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Perillus Bioculatus (Fabricius, 1765) Insecta: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with One Colour Morph First Time Reported from India International Journal of Global Science Research ISSN: 2348-8344 (Online) Vol. 6, Issue. 1, April 2019, pp. 930-933 DOI: 10.26540/ijgsr.v6.i1.2019.120 Available Online at www.ijgsr.com © Copyright 2014 | ijgsr.com | All Rights Reserved Research Paper Invasive alien species (IAS) Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1765) Insecta: heteroptera: pentatomidae) with one colour morph first time reported from India Kailash Chandra1, Rita Bhandari2 and Sandeep Kushwaha1 1Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore Kolkata, West Bengal, India 2Department of Zoology, Government O. F. K. College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh- 482005, India Corresponding author Email: [email protected] Received: 10/03/2019 Revised: 29/03/2019 Accepted: 05/04/2019 Abstract: During the several faunastic (Hoekstra and Nachman 2003; Petranka et surveys of Madhya Pradesh by the al. 1998). Alien species are those individual Zoological Survey of India, Two spotted which are non-native and sometime exotic stink bug, Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, individuals that occur outside of natural 1775) a native of North America an invasive habitats and able to adapted their ranges and alien species were collected. The collection potential dispersal. revealed the presence of four morphs It is believed that the origin of P. bioculatus showing the phenomenon of colour from the Rocky Mountains southern region, polymorphism. The new records were new however range of this species now expanded to Madhya Pradesh and one morph is New by the disbursal of its primary prey viz. to India. Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa Keywords: Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, decemlineata. P. bioculatus has very 1775), Polymorphism, Invasive alien frequently has been introduced into the species, Madhya Pradesh, India. several European countries like Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Slovakia INTRODUCTION: Ukraine and former Yugoslavia to control L. In the most of the insect taxa, polymorphism decemlineata (Clercq 2000) since 1966. may affect fitness of individuals in a species. Some of the color variety, for instance may MATERIAL AND METHOD: be more cryptic than others so harder for During the several faunastic surveys by predators to locate their presence in niche Zoological survey of India, Jabalpur has Under auspices of Environment & Social Welfare Society, India Page 930 International Journal of Global Science Research ISSN: 2348-8344 (Online) Vol. 6, Issue. 1, April 2019, pp. 930-933 DOI: 10.26540/ijgsr.v6.i1.2019.120 Available Online at www.ijgsr.com © Copyright 2014 | ijgsr.com | All Rights Reserved collected few specimens of Perillus of diapause and regulated by the different bioculatus (Fabricius, 1765) by hand outside climatic factors such as Temperature picking, net trap and light tarp methods, and humidity (Saulich and Musolin, 2012), collected from various localities of Jabalpur, according to this paper author did not district of Madhya Pradesh. Specimens were include Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1765) shorted out and different specimens of in the phenomenon of seasonal diapause, so Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1765) were it was confirmed that this species shows pinned drayed and were identified with the polymorphism. help of literature available in ZSI library and Remark: There are about 3 colour morphs Fauna of British India. Three basic colour (Red, Deep yellow, black & white form) morphs were identified and shorted out form present in all over the world and all three collected specimens. Morphology of bugs forms are reported from India, two of them were studied by Leica microscope M205-A. yellow and black and white form were Photography of various morphs was done by mentioned here. One morph of this species Sony DSC-H10 camera. This bug was reported first time from the India. collected from the Mandla road (Near Dumna Nature Park) Jabalpur Madhya RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Pradesh; soil of this area was different from Systematic account rest of Jabalpur, it was mixed red and black Order: Hemiptera so that the ecosystem was quite different Suborder: Heteropterodea which lead to introduction of such type of Family: Asopinae fauna in the community. Colour morphs GENUS Perillus Stål have recently been reported from Meerut Perillus, Stål (1862) Stettin. ent. Ztg., 23(1): (Prasad and Pal, 2015). The author stated p. 88. that the specimens have been collected Mineus, Stal (1867) Öfv. Vet.