First report of the female of Cheirochela assamensis Hope, 1841 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Naucoridae) from northeastern India

Autor: Shruti V. Paripatyadar, Sophio Riphung, Hemant