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1 CHECKLIST OF INDIAN ASSASSIN BUGS (INSECTA: HEMIPTERA: REDUVIIDAE) BISWABROTA BISWAS AND BULGANIN MITRA Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053 e-mail:[email protected] & [email protected] Vilius melanopterus Stal Reduviids are abundant, occur throughout the world and are voracious predators. Hence they are referred to as “Assassin bugs”. These bugs may not be useful as predators of specific pests as they are polyphagous, but they are valuable predator in situations where a variety of Insect pests occur. They are generally found in tropical rain forest, semiarid zone and scrub jungle but mostly common in tropical rain forest ecosystem. Conservation of assassin bugs can be achieved only if there biosystematics and bioecology are under stood thoroughly (Ambrose, 2006). This checklist report 465 species belong to 144 genera under 14 subfamilies of the family Reduviidae from India (Maldonado,1990; Ambrose, 2006; Biswas et al, 1994,2010). 2 ORDER: HEMIPTERA SUBORDER: HETEROPTERA FAMILY: REDUVIIDAE 1. Subfamily Centrocneminae Miller,1956 1. Genus Neocentrocnemis Miller, 1956 1. Neocentrocnemis fuscipennis Miller, 1956 2. Neocentrocnemis stali (Reuter,1881) 2. Genus Paracentrocnemis Miller, 1956 3. Paracentrocnemis campelli Miller,1956 4. Paracentrocnemis dermata (Distant,1902d) 2. Subfamily Ectinoderinae Stal, 1866 3. Genus Amulius Stal, 1866 5. Amulius rubrifemur Breddin,1895 3. Subfamily Ectrichodiinae Amyot& Serville, 1843 4. Genus Audernacus Distant, 1902 6. Audernacus atropictus (Distant,1903) 5. Genus Beyerus Distant,1902 7. Beyerus cuneatus Distant,1902 6. Genus Cimbus Hahn,1831 3 8. Cimbus dolosus (Distant,1919) 7. Genus Echinocoris Livingstone& Ravichandran,1992 9. Echinocoris coromandalesis Livingstone &Ravichandran,1992 8. Genus Ectrychotes Burmeister,1835 10. Ecrychotes abbreviatusReuter,1881 11. Ectrychotes andreae(Thunberg, 1784) 12. Ectrychotes annamensis Miller, 1955 13. Ectrychotes atripennis(Stal, 1866) 14. Ectrychotes bharathi Murugan &Livingstone,1989 15. Ectrychotes comottoi Lethierry,1883 16. Ectrychotes crudelis(Fabricius,1803) 17. Ectrychotes cupreus var beta Reuter 18. Ectrychots disper Reuter, 1881 19. Ectyrchotes fruehstorferi Miller,1955 20. Ectrychotes insignis (Distant,1902) 21. Ectrychotes nigripes Lethierry,1891 22. Ectrychotes picturatus (Distant,1919) 23. Ectrychotes pilicornis(Fabricius,1787) 24. Ectrychotes relates Paiva,1919 25. Ectrychotes scutellaris(Breddin,1903) 9. Genus Eriximachus Distant,1902 26. Eriximachus globosus Distant,1902 4 10. Genus Guionius Distant, 1909 27.Guionius nigripennis (Fabricius,1794) 11. Genus Haematoloecha Stal,1874 28. Haematoloecha chapana Distant, 1919 29. Haematoloecha nigroruba Distant, 1919 12. Genus Haematorrhophus Stal, 1874 30. Haematorrhophus foevalis Murugan &Livingstone,1995 31. Haematorrhophus horrendus(Kirkaldy,1902) 32. Haematorrhophus (Physorhynchus) javadiensis Hegde,1989 33. Haematorrhophus malabaricus (Distant, 1902) 34. Haematorrhophus marginatus (Reuter, 1873) 35. Haematorrhophus nigroviolaceous (Reuter, 1881) 36. Haematorrhophus pedestris(Distant,1902) 37. Haematorrhophus rubromaculatus(Distant,1902) 38. Haematorrhophus ruguloscutelleris Murugan&Livingstone, 1995 39. Haematorrhophus segnis(Bergroth,1915) 40. Haematorrhophus talpus(Distant,1902) 41. Haematorrhophus