Redescription of the bug Aschistocoris brevicornis (Heteroptera: Coreidae) and first report on its life history from northern Maharashtra, India

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Digvijay R. Jadhav
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9546-3507
Renuka R. Khairnar
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2283-4922
Balasaheb V. Sarode
Swapnil S. Boyane
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9475-8442
Hemant V. Ghate
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4934-7542

Abstract

 We redescribe Aschistocoris brevicornis (Dallas, 1852) from northern Maharashtra, India, a species belonging to the tribe Homoeocerini (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae).  Here we have provided detailed, well-illustrated morphology, including the male genitalia, and notes on its bionomics for the first time.

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