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
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4029.10.7.11948-11954Keywords:
Hemiptera, first report, India, new record, Stenopodainae.Abstract
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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