tuberculatus(stal,1874) 13. Genus Hemihaematorrhophus Murugan & Livingstone, 1995 42. Hemihaematorrhophus planidorsatus Murugan & Livingstone, 1995 5 14. Genus Labidocoris Mayr, 1865 43. Labidocoris elegans Mayr,1865 44. Labidocoris tuberculatus Ambrose & Livingstone,1986 15. Genus Mascaregnasa Distant,1909 45. Mascaregnasa typica Distant, 1909 16. Genus Mendis Stal,1859 46. Mendis apicimaculata( Distant,1919) 17. Genus Neohaematorrhophus Ambrose& Livingstone,1986 47. Neohaematorrhopus therasii Ambrose & Livingstone, 1986 18. Genus Paralibavius Paiva,1919 48. Parlibavius singularis Paiva, 1919 19. Genus Parascarda Miller, 1953 49. Parascarda andamanensis (Distant,1902) 20. Genus Pyrodocoris Miller,1955 50. Pyrodocoris andamanensis Distant, 1902 51. Pyrodocoris fenestratus Miller,1955 21. Genus Quercetanus Distant,1902 52. Quercenatus atromaculatus Distant, 1902 6 22. Genus Scadra Stal,1859 53. Scadra annulicornis Reuter, 1881 54. Scadra annulipes Reuter,1881 55. Scadra atricapilla Distant, 1909 56. Scadra castanea Paiva, 1919 57. Scadra cincitocornis Kirby,1891 58. Scadra maculiventris Stal ,1863 59. Scadra militaris Distant, 1909 60. Scadra scutallaris Distant,1902 61. Scadra tibialis Distant, 1902 23. Genus Stegius Distant, 1902 62. Stegius pravus Distant, 1902 24. Genus Synectrychotes Livingstone & Murugan, 1987 63. Synectrychotes calimerei Livingsone &Murugan, 1987 25. Genus Vilius Stal, 1863 64. Vilius melanopterus Stal, 1863 65. Vilius rubronigar Distant,1919 4. Subfamily Emesiinae Amyot & Serville,1843 Tribe Emesini Amyot &Servelle,1843 26. Genus Eugubinus Distant, 1903 7 66. Eugubinus araneus Distant,1903 67. Eugubinus intrudans Distant,1915 68. Eugubinus reticolus Distant, 1915 27. Genus Gardena Dohrn,1859 69. Gardena muscicapa(Bergroth,1906) 28. Genus Myiophanes Reuter,1881 70. Myiophanes kempi China,1924 29. Genus Stenolemus Signoret,1858 71. Stenolemus atkinsoni Distant,1903 72. Stenolemus greeni Distant ,1903 73. Stenolemus hirtipes Distant ,1919 74. Stenolemus susainathani Wygodzinsky, 1966 Tribe Leistarchini Stal, 1862 30. Genus Bagauda Bergroth,1903 75. Bagauda avidus Bergroth, 1903 76. Bagauda cavernicola Paiva, 1919 77. Bagauda similis Wygodzinsky, 1966 31. Genus Geithera Distant,1900 78. Geithera feana (Distant,1903) 8 32. Genus Ploiaria Scopoli,1786 79. Ploiaria anak Distant,1909 80. Ploiaria nuda Ravichandran & Livingstone,1989 81. Ploiaria soudanica Dispons, 1960 Tribe Metapterini Stal 33. Genus Emesaya McAtce &Mallocha, 1925 82. Emesaya brevipennis (Say, 1773) 34. Genus Ischnobaena Stal,1870 83. Ischnobaena macerrima Stal ,1870 35. Genus Ischnobaenella Wygodzoinsky, 1966 84. Ischnobaenella brunneiceps(Breddin,1912) 85. Ischnobaenella invisibilis(Dohrn,1860) 86. Ischnobaenella jawalagiri Wygodzoinsky, 1966 87. Ischnobaenella naraikkadu Wygodzoinsky, 1966 36. Genus Onychomesa Wygodzoinsky,1966 88. Onychomesa susanthani Wygodzoinsky,1966 37. Genus Schidium Bergroth,1916 89. Schidium marcidum(Uhler,1896) 90. Schidium phasma(Distant,1902) 9 Tribe Plioariolini Van Duzee,1916 38. Genus Emesopsis Uhler, 1893 91. Emesopsis bimedia Ravichandran& Livingstone, 1989 92. Emesopsis nubilus Uhler,1893 39. Genus Empicoris Wolff, 1811 93. Empicoris rubromaculatus (Blackburn,1889) 5. Subfamily Harpactorinae Reuter,1887 40. Genus Agriosphodrus Stal,1866 94. Agiosphordus dohrni(Stal,1862) 41. Genus Alcmena Stal,1859 95. Alcmena