Report of Bathycoelia indica Dallas, 1851 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) as a pest of pomegranate Punica granatum L. cultivated in Maharashtra State
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8829.16.1.24485-24495Keywords:
Bathycoeliini, DNA barcode, eggs, genetic divergence, male and female genitalia, nymphs, pest, stink bugAbstract
A pentatomid bug Bathycoelia indica Dallas, 1851 is reported as a pest of pomegranate plantation in Maharashtra (India). Brief re-description of the species, including that of male and female genitalia, eggs, some nymphal stages and live adults, with many digital illustrations, is provided.
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