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.

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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
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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-db7590a340e9437cb4b27a4ed8f6b1ec2022-12-22T01:47:21ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072018-06-01107119481195410.11609/jott.4029.10.7.11948-119544029A 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, IndiaBalasaheb V. Sarode0Swapnil S. Boyane1Hemant V. Ghate2Department of Zoology, Modern college of Arts, Commerce and Science, Shivajinagar, Pune-05Department of Zoology, Modern college of Arts, Commerce and Science, Shivajinagar, Pune-05Department of Zoology, Modern college of Arts, Commerce and Science, Shivajinagar, Pune-05The 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.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4029hemipterafirst reportindianew recordstenopodainae.
spellingShingle Balasaheb V. Sarode
Swapnil S. Boyane
Hemant V. Ghate
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
Journal of Threatened Taxa
hemiptera
first report
india
new record
stenopodainae.
title 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
title_full 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
title_fullStr 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
title_full_unstemmed 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
title_short 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
title_sort first report and additional description of the assassin bug neostaccia plebeja stal heteroptera reduviidae from india with comparative notes on staccia diluta stal from assam india
topic hemiptera
first report
india
new record
stenopodainae.
url https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4029
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