maculosa Distant,1902 96. Alcmena spinifex(Thunberg,1783) 97. Alcmena straminipes Distant,1902 42. Genus Bergrothellus Miller,1954 98. Bergrothellus humilis Miller,1959 99. Bergrothellus rufipes Miller,1954 43. Genus Biasticus Stal, 1866 100. Biasticus abdominalis Reuter, 1887 101. Biasticus flavus( Distant, 1903) 10 102. Biasticus fuliginosus Reuter, 1887 103. Biasticus nigricolis (Dallas,1850) 44. Genus Brassivola Distant,1902 104. Brassoivola hystrix Distant,1902 45. Genus Coranus Curtis,1833 105. Coranus ambrosii Livingstone &Ravichandran, 1989 106.Coranus atricapillus Distant, 1903 107.Coranus carinata Livingstone &Ravichandran, 1989 108.Coranus emodicus Kintshenko, 1931 109. Coranus fuscipennis Reuter,1881 110. Coranus militaris Distant, 1919 111. Coranus niger (Ramber, 1842) 112. Coranus nudulosa Ambrose & Sahayraj ,1993 113. Coranus ruthii Livingstone &Ravichandran, 1989 114. Coranus siva Kirkaldy, 1891 115. Coranus vitellinus Distant, 1919 116. Coranus wolffi Lethierry & Serverin, 1896 46. Genus Cosmoslestes Stal,1866 117. Cosmoslestes annulipes Distant, 1879 47. Genus Cydnocoris Stal ,1866 118. Cydnocoris crocatus Stal ,1866 11 119. Cydnocoris fasciatus Reuter,1881 120. Cydnocoris gilvus( Burmeister, 1837) 48. Genus Endochus Stal, 1859 121. Endochus atricapillus Distant, 1902 122. Endochus atrispinus Stal ,1863 123. Endochus campbelli Distant,1919 124. Endochus carboranus Breddin ,1903 125. Endochus cingalensis Stal,1866 126. Endochus erectus Distant, 1919 127. Endochus inornatus Stal,1866 128. Endochus migratonus Distant, 1903 129. Endochus nigricornis( Distant,1859) 130. Endochus parvispinus Distant,1919 131. Endochus umbrinus Distant, 1902 49. Genus Epidaus Stal 1859 132. Epidaus alternus Bergroth,1915 133. Epidaus aterispinus Distant,1902 134. Epidaus bicolor Distant, 1903 135. Epidaus conspersus Distant, 1902 136. Epidaus famulus(Stal,1863) 50. Genus Euagorus Burmeister,1836 137. Euagorus erythrocephala Livingstone & Ravichandran, 1990 12 138. Euagorus plagiatus (Burmester,1834) 51. Genus Henricohahnia Breddin, 1900 139. Henricohahnia cauta Miller, 1954 140. Henricohahnia gallus Distant,1902 141. Henricohahnia indica Miller,1954 142. Henricohahnia milleri Muraleedharan,1976 143. Henricohahnia montana(Distant,1903) 144. Henricohahnia spinosa (Distant,1903) 145. Henricohahnia tinctoria Miller,1954 146. Henricohahnia typica Distant,1903 147. Henricohahnia viroopa Muraleedharan,1976 148. Henricohahnia vittata Miller,1954 149. Henricohahnia vitticeps Miller,1954 52. Genus Homalosphodrus Stal,1866 150. Homalosphodrus brachialis(Stal,1963) 151. Homalosphodrus drepressus( Stal,1963) 53. Genus Irantha Stal,1861 152. Irantha armipes (Stal,1855) 153. Irantha consobrina Distsant,1902 154. Irantha peppari Livingstone & Ravichandran, 1988 54. Genus Isyndus Stal 1858 155. Isyndus heros heros (Fabricius,1803) 13 156. Isyndus