-Ak. Förh., p. “from various ecosystems covering almost 498. all districts of Meerut. Besides this, Gordonerius, Distant (1887) Tr. E. S., p. specimens were procured on loan from 343. various agricultural institutions”. However Perilloides, Schouteden (1907b) Genera there is no indication of locality and other Insectorum Fasc., 52: p. 37. data for specimen of each colour morph and Perillus, Knight (1952) Ann. Entomol. Soc. no information has been provided about the Am., 45: p. 229. depositions of these specimens in any designated national repository, so our study Type species: Asopus confluens Herrich- will be available for other to study. Schaeffer Asopinae are known exclusively predators Remarks: Genus Perillus having 6 from them, Apateticus cynicus & predatory species worldwide viz., Perillus Picromerus bidens shows the obligate exaptus, Perillus circumcinctus, Perillus embryonic winter diapause, which is very confluens, Perillus lunatus, Perillus rare among Heteroptera, by having the alike bioculatus and Perillus splendidus. habitats and feeding behavior most of the Asopinae species having the different types Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1765) Under auspices of Environment & Social Welfare Society, India Page 931 International Journal of Global Science Research ISSN: 2348-8344 (Online) Vol. 6, Issue. 1, April 2019, pp. 930-933 DOI: 10.26540/ijgsr.v6.i1.2019.120 Available Online at www.ijgsr.com © Copyright 2014 | ijgsr.com | All Rights Reserved Cimex bioculatus, Fabricius (1775) Syst. Obtain from Parthenium grass; Vijay Nagar, Ent., p. 715. District: Jabalpur, 14.IV.2016, (1ex.), Coll. Pentatoma clanda, Say (1825) J. Acad. Nat. S. Kushwaha. Sci. Phila., 4: p. 312. Diagnosis: Body have two colour black and Perillus claudus, Uhler (1876) Bull. Geol. & light yellow, Head black with central facia Geogr. Surv. Terr., 1: p. 281. ochracious, Eyes black, Frontal lobe of Oplomus virgatus, Stål (1862) Stett. pronotum yellow with two black spots, Entomol. Zeit., 23: p. 89. Lateral and anterior margin yellow, Perillus bioculatus, Stal (1872) Kongl. Posterior lobe black, Scutellum yellow with Svensk. Veten.-Akad. Handl., 10: p. 129. central Y shaped black spot, Corium yellow Mineus bioculatus, Uhler (1886) Brooklyn with longitudinal black spot, Connexivum Entomol. Soc. New York: p. 4. black, Membrane hyaline, Clavus black, Perriloides bioculatus, Schouteden (1907b) Anterior femora spied picious, tibia black Genera Insectorum Fasc., 52: p. 37. with yellow facia, Abdomen pale yellow Perillus bioculatus var. claudus, Caesar with double lined black spots; Rostrum dark (1912) Annu. Rpt. Entomol. Soc. Ontario., reddish black. 42: p. 33. Distribution: INDIA: Jabalpur (Madhya Perillus bioculatus: Knight (1952) Ann. Pradesh); Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Entomol. Soc. Am., 45: p. 229. Uttar Pradesh. Material examined: Dumna Nature Park, Elsewhere: North America including District: Jabalpur, Khamariya Dam, Mexico and Europe. 30.III.2016, (1ex.), Coll. S. Kushwaha. Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1765) Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius,1765) Dark yellow and black morph White and black morph Under auspices of Environment & Social Welfare Society, India Page 932 International Journal of Global Science Research ISSN: 2348-8344 (Online) Vol. 6, Issue. 1, April 2019, pp. 930-933 DOI: 10.26540/ijgsr.v6.i1.2019.120 Available Online at www.ijgsr.com © Copyright 2014 | ijgsr.com | All Rights Reserved Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1765) REFERENCES: implications of ecological role reversals by Rana (predator) and Ambystoma (prey). 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