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Issue: Vol. 2565 No. 1: 12 Aug. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-08-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2565.1.2
Page range: 42–48
Abstract views: 38
PDF downloaded: 2

New records of two species of the genus Endochus Stål (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from India, with specific and generic redescriptions

Entomology Research Unit, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Palayankottai-627 002, Tamil Nadu, India
Entomology Research Unit, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Palayankottai-627 002, Tamil Nadu, India
Hemiptera Reduviidae Harpactorinae Endochus India new record

Abstract

Two species of Endochus Stål, 1859, E. albomaculatus Stål and E. merula Distant, were recorded for the first time from India. They are redescribed, together with the genus, with additional taxonomic details and illustrations.

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