First report of Lutevula hortensia (Distant) (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) from India
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8931.16.5.25220-25226Keywords:
Assassin bug, Guithera, Leistarchini, Luteva, Proguithera, thread-legged bugAbstract
An emesine bug, Lutevula hortensia (Distant), is recorded from India for the first time; type locality of this species is Sri Lanka and it was recently collected from Vellore, Tamil Nadu, in southern India. This is a rediscovery of the species after more than 50 years. Digital images of the species are presented along with comments on recent classification of Emesinae.
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