obscures Dallas, List ,of the specimens 'of 83. Leptoglossus gona~a (Fabricius, 1'775) hemipter-ous insects in th col1octi'on of the British Museum II: 463464. 1775. Cimex gcJ'ml;gra Fabricius.. Systema entomologiae: sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, Dis:tribution: Assam and West Ben,gal. species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, 77. Hygia (Colpura) funebris (Distant, 1'901) observ.ationibus 708. 1901.. Colpura funebris Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat .. Hist., Distribution: Assam and Andaman '& icobar 77(37) :16. islands. Distribution: Assam and Sikkim. Tribe Dasynini Bergroth, 1913 78. Hygia (Co,lpura) ,lativentris (Motschulsky.. 1866) Genus Chinadasynus Hsiao, 1964

1866. Maecevethus lativen~is Motschulsky, Bull. Soc.. 1964. Chinadasynus Hsiao, Acta Scientiarum Imp. Natur.. M08CQU, 39(1) : 188. Naturalium Universitatis Nankaiensis 5(1) : 19, 21, 28,35. Distribution : Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal. 84 .. Chinadasynus orienta lis (Distant, 1889) 79. Hygia (Colpura) sulcata (paiva, 1'919) 1889. Pendulinus orientalis Distant En,t. Mem. Mag., 25: 1919. Colpur:asulcata Paiva, Nee. Ind. Mus. Calcutta 16.: J 231. 357~58, plate 36 fig. 1. Distribution: Assam and Sikkim. Dis,tribution : Assam, Meghalaya (Garo Hills, above Tura). Genus Das.ynus Burmeister, 1834 1834. Dasynus Burmeister, Beittage zur Zoologie, Genus Hygia (Microcolpura) Breddin, 1'900 gesammelt auf einer Reise urn die Erde, und W 1900. Colpura (MicrocolpuTa) Breddin, Revu,e Erichson's und H. Burmeister's Beschreibungen d' Entomologie 19: 203. und Abbildungen der von Herro Meyen auf dieser

80. Hygia (Microcolpu~a) t~ebrans Rise gesammeiten Ins kten. ova Acta Academiae Caesare,ae LeopoldinoeCarolinae (Breddin, 1906) Naturae Curiosorum, 16: 297. 1906. Colpura (Microcolpura) terelrr:f1ns Breddin, Ann. 85. Oasynus antennatus (Kirby, 1891) Soc. Entcrmol. Belg., SO: 48.. 50·51. 1891. Hamoeocerus antennatus Kirby, Journal ,oj the Distribution ! Assam. Linnean Society, Zoology.. 24: 1 9 -150: 90~91, plate Subgenus Hygi,a (Pterocolpura) Blote, 1936 4, fig. 16. 1936. Hygia (Pteroc,olpura) BIOte, Zot;t.ogisch,e Distribution: Odisha and Tamil adu. Mededeelingen 19: 42. PRABAKAR : The Biogeographical Distribution of Species 115

86. D.asynus fumosus (Blote, 1935) 1843. Amyot & Serville, Histoire naturelle des insedes. Hemipteres 213 ~ 214. 1935. Amblypelta jumosa BIo,te/ Zool{)gische Me,dedeelingen 18: 214-215. 92. Acanthoc,oris scabrator (Fabricius, 1803) Distribution! Kamataka (Chikkaballapura). 1803. Coreus scabrat,or Fabricius, Systema Rhyng,otorum secundum ordines, g'enera, 87. Dasynus relatus Paiva, 1919 speciesadjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, 919. Dasynus relatus Pajva, Nee. Ind. Mus, Calcutta,16: descriptionibus, 195. 358. Distribution; Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal Distribution: Assa . (Rohini, Darjeeling ,and Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jalpaiguri) . Genus O,dontoparia Mayr, 1865 Genus Petalocnemis Stal, 1854 1865. Odcmtoparia Mayr, Verh. Zool.eBot. Ges. Wzenr 15: 433. 1854. Petalocnemis Sb\L Ojvers.igt afKongliga Vetenskaps­ Akademiens FCirhandlingar, 10 : 259. 88. Odontoparia nicobarensis May, 1 1865 93. PetalQcnemis ,obscura (Dallas, 1852) 1865. Odontoparia njoobarensis May" Verh. Zoot-Bot. Ges. Wien, 15 : 433. 1852. Acanthocoris obscures Dallas, List of the specimens of hemipterous insects in the collection of Distributian : NicobaI Islands. the British Museum,. II : 518. Genus: P,aradasynus China, 1934 Distribution .: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, 1934. Patadasynus China, Bulletin of Entomol~gical Kar, ataka, Maharasl tra, Od ~ sha and Tamil Research, 25: 189. Nadu. 89. Paradasynus rostratus (Distant, 1908) Division Gonocerariamulsant & Rey, 1870 Tribe Gonoc,erini Mulsant & Rey, 1870 1908.. Pendulinus tostratus Distant, The fauna of British Genus Plinachtus Stal, 1860 India, including Ceylon ,and Bunna. ync ota,4 (2) : 473. 1860. Plinachtus Stal, ,ojvers. K. Vetensk Akad. FOrh. Stockh, 16: 470. Dis,tribution : Maharashtr,a. 94. Plinachtus acicularis (Fabricius, 1803) Division PHYSOMERARIA Tribe Acantbocorini Amyot & Serville, 1843 1803. acicul,aris Fabr'dus, Syst'ema Genus Burmeister, 1835 Rhyngotorum secundum ordines, g'enera, speciesadjectis synonymis/ locis, observationibusl 1835 .. Physomerus Burmeistet", Handbuch der Entomologie, descnptionibus, 251. 304/341. Distribution: Kerala and Maharashtra. 90. Physomerus grossipes (F,abricius, 1794) 95. PUnachtus basalis (Westwood, 1842) 1794. Lygaeus gr,ossipes Fabricius, Entomol'ogia syst-ematica ,emendata et aucta secundum classes, 1842. Coreus basalis Westw,ood, A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. HopeI ordines, genera, species adjectis synonymis, lods, 2:,6,24. observationibus, descriptionibus,4 : 135. Distribution: Kamataka. Distribution : Assam, Jharkhand, Kerala, Sikkim and West Ben,gal. Genus Trallianus Distant, 1902 91. Phys.omerus parvulus Dallas, 1852 1902. Trallianus Distant, The fauna ,of British India, including Cey,lon ,and Burma . . Rhynchota 1 1852 Physomerus parvulus Dallas, List of the specimens (Heteroptera) : 404. of hemipterous insects in the collection of the British Museutn, I :413- 414. 96. T~allianus chennelli Distant, 1'902 1902. Trallianus chennelli Distant, The fauna ,uj British Dis,tribution : Andaman & icobar Islands India, including Ceylon ,and Bunna. Rhynchota, 1 and UttaIakhand. (Heteroptera) : 405. Genus: Acan'thocoris Amyot '& Serville, 1843 Distribution; Assam. 116 Rec. zoot Surv. India

