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

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

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Balasaheb V. Sarode, Swapnil S. Boyane, Hemant V. Ghate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4029