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    Zootaxa 3670 (2): 137–156 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3670.2.2 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1F22304B-9C45-428C-B140-B798494A1A84 Description and Ecology of A New Cavernicolous, Arachnophilous Thread- legged Bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesini) from Kartchner Caverns, Cochise County, Arizona ROBERT B. PAPE Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract A new cavernicolous, arachnophilous thread-legged bug (Phasmatocoris labyrinthicus sp. nov.; Reduviidae: Emesini) is described from Kartchner Caverns, a limestone cavern in Kartchner Caverns State Park near Benson, Arizona, USA. Cavernicolous emesines are recorded from caves in many parts of the world and are distributed across several genera, but are generally uncommon. P. labyrinthicus shows no obvious troglomorphy but ecological evidence suggests it is, at minimum, a cave-limited troglophile. The species seems to be low-humidity intolerant, due to its occurrence in a cave within a desert region, effectively confines the population to the cave, and the species may thus actually be troglobitic by default. Arachnophily in emesines is more common, including in Phasmatocoris Breddin, but has been previously documented in only a single cavernicolous species, Bagauda cavernicola Paiva, reported from India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. However, unlike P. labyrinthicus, B. cavernicola is apparently not morphologically adapted for its arachnophilous association. P. labyrinthicus is the only known troglophilic emesine that is also a morphologically adapted and behaviorally functional arachnophile. The only other known cavernicolous Phasmatocoris (P.
  • Description and Ecology of a New Cavernicolous, Arachnophilous Thread- Legged Bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesini) from Kartchner Caverns, Cochise County, Arizona

    Description and Ecology of a New Cavernicolous, Arachnophilous Thread- Legged Bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesini) from Kartchner Caverns, Cochise County, Arizona

    Zootaxa 3670 (2): 137–156 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3670.2.2 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1F22304B-9C45-428C-B140-B798494A1A84 Description and Ecology of A New Cavernicolous, Arachnophilous Thread- legged Bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesini) from Kartchner Caverns, Cochise County, Arizona ROBERT B. PAPE Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract A new cavernicolous, arachnophilous thread-legged bug (Phasmatocoris labyrinthicus sp. nov.; Reduviidae: Emesini) is described from Kartchner Caverns, a limestone cavern in Kartchner Caverns State Park near Benson, Arizona, USA. Cavernicolous emesines are recorded from caves in many parts of the world and are distributed across several genera, but are generally uncommon. P. labyrinthicus shows no obvious troglomorphy but ecological evidence suggests it is, at minimum, a cave-limited troglophile. The species seems to be low-humidity intolerant, due to its occurrence in a cave within a desert region, effectively confines the population to the cave, and the species may thus actually be troglobitic by default. Arachnophily in emesines is more common, including in Phasmatocoris Breddin, but has been previously documented in only a single cavernicolous species, Bagauda cavernicola Paiva, reported from India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. However, unlike P. labyrinthicus, B. cavernicola is apparently not morphologically adapted for its arachnophilous association. P. labyrinthicus is the only known troglophilic emesine that is also a morphologically adapted and behaviorally functional arachnophile. The only other known cavernicolous Phasmatocoris (P.