Genus Cletus Shil, 1860 Distribution: Assam, Nagaland and Sikkim. 1860. Oetus Stal, Kongllga Svenska Fregattens Bugenies 103. Cletus rubidiventris (Westwood,l&.l2) Resa ~g Jorden, under beta! ,af CA. Virgin. 1842. Coreus rubidiventris Westw.ood, A Catalogue of ken L851~53. ill Zoologi, Insekter, 236. Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W.Hope. 97. Cletus bipunctatus (Herric.h-Sch:ilfer, 1840) 2:,6,23. 1840. Gonocerus bipunctatus Herrich-Schaffer, Die Distril7ution: Karnataka and Maharashtra. wanzenarligen Insecten, 6: 9~ 10. 104. Cletus trigonus (Thunberg, 1783)

Distribution: Assam, Karnataka, ManipUf1 1783. Cimex trigonus Thunbergf Oissertati.o Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamllnadu and West Bengal entomologica novas insectorum species, sistens, (Gopalpur, Birbhum district; Buxa Tig,er Reserv,e, cujus pariemsecundum,2: 37. Jalpaiguri district; Balarampur, Purulia district). Distribution : West Bengal (Buxa Tiger Elsewher:e: Indonesia and Java. Reserve, Jalpai,guri district).

98. Cletus bovilltls Distant1 1918 Genus Cletomorpha Mayr, 1866 1918,. Oetus bom1lus Distantl The fauna of British India, 1866. Ctetomorpha Mayr, Reise cler <>sterrekhischen including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. Vol. 7. Fregatte Novara urn die Erde in den Jahren 1857, (Homoptera : appendix; Heteroptera : ,addenda) : 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore U. 158. von WaHer,storf-Urbair. Zoologischer 'Theil, Distribution: Kamataka (Chlkkaballapura) ZweUer Band, 1. Abtheilung, B. Part 2.120. and W,est Bengal (Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jalpaiguri 105. Cletomorpha hastata (Fabricius, 1787) district). 1787. Cimex hastatus Fabricius, Mantissa insectorum 99. Cletus calumniator (Fabricius, 1794) sistens species nuper detectas adjectis synonymis, observ,ationibus, descriptionibus emendationibus 1794. Coreus ,calumniator Fabricius, Entomologia f systematica ,emendata et aucta secundum classes, 2 :287. ordines, genera, species adjectis synonymis, lods, Distribution: Maharashtr,a and West Bengal observationibus, descriptionibus,4: 131. (Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jalpaiguri district). Dis,tribution : Nagaland and West Bengal 106. Clet,omorpha raja Distant, 1901 (Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jalpaiguri district).. 901. Cletomorpha raja Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 100. Cletus fe,anus Distant, 1902 77(41) :423-424. 902 Oems foanus Distant, The fauna of British Indi-a, Distribution: Assam (Mungphu), Sikkim and includin,g Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchot.a, 1 West Bengal (Peshok, Darjeelingdistrict). (Heteroptera) : 395. 107. Cletomorpha walkeri Kirby, 1891 Distribu,ti,on : West Bengal (Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jalpaiguri district).. 1891. Cleromorpha walkeri Kirby, Jou.mal.of the Linnean SocietylZoology.24 (149 - 150) :'% -97.. Elsewhe~e : Burma. Distribution : West Bengal (Buxa Tiger 101. Cletus punctiger (Dallas, 1852) Reserve, Jalpaiguri district). 1852. Gonocerus punctig,er Dallas, List of the specimens Elsewhere: Sri Lanka. of hemipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, II : 494. Tribe Co~eim Leach, 1815 Genus Haidara Distant, 1908 Dis,tribution : Assam, M~nipur and West Bengal. 1908.Haidara Distant, Thefauna.ofBritishlndia, including Ceylon.a:ndBurma. Rhynchota4(2) :474. 102. Cletus punctulatus (Westw,ood, 1842) 108. Haida,.,a admota Distant, 1908 1842. Coreus punctulatus Westwood, A Catalogue .of 1908. Haidara adTIW.ta Distant, The fauna a/British India" ,emipterainithc'collectio oHheRev. F. W. ,ope., including Ceylon ,and Burma. Rhynchota, 4 (2) : 475. 2:23. PRABAKAR : The Biogeographical Distribution ,of Species 117

Distribution: Maharashtr,a (Mumbai). 114. Clavigralla scuteUaris (Westwood, 1842)

109. aidara p~oducta Distant, 908 1842. Coreus scutellflris Westwood, A Catalogue of 1908 .. Haida,.,a product Distant, The fauna ofBritish India, Hemjptera in the collection ,of the Rev. F. W. Hope., including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota, 4 (2) : 474. 2 :2-4. Distribution: Maharashtra. Distribution: Rajasthan. Tribe Phyllomorphini Mulsant ,& Rey, 1870 Genus G~alliclava Dolling, 1'978 Genus: Tongorma Kirkaldy, 1900 1978. GralUclava Dolling, Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) 900. r:orl;gorm~ Kirkaldy, Entomowgist 33 : 242. EnJomQl. 36(6) : 304. 110. Tongorma camp belli (Distant, 1918) 115. Gr.a.lliclava horrens horrens (Dohm, 1860)

918. Cr:aspedum campbelli Distant, The fauna ,oj British 1860. Clavigrallahorrens Do~ Stettin. Entomo.l.. Zeit. 21: India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. Vol. 403. 7. (Homoptera: appendix; Heteroptera: addenda) 159. . Distribution : As.sam, Maharashtr.a, Manipur and West Bengal (Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jalpaiguri Distribution : Kamataka (Chikkaballapura). district). 111. Tongorma indicum (Westwood, 1874) Elsewhere: Sri Lanka. 1874. in.dicaWestwood, Thesaurus ,entomoicgicus oxoniensis 190, Plate 36, fig. 1. Tribe Pseudophloeini Stat 1868 Genus Hoplolomia StAl, 1873 Dis,tribution: India. 1873. Hoplclcmid StAL K. Svens. V:et.-Akad. Hand., 11(2): Subfamily HYOARINAE 82. Division HYOARIA Genus Hydarella Bergr·oth, 1925 116. Hoplolomia scabricula Stal, 1873

1925 .. Hydarella Bergroth, Konowia, Vienna 4 : 82~5. 1873. Hoplolomia scabricula Stal, K. Svens. Vet.~Akad. Hand., 1(2): 84. 112. Hydar-ella orientalis (Distant, 1902) 1902. Hydara orientalis Distant, The fauna ofBri.tish India/ Distribution; Madhya Pr.adesh. induding Ceylon and Burm.a,. Rhynchota 1 Genus Psilolomia Breddifi, 1909 (Heteroptera) 398-399. 1909. Psilolomia Breddin, Ann. Soc . .Entomol. Belg., S3 : Distribution: Sikkimand West Bengal. 292. Elsewhere: Burma, Te~o,Bhamo. 117. Psilo.lomia ,brevitibialis Breddin, 1909 Subfamily PSEUDOPHLOa I AE 1909. P.siloWmiabrevitibialis Breddin,Ann. Soc. Entomol. Tribe Clavigrillini Stal, 1873 Belg., 53: 292. Genus Clavigralla Spinola, 1837 Distribution: Karnataka (Chikkaballapura). 1837. . Clavigr:a1la Spinola~ Essai sur les genres d'insectes apparienants a l'ordre des Hemiptel1es/ Lin. ou Elsewhere: Sri Lanka. Rhyngotes, Fab. et a la section des Het~peres, Family Dufo _, ,200-202. STENOCEPHALIDAE Dallas, 1852 Division Stenocephalaria 113. Clavigralla gib,bosa Spinola, 837 Genus Dicr:anocephalus Hahn, 1826 1837. Clavigr:aUiI gibbosa Spinola, Essaj SUI les genIeS 1826. Dicr:anocephalus H~ leones ad monographium d"insectes appartenants it l'ordf\e des Hemipteres, Cimicum pI. 24. Lin. ou Rhyn.gotes, Fab.. ,et a la section des H~terop~res, Dufour 202. 118. Di.cranocephalus ,lateralis (Signoret, 1879) Dis.tributicm : Kamataka (Chikkaballapura), 1879. Stenccephalus lateralis Signollet, Bull. Soc. Zool. Maharashtra (Mumbai) .and West Bengal (Kolkata France 1879: 72. and Oodiabani for~st, Buxa Tiger Reserve, Distribution: Maharashtra and Tamil N.adu. Jalpaiguri district). Elsewhere: Malaysia. 118 Rec. zoot Surv. India

Family ALYDIDAE Distribution: orth India. Subfamily 125. Euthetus pulchemmus Bergroth, 1909 Genus Daclera Signor,et, 1863 1909. Euthetuspulcherrimu5 Bergroth, Ann. Soc. Entomol. 1863 .. Dadera Signoret, Notes sur l'ne de la Reunion Belg. 53: 186-188. (Bourbon) (2nd edn) 2: 27. 119. Daclera levana Distant, 1918 Distribution: Maharashtra (Borghat, Mumbai) and Punjab. 1918. Dader:a ,levana Distant, The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Bunna. Rhynchota. Vol. 7. Genus Hypselopus Burmeister, 1835

(Homoptera: appendix; HeterQptera: addenda) 1835. Hyp,selopus Burmeister,. Handbuch der Entomologie~ 162-163, fig. 77. 304,328-329. Distribution: Karnataka (Chikkaballapura). 126. Hypselopus mimicus Distant.l 1918 Division Alydaria 1918. Hypselopus mimicus Distant, The fauna of British Genus Euthetus Dallas, 1852 India, including Ceylon ,and Burma. Rhynchota. Vol.., 852. Euthetus Dallas, List ,of th . sp c'm ns of 7, (Homoptera: appendix; Hteroptera: addenda) hemipterous insects in the collection Qf the British 168. Museum, II: 467, 479-480. Distribution: Karnataka (Chlkkaballapura). 120. Euthetus atomarius Distant, 1918 27. Hypselol'us pronotalis Distant, '918 1918. Euthetus atomarius Distant, The fauna British or 1918. Hypselopuspronotalis Distant, The fauna ofBritish India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. IndiaI including Ceylon ,and Burma. Rhynchota. VQl., Vol. 7. (Homoptera: appendix; Heteroptera: 7. (Homoptera: appendix; Heteroptera: addenda) addenda) 165. . 167,168.. fig. 78. Dis,tribution : Karnataka (Chikkaballapura). Distribu#on : Uttarakh,and (Kuma,on, 121. Euthetus/ulvescens Distant, 1918 Darmon). 1918. Euthetus fulvescens Distant, The fauna of British Genus Nariscus Stal, 1866 India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. Vol. 7. (Homoptera: appendix; Heteloptera: addenda) 1866. Nariscus Stal,HemipteraAjricana 2:8,1100-101. 164-165. 128. Nariscus fisheri (Distant, 1908) Distribution: Kamataka (Chikkaballapura). 1908. Akbaratus fisheri Distant, The fauna ofBritish India.. including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota, 4 (2) 486~ 122. Euthetus khandalana Distant, 1'918 487. 918. Euthetus khandalana Distant, The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. Vol. Distribution: Maharashtra (Mumbai), South 7. (Homoptera: appendix; Heteroptera: addenda) India.l Uttarakhand (Premnagar, Dehradun 163-164. district). Distribution: Maharashtra (Khandala). Genus Ript,ortus Stal.l 1860 123. Euthetus nigrellus Distant, 1918 1860. Riptortus Stal, '()jvers. K. Vetensk Akad. Forh. Stockh, 16: 4!59,460. 1918. Euthetus nigrellus Distant, The fauna ofBritish India, induding Ceylon and Burma. Rhyn~hota, Vol. 7. 129. Riptortus Unearis (Fabricius, 1775) (Homopt€ra: appendix; Heteropteta: addenda) 164. 1775. Cimex linearis Fabricius, Systema entomologiae: Distribution : Karnataka ~Chikkaballapura s· stens insedoru, , classes, ord~ es.l genera, and Mysore districts). species, adiectis synonymis,lods, descriptionibus, observationibus 710. 124. Euthetus pulchellus Dallas.l 1852 Distribution : Assam, Kamataka, Madhya 1852. Euthetus pulchellus Dallas, List of the specimens Pradesh, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and W,est Bengal of hemipt rous illsects in the collection of the (&olkata; Buxa Tiger Reserv,e, Jalpaiguri district; BritishMuse~ D:479480, plate 14,figs3,3a,b. Darjeeling district; Shibpur in Howrah district). PRABAKAR : The Biogeographical Distribution ,of Species 119

30. Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius, 1'775) Genus Marcius StAI, 1865 1775. Cimex pedestrls Fabricius., Systema entomologiae: 1865. Marcius StM, Annales de .la Societe Entomologique de sistens insectorum dasses, ordines, genera, France, 45: 186. species, adiectis synonymis, locis., descriptionibus, 135. Mamus ,ornatulus (Distant, 1908) observationibus,727. 1908. Babaranus ornatulus Distant, The fauna of British Dis tribution : Kamataka, Maharashtr,a., India, including Ceywn and Burma. Rhynchota" 4 (2) : Sikkim, Utlarakhand and W,@st B@ngal (Kolkata., 482483. Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district., Cooch Distribution: Assam and West Ben,gal (p'eshok Behar district, Buxa Tiger R@serv@., alpaiguri J in Darjeelin,g distriot). district ; Darjeeling district ; Murshidabad and Puruliya districts). Elsewhere: Burma, Tenasserim and Myitta. Division Leptocorisaria 131. Riptortus , s~enuus Horvath, 1889 Tribe Lept"Ocorisini 1889. Riptortus strenuus Horv,Uh, Termeszetrajzi Genus Leptoc,orisa Latreille, 1829 Fuzetek, 12: 35-36. 1829. Leptocori$a Latreille, Le R@gne distribu~ Distribution: Himalayas, d'apres :son organisation, pour servir de base a Genus Tenosius Stal, 1860 l"histoire naturelle des animaux et d 'Introduction a II,anatomiecompar4!e, 5: 1'96. 1860.. Tenosius Stat Ojoers.K. VetenskAkad. Forh. Sfockh 16:469,460. 136. acuta (Thunberg, 1783) 1783. Cimex acuta Thunberg, Dissertatio ,entomologica 132. Tenosius proletarius (Schaum, 1853) novas insectorum species, sistens, cujus partem 1853. Alydu5 proletarius Schaum, Akademi,e ,der secundum, 2: 34. Wissenscha!ten zu Berlin 1853: 358 Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,Odisha, Distribution: West BengaL Uttarakhand, and West Bengal (Nort 24 Parganas Subfamily MICRELYTERINAE district, Kolkata district; Buxa Tiger Reserve, Tribe Micrelytrini Ja paiguri d'strictand Kalyani, Nadia distr'ct). Genus A,cesfta Dallas, 1852 137. Leptocorisa ,lepida Breddin, 1909 1852. Acestra Dallas, List of the specimens of 1909. Leptocorisa ,lepida Breddin,Ann. Soc. Ent(mwl. Belg., hemipter-ous insects .in the collection ,of the British 53: 293-294, fig. 23. Museum II: 485,488. . Distribution: Maharashtra (Bhandara), Uttar 133. Acestra malayana Distant, 1903 Pradesh (Allahabad and Nandgaon) and 1903. Acestra malilyana Distant, Fasciculi Malayen$es. Uttarakhand (Dehradun). Zoology Part 2: 245, plate 15 fig. 7. 138. ,a varicomis (Fabricius, 783) Distribution: Kerala (parambikulam, Cochln). Distribution : Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Genus Dulichius StAI, 1866 Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal. 1866. Oulichius Stil, HemipteraAjricana, 2: 7,89-90. Genus Stenoc,oris Bunneister, 1839 134. Dulichius inflatus (Kirby, 1891) 1839. StenoCQris Burmeister, Handbuch ,der Entomologie 1891. Formicoris inflatus Kirby, Journal of the Linnean 2(2): 1010. Society, Zoology, 24149-150: 122-123, plate 4 figs 17, Subgenus Stenoc,oris (Stenocoris) 17a. Burmeister, 1839 Dis,tribution : Odisha, Tamil Nadu ,and West 139. Stenocoris (Stenocoris) tipulQides (De Geer, 1773) BengaL 1773. Cimex tipulQides De Geer, Memoires pour seroir a Elsewher:e: Sri Lanka. 11Risto-ire ,des insectes,3.:354, plate 35, fig. 1. Distribution; Punjab. 120 Rec. zoot Surv. India