  • Generic Notes on the Assassin Bugs of the Subfamily Harpactorinae

    Generic Notes on the Assassin Bugs of the Subfamily Harpactorinae

    Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2018; 6(1): 1366-1374 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 Generic notes on the Assassin bugs of the JEZS 2018; 6(1): 1366-1374 © 2018 JEZS Subfamily Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Received: 18-11-2017 Accepted: 21-12-2017 Reduviidae) of Karnataka Bhagyasree SN Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Bhagyasree SN Research Institute, New Delhi, India Abstract Harpactorinae are the largest predaceous subfamily in the famiy Reduviidae with 2,800 described species. Examination of 629 specimens collected from various localities of Karnataka revealed the presence of relatively 24 genera under 3 tribe viz., Harpactorini Amyot and Serville, Raphidosomini Jennel and Tegeini Villiers. For the recorded genera, dichotomous identification keys, diagnostic characters and illustrations of the genus habitats were provided to facilitate the easy identification. Keywords: Harpactorinae, Karnataka, Diagnosis and Keys 1. Introduction Harpactorinae Reuter, 1887 are the largest subfamily in the Famiy Reduviidae with 2,800 [1] described extant species in ~320 genera with diverse body shape, size and colour . They are characterized by elongated head, long scape, cylindrical postocular and quadrate cell formed by anterior and posterior cross vein between Cu and Pcu on hemelytron. Harpactorinae are economically important as beneficial predators of insect pests. The prey consumption ranges from stenophagy (specialists) to euryphagy (generalists). More than 150 species of assassin bugs are predators of insect pests and several species are used as natural enemies in agricultural ecosystem. A few species of Harpactorinae are successfully utilised in integrated pest management system include Pristhesancus plagipennis Walker against cotton and soybean [2], Zelus longipes L.
  • (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae: Metapterini)? a Reflection on Taxonomic Practices

    (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae: Metapterini)? a Reflection on Taxonomic Practices

    Zootaxa 3955 (2): 295–298 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Correspondence ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2015 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3955.2.8 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8D66E82A-32FE-4047-94E7-92C887BACE57 What is Neoschidium Mukherjee, Ambrose, Saha, and Bal, 2014 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae: Metapterini)? A reflection on taxonomic practices DIMITRI FORERO1 & VALENTINA CASTRO-HUERTAS2,3 1Laboratorio de Entomología, Unidad de Ecología y Sistemática, Departamento de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. E-mail: [email protected] 2Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. E-mail: [email protected] 3Current address: Laboratório de Entomologia Sistemática, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Good taxonomic practice permits not only to adequately document the rapidly diminishing biodiversity of our planet (Wheeler 2008), but also let us set the foundations for phylogenetic assessments among groups of taxa, allowing a more deeply and proper understanding of the biota (Wheeler 2007). Therefore, any taxonomic problems will hinder not only phylogenetic approaches but conservation efforts as well (Dubois 2003; Mace 2004; Wheeler et al. 2012). In a recent paper, Mukherjee et al. (2014) proposed a new assassin bug genus, Neoschidium Mukherjee, Ambrose, Saha, and Bal, 2014, to accommodate Ghilianella phasma Distant, 1904 (Reduviidae: Emesinae: Metapterini). Ghilianella phasma was described by Distant (1904) apparently from a single male specimen from “Karennee” (Karenni) in Burma, what is nowadays the Kayah State in Myanmar. Bergroth (1916) erected Schidium Bergroth, 1916 and transferred to it a few species previously included in Ghilianella, including G.