amily RHOPALIDAE Amyot« Serville, 1843 Distribution : Tamil Nadu (Kadamparai and Subfamily Stal, 1873 Chinc"Ona in Anaimalai Hills of Coimbatoll€ Genus Kirkaldy, 1910 district ,and ilagirl Hills in Nilaghi cListrict). 19110. Leptocoris (Boisea) KiIkaldy, Proceedings of the 145. Leptocoris rufomarginatus (Fabricius, 1794) Hawaiian Entomological Society, 2(3): 123. 1794. Lygaeus rufoma~ginatus Fabricius, Entomologia 140. Boisea coimbatorensis (Gross, 1960) systematica emendata et aucta secundum classes, ordines, gener~ species adjectis synonymis, locis, 1%0. Leptocoris coimbatorensis Gross, Reco~ds ,of the South observ,ationibus, descriptionibus, 4: 152. Austr:alian Museum 13(4):41'7. Dis,tribution: West Bengal. Distribution : Tamil Nadu (Kadarnparai and Chincona in Anaimalaj HJlls of Coimbatore Subfamily Amyot & Serv~l1e, district). 1843 Tribe Amyot & Serville, 1843 Genus Leptocoris Hahn! 1833 Genus Fallen, 1814 18 4. Corizus Fallen, Spec'" en novam ; emiptera 833. Leptocoris Hah~-I Die WanzenMtigen Insocten, disponendi methodum exhibens 8. getreu nach der Natur abgebildet und beshrieben 1:200, pI. XXXII.D-F. 146. Corizus fienestella subsimilis Horvath, 1917 141. Leptocoris ,abdominalis abdominalis 1917. Corizus Umbatus Horvath, Ann. Mus. Hungar. (Fabricius, 1803) 15:167,173. 1803. Lygaeus abd,ominalis Fabricius, Systema Distribution: South India and Uttarakhand. Rhyngotorum secundum ordines, genera, 147. hyo.scy,ami speciesadjectis synonymis, Lods, observatio 'bus, (LiImaeus, 1758) descriptionibus, 226. 1758. Cimex hyoscya:mi Linnaeus, Syst-ema naturae per Distribution: Tamil _ adu (Kadamparai and regJ1a tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, Chincona in Anairnalai Hills of Coimbatore genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, district and Nila.giri Hills in Nilagiri district) .. synonymis,locis. Edino decima, ref,ormata, 447. 142. Leptocoris a,bdominalis taprobanensis Distribution: Himalayas. (Dallas, 1852) Genus StaI, 1870 1852. Serinetha tapr-obanensis Dallas, List oaf the 1870. Corizus (Liorhyssus) Stal~ K. SVen5 .. Vet.~Akad. specimeo-.S ,of hemjpterous insects in the collection Hand, 9(1) : 222. of the British Museum, II: 461. 148. (Fabricius, 1794) Distribution: Tamil Nadu (Kadamparai and 1794. Lygaeus hyalinus Fabricius, Entomologia Chincona in Anaimalai Hills of Coimbatore systematica emendata et ,aucta secundum classes, district and Nila.giri Hills in Nilagiri district). ordines, genera, species adjectis synonymjs, lods, observationibus, descriptionibus,4: 168. 143. L,eptocoris ,augur (Fabricius, 1781) Distribution: Punjab. 1781. Cimex augur Fabricius, Species Insedorum exhibentes eo' urn diff.erentias specifkas, 149. Liorhyssus rubi,cuMUS (Si,gnoret, 1859) synonyma auctorlt.n\ loca natalia, metamorphosin 1859. Corizus rubicundus Signoret, Annates.de la Societe actiectis oabservationibuSt descriptionibus. 2:366. Entomologique de France, 37: 86. . Distribution : Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Distribution: Karnataka (Chikkaballapura), Ker,ala, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore district), Uttarakhand, Uttar Tamil Nadu (NilagiriHills) and Uttarakhand. Pradesh and West Bengal. Tribe Niesthreini Chopr,a, 1967 144. L,eptocoris ,dispar (Hsiao, 1963) Genus Pelioch~ous Still, 1873

1963. Serinetha dispar Hsiao, Ada EntQmol~gica Sinica, 1873, Peliochrous StM, K. Svens. Vet.-Akad. Hand., 11(2): 12: 331, 344 .. 97,98. PRABAKAR : The Biogeographical Distribution ,of Species 121

150. P,eliochrous parvipictus (Distant, 1918) (Distant), Neomictis filicornis (walker), 1918. Carizus parvipictus Distant, The jautta of British Homoeocerus fasciolatus (StAI)1 Homoeocerus Indi(l,including Ceylon and Bunna. Rhynchota. Vol. punctum (Dallas) and Rip,torms stemus Horv,ath 7. (Homoptera: appendix; Heteropt-era: addenda) have ,confined to the Himalay,an area only. They 168. were not recorded from ,any 'other place. This Dis,tribution: Kamataka (Chikkaballapura). shows that these species hav,e habituated or adapted to live in the hilly region only. Tribe Choflosomatini ieber, 1860 Pnonolomia cardoni Lethierry, Oetus tngonus Genus Agraphopus StAl.. 1872 (Thunberg), Tenosius proletarius Sehaum, 1872. Agraphopus St~t Ojoers. K. Vetensk Akad. Forn. Hypselopus pronotalis Distant, Corizus hyoscy.ami Stackh,29(6):55. hyoscyami (Linnaeus), Liorhyssus hyalinus 151. Agraphopus lethierryi Stal, 1872 (Fabricius), Liorhyssus rubicundus (Signoret) and Leptocoris rufomarginatus (Fabridus) were I 872. Agraphopus lethierryi Stal, Ofoers. K. Vetensk Akad. FOrh. Stockh, 29(6): 56. recorded from the Gangetic plain only. Mictis gallina Dallas.. AspiLosterna pictor ( :,ab icius), Distribution : Bihar (Katihar and Purnea Anoplocnemis binot,ata Distant, Homoeocerus districts), Punjab, South India and W,est Bengal. ( liponius) atkinsoni O'stant, Homoeocerus

DISCUSSION (Tliponius) bad,gleyi Dist,antl Homoeoc,erus The diversity of species is more in the Western (TUp ,onius) indus Distant, Homo,eoc,erus Ghats re,gion and in the Deccan plateau region (Anacan:thocoris) subject-us Walker, No ,tobitus when compared to the other regions of the ,abdominalis . stant, Clor,esmus antennatus Distant, country. About 44% ,of Coreoids are recorded Hygia (Pterocolpura) noctua (Distant)1 Hygia from both the ~egions only. A very less number of (Colpura) sukata (Paiva)1 Hygia fMicrocolpura) species diversity is being seen in the Islands due to terebrans (Breddin), Dasynus relatus Paiva, their isolation from the mainla-.nd. The habitat and Trallianus chennelli Distant and Cletus calumniator (Fabricius) were recorded from the ortheastem climatic co ,ditions plays an ~mportant role " I detennLning the species diversity as weB as ~he regioOn alone. Homoeocerus {Anacanthocoris) lacertosus Distant, HopZolomia scabricula Stat and populatio densityo insects. I e Deccan ateau and the Western ghats are ,covered by ancient Liorhyssus hyalin us I ~ abricius) are seen only in the orests which are older than Himalayas, ~he semi-arid region. Clavigralla scu tellaris Plateau is home f1Jr rich wildlife. Sevetal sacred (Westwood) is the only one species recorded fr-om evergr,een groOves co tribut~ to the biodiversity of the desert area but not from any other ,area. The this ecoregions. ese forests nourish the needs of species Odontoparia nicvbarensis Mayr lOOCorded the insects for the successful existence in their froOm Nicobar islands alone. habitat. Fossils found here reveal that this region Och1iochira albiditarsis (Westwood).. Tongonna used to be a most ever,green rain forest, far indicum (WestwoOod), Riptortus strenuus Horv,ath diff,erent from today's dry climate forests. The and Corizus hyoscyami hyoscyami (Linnaeus) welle gangetic plain ,and the Northeast ~egion show the available in Trans-I' 'malaya and in many other second most diversity of species. 41 % of the biogegraphic regions also. The species Ochrochira coreoids were recorded from this region. Next to ,alb'idit,arsis (Westwood Ochrochira biplagi,ata thisl there are about 37% of the total species of the (Walk,er), (Mictis tenebrosa Fabricius), country were recorded in Himalayan region. The Anoplocnemis phasianus (Fabricius).. Anop,locnemis Trans-Himalayan, Semi-arid, Desert, Coasts and prouacta (Herrich-Schaffer), Petillopsis calcar islands with ,a very poor diver;sity of species. (Dallas), Petillopsis patulicollis (Walker), Dalader acuticosta Amyot & Serville, Dalader planiventris The species Mo.lipteryx hardwicki Whitel Helcomeria spinosa (signoIlet)1 Ochrochira aberrens (Westwood), Dalader planiventris (Westwood), 122 Rec. zooL Surv. India

Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) albiguttulus Stal, Petillopsis calcar (Dallas), Dalader ,acuticosta Amyot Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) albiguttulus Stal, & Serville, Dalader planiventris (Westwood), Homoeocerus (An,acanthocoris) angu,latus Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) ,albi,guttulus StAl, Westwooct Homoeocerus (Anacantho,cQris) concisus Hom,o,eocerus (Anacanthocoris) angulatus Walker, Homoeocerus (Anacanthoc(}ris) simiolus Westwood, Homoeocerus (fliponius) punc.ticornis Distant, Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) striiwmis (Burmeister), Prismatocerus sigi.llatus (Stal), Scott, Homoeocerus (Anacanthcc(}ris) walkeri Kirby, Prismatocerus signatus (Walker), Homoeoce'rus Homoe,ocerus (Tliponius) montanus Distant, (A nacanthocoris) s,triicornis Scott, Homoeocerus Homoeocerus miponius) puncticornis (Burmeister), (Anacanthncoris) walkeri Kirby, Anhnmoeus sulcatus Homoeocerus (Tliponius) serrife:r (W,estw,ood), (Distant), Prismatocerusinornatus (ShU), Ooresmus Prismatocerus signatus (Walker), Anhomoeus khasianus Distant, Cloresmus modestus Distant, nepalensis (Distant), Prismatocerus inorna,tus (ShU), Hygia (Hy,gia) erebus (Distant), Hygia Notobitus excellens Distant, Notobitus serrip,es (Pterooolpura) nodulosa (Distant), Hygia (Colpura) (Dallas), Cloresmus khasianus Distant, Clo~esmus lativentris (Motschulsky), Physomerus grosstpes nepalensis (Westw,ood), Hygia (Pterocolpura) (Fabricius), Cletus bipunctatus C' errich-Schaffer), nodulosa (Distant), Hygia (Colpura) funebris Tongonna indicum (Westwood), Hydarellaorientalis (Dist ant), H,ygia (Colpura) lativentris (Distant), Leptocorisa varicornis (Fabricius), Mardus (Motschulsky), Acanthocoris scabrator (F,abridus), ornatulus (Distant) and Riptortus Unearis Cletus calumniator (Fabricius), Cletomorpha raja (Fabricius). Distant, Tongonna indicum (Westwood), Hydarella The species name,ly Ochrochira albiditarsis or:ientalis (Distant), Aces~a malayana Distant, (Westwood), Mietis macra Shii,Anuplocnemis Marcius ornatulus (Distant) and Riptortus linearis phasianus (Fabricius),. D,ala,der planiven,tris (Fabricius) are oocurring both in the Himalayan (W,estwood), Brachytes bicolor Westwood, region and in other ~egions also. Homoeocerus {Anacantlwcoris) ,albiventris Dallas, Ochrochira a,lbi,ditarsis (Westwood), Homo,eoceru5 (Anac,anthocoris)angul,atus Homoeocerus (fliponius) pundicornis (Burmei5t~r), Westwood, Prismatocerus apicioornis (Distant), Ton,gorma indicum (Westwood) and StenJocoris Prismatocerus cordiger (Still), Homoeocerus (StenJocoris) tipuloides (De Geer) are reoorded from (Tliponius) laevilineus Stal, Homoeoc.erus the desert as we ,as other b ·,ogeographic zones. (Anacanthocoris) macula Dallas, Homoeocerus Ochrochira ,albiditarsis (Westwood), Anoplocnemis (Tliponzus) montanus Distant, Homoeoc,erus phasianus (Fab icius), Homoeocerus (Tlipcmius) (TUponius) nigridorsum Horvath, Homoeocerus puncticornis (Burmeister), Aschistocoris brevicornis (Tliponius) picturatus Distant, Prismatoce'rus (Dallas), Omanocoris versicQ,lor (Herrich·Schaffer), borealis (Distant), Prismatocerus prominulus Tongorma indicum (Westwood), Stenocoris (Dallas), Prismatocerus inornatus (Stal), (Stenocoris) tipuloides (De Geer), Leptocorisa lepida Prismatocerus signatus (Walker), Homoeocerus Breddin, Leptocorisa varicurnis (Fabricius), Euthetus (Tliponius) puncticomis (Burmeister), Homoeocerus khandalana Distant, Euthetus pulchellus Dallas, (Anacanthocoris) striioornis Scott, Omanocoris Euthetus pulcherrimus Ber~oth and Riptortus linearis (Fabricius) are concuITently occurring in versicolor ( errich-Schaffer), Notobitus dorsalis the Semi-arid ,and various other biogeographic ,(Westwood), No tobitus meleagris (Fabricius), regions. Cloresmus nepalensis (Westwood), Dasynus antenn.atus (Kirby), P,ar,adasynus ro,stratus The followin;g species are simultaneously ,occuring (Dist,ant)J Physomerus grossipes (Fabricius), in the Himalayan and Gangetic Plain regions. They are : Derepteryx grayii White, Ochrochira biplagiata Petalocnemis obscura (Dallas), Plinachtus ,acicularis (Walker), Anoplocnemis phasianus (Fabricius), (Fabricius), Cletus bipunctatus (Herrich~Schaffer), Anoplocnemis protracta (Herrich-Schaffer), Cletus bovillus Distant, Cletus rubidiven tris PRABAKAR : The Biogeographical Distribution ,of Species 123

(Westwood), Cletomorpha hastata (Fabricius), Ochrochi ra albidi t,arsis (Westwood), Haidara admota Distant, Haidara pro.ducta Distant, Leptoglossus ganagra (Fabricius), Physomerus Ton,g,orma campbeUi (Distant), Tonganna indicum parvulus Dallas and T,ongorma indicum (Westwood), Dicranocephalus lateralis (Signoret), (Wlestwood) are being recorded from both the Stenocoris (Stenoc,oris) tipuloides (De Geer), Islands and 'other biogeo,graphlc regions also. Leptocorisa acuta (Thunberg), Leptocorisa lepida Ochrcchira albiditarsis (Westwlood), Homoeocerus Breddin, Leptocorisa vanoornis (Fabricius), Acestra (Tliponius) punctic.ornis (Burmeister) and malayana Distant, Daclera levana Distant, Euthetus Tongonna indicum (Westwood) ave concurrently atomarius Distant, Euthetus [ulvescens Distant, occurring in the coastal areas and also in the ,other biogeogr,aphic regions. Euthetus khandalana Distant, Euthetus nigrellus Distant, Euthetus pulcherrimus Bergroth, Nariscus The species Ochrochira albiditarsis (Westwood), fisheri (Distant), Hypselopus mimicus Distant, Homoeoc-erus (Tliponius) puncticornis (Burmeister, Riptortus linearis (Fabricius), Riptortus pedestris 1834) and Tongorma indicum (Westwood) are (Fabricius), Boisea ccimbatorensis (Gross), Corizus endemic to India. fenestena subsimilis Horvath, Peliochr,ous SUMMARY parvipictus (Distant), Lepwcons augur (F,abricius), The present paper deals with 151 species Leptocoris .dispar (Hsiao), Leptoccris rufomarginatus belonging to 59 genera distribut-ed over 4 tribes, (Fabricius), Leptocoris abdominalis abdominaIis 16 divis ~ ons, 7 subfamilies , ~nd 4 families under (Fabricius), Leptocor-is ,abdominalis taprobanensis the Superfamily Coreo' dea. (Dallas) and Agraphopus l,ethier-ryi Stal are ACKNO~EDGEMENTS simultaneously occured in rno e than two I stand very much thankful to Dr. K. biogeographic r,egions in partkular their Venl

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Table Showing the Biogeographical Species Distribution of the Superfamily : COlleoidea :I ;a :2 ~ ,5 UI ! = "tJ ~ i: r: ~ -:; I 5 ; i ~ 'Ill ~ t u ;l S. 2 :~ 1: 'IW Ii fi G,J i ~ 'I' 'Q O. Name of the :species e f Q Q C,!) ;3 f-4 :c f./'J ~ ::z ~ 1. Molipteryx hmdwickii hardwickii (White, 1839) ... I 1839 11- 2. Derepteryx grayii White, I + 3. &lcorneria spinosa (Signoret 1851) il- I I 4. PrionoWmia cardoni Le~hierry, 1891 + 5. PrionolC11tiajidviccmis (Fabridu..s, 1787) I + + I 6. PrionoWmia gigas Distant, 1879 '*' 7. PrionoWmiapsis amplicollis (Still, 1,873) ... 8. Och,:ochira aberrans (Distant, 1889) 11- 9. Ochrochim albiditarsis (Westwood, 1842) + + + + + + + + + + (Walker, 1871) + + 10. Ochrochira bipJagiata I 11. Ochrochim pallescens Dista.nt 1889 +

12. Stal, 1873 i- Ochrochim palliditars-is I 13. Midis gallina Dallas, 1852 + 14. Miens macra Stat, 1865 + + (Fabricius, 1787) ... + + 15" Mictis tenebrosa I I 16. (F,abricius, 17'94) AspilQsterna pictor + I 17. Neomictis fillocmris (Walker, 1,871) + 18. Anoplocnemis bino.tata Distant, 1918 + 19. Anoplocnemis phasianus (Fabricius, 1781) + + + + + +

20. Al'loplocnemi$ protracta (Herrkh~, 1850) + +

21" Xyropmmeus cristatus Brailovsky & Barrera, 2000 I ... +

22. Trematocoris lobipes (Westwood, 1842) I + + 23. Trematocoris notatipes Walker, 1871 + 24. Petillopsis ,calcar (Dallas, 1852) + + + +

25. PetillQPsis pat'ulicollis (Walker, 1871) I + + I 26. Oalader acu#ccsta AmyQt & Serville, 843 + + + 27" DaIader pianiventris (Westwood, 1842) "- ...... i- ...

28. Br:achytes bicclor Westwood, 1842 I I + + + iI- 29. Aschis,toooris ,l1reuioamis (Dallas, 1852) + I

30. Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) albiguttulus StM, 1873 I + + 31. HomQeOceTU$ (Anacanthoccris) albiven.tris Dallas, 1852 + + + 32. Hamoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) angulatus Westwood, 18421 ... I ... I 33. Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) /#guttatus Westwood, 1842 11- 34. Homoeooerus (AnacanthQccns) .oond$.us Walker, 1871 + +

35. Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) fascio.latus Stat 1873 I + I 36. Hamoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) ,graminis (Fabricius, 1803) + 37, Hcnrweooeru (Anacanthoccris) jllVimicus oat as, 852 + + 38. Hamoeocerus (Anacanthoooris) lacerlosus Distant, 1889 I

39. Homoeocerus (Anacanthoccris) macula Dallas, 1852 I + + I 40. HomQeQoeTU$ (AnaccmfhQccns) simiQlus Distant, 1902 I + + I 126 Rec. zooL Surv. India

'Ill «I :. :Jcu ~ ',;-= ~ ~ .! .s j ; C) «I a: E; ..III '1,1 aj =:: ~ 41 'QIl !'«I i j Ii 'w J!l ~ III s. i 'Ill ~ l!S . ~ CLI :j 1 0 j No. Name of the species "m 'Ill ~ ~ Q (II : ~ Q (.? Z U .- 41. Homoeocerus (Anacantlwroris) striioornis Scott, 1874 ...... + + ... 42. Homoeocerus (Anacantnocoris) subjectus Walker, 1871 + 43. Hcmtoeccerus (AnacanthQcoris) 'linctus Distant 1883 + 44. Homoeccerus (Anacanthocoris) walkeri Kirby, 1892 ... + ... 45. Homoeocerus (flipcmius) ,atkinsoni Distant 1'901 + 46. Homoeocerus (fliponius) badgleyi Distant, 1908 ...

47. Homoeccerus (Tliponius) indus ~istant, 1918 + -it- +

48. Homoeocerus (Tliponius) laevilineus StAl, 1873 + -it- + 49. Hcmtoeccerus (fliponius) montanus Distant, 1'901 + + 50. Homoeccerus (Tliponius) ni;gridorsum Horv,;1th, 1889 ...... + 51. Homoeocerus (flipcmius) picturatus Distant, 1918 + + 52. Homoeocerus (Tliponius) puw:

'Ill «I ~ :. cu ~ ~ ~-=; ~ .! .s j ; C) «I a:: E; ..III '1,1 aj =: ~ 41 'QIl !'«I i j Ii 'w .!l ~ III s. . ~ Ei i 'Ill ~ l!S j "m CLI :j 1 0 No. Name of the species ~ Q (f) : ~ Q (.? Z U .-'Ill 81. Hygia (pterocolpura) noema (Distant, 19(1) = ... 82. Hygia (Pterooolpur;a) nodulesa (Distant, 1889) + + ... 83. Leptogiosstls gQ1tQgra (Fahridu-.S, 1775) + + 84. Chinadasynus orientalis (Distant, 1889) + ... 85. Dasynus ,antennatus (Kirby, 1891) + +

86. Da$Ynus jumQ5US (Blore, 1935) if- 87. Dasynus relatus Paiva, 1919 ... 88. Odcntoparia nwobarensis Mayr, 1865 + 89. Paradasynus rQstmtu$ (Distant, 1908) + + 90. Physomerus gTiossipes (Fabricius, 1794) + .... if- 11- +- 91. Physomerus parvulus Dallas, 1852 + 92. AcantlwCQris scabrator (Fabricius, 1803) + + 93. Petalocnemis obscura (Dallas, 1852) + + + 94. Plinachtus ,acicultl1is (Fabricius, 1803) + + 95. Plinachtus basalis (Westwood,1842) ... 96. Trallianus chennelli Distant, 1902 + 97. Cletu$ bipunctatus (Herdch.&haffer, 1840) + + + + + 96. Cletus bQVillus Distant, 1918 + + 99. Cletus calumniator (Fabricius, 1794) + 100. Cletu$feanus Distant, 1902 + 101. Cletus punctiger (DaUas, 1852) + ...

102. Cletus punctulatus (Westwo~ 1842) + ... 103. Cletu$ rubidiventris (WestwoQd,l842) + + 104. Cletus ,trigonus (Thunberg" 1783) + 105. Cletomorpha hastata (Fabricius, 1787) + + + 106. Cletmnotp1m raja Distant, 1901 ... + ... 107. Cletomotpha walkeri Kirby, 1891 + 108. Haidara ,admota Distant, 1908 + + 109. Haidarn producta Distant, 1908 + + 110. Tongorma campbeZli (Distant,1918) ... ,.. 111. r:ongorma indicum (Westwood, 1874) + + + if- + + + + + + 112. Hy.darella orientalis (Distant, 19(2) ... if- + 113. Cl4vigtalla gibbosa Spinola, 1837 + +

114. anvi~alla scutellaris (Westwood, 1842) + 115. Gralliclava harrens horrens (Dohm, 1860) ...... + 116. Hoplalomia scabricula StAt 1873 if- 117. PsilQlomJa breviHbialis Breddjn, 1909 + + 118. Dicnmocephalus la'tetalis (Signoret, 1879) + if- 119. Daclera levana Distant, 1918 + +

120. Euthehls at(mu~rius Distanit, 1918 + + 128 Rec. zooL Surv. India

'Ill «I :. :Jcu ~ ',;-= ~ ~ .! .s j ; C) «I a: E; ..III '1,1 aj ~ 41 'QIl !'«I i j Ii 'w .!l ~ III s. =. ~ Ei i 'Ill ~ l!S j "m CLI :j 1 0 No. Name of the species ~ Q (II : ~ Q (.? Z U .-'Ill 121. Euthe.tus fulvescens Distant, 1918 = ... +

122. Euthetus khmulalana Distant, 1918 -it- + + 123. Euthetus nigrellus Distant. 1918 + + 124. Eu,the.tus pulchellu8 oaUas, 1852 ...... 125. Euthetus pulcherrimus Bergroth, 1909 +- + + 126. Hypselopus mimicus Dis-tant, 1918 ... + 127. Hypselopus pronotalis Distant, 1918 + 128. Nariscus ftsheri (Distant, 1'908) + + + 129. Riptortus linearis (Fabridu..s, 1775) + + + + + + 130. Riptortus pedest-ris (Fabricius, 1'775) ...... + +

131. Riptortus strenuus Horv~th, 1889 + +- + 132. Tenosius proZetarius (Schaum, 1853) + 133. Acestra m.nlayana Distant, 1903 + + + + 134. Dulichius infll1tu$ (Kkiby, 1891) + + 135. Marcius ornatulu8 (Distant:, 1908) ... + ... 136. Leptocorisa acuta (Thunberg, 1783) + + + 137. Leptoccrisa lepida Breddin-l 909 + + + + 138. LeptQccrisa varicornis (Fabricius, 1783) + + + + + +

139. Stenocoris (Stmocoris) tipuloides (De Geer, 1773) + -it- 140. Baisea coimuatorensis (Gross, 1960) + + 141. Leptoooris abdominalis abdomitudis (Fabricius, 1803) ... + ...... 142. Leptocoris abdominalis taprobanensis (Dallas, 1852) + +

143. Leptoccris a~gur (Fabricius, 1'781) + + +

144. Lep,tocoris dispar (Hsiao/ 1'963) .f- +

145. Leptocoris 1'Ufoma~ginatus (Fabricius, 1'794) + 146. Ccrizus fones ,tella subsimilis Horvath. 1917 ... + ... 147. Corizus hyoscy.ami hyoscyami (lionaeus, 1758) + +

148. Liorhyssus hyalinus (Fabridus, 1794) -it- 149. Liorhyssus rubicundus (Signoret. 1859) + 150. Peliochrous paroipictus (Distant, 1918) ..- 151. Agraphopus lethierryi StAl, 1872 + +

Manuscript received: 25-09-2012; Aocepted: 30-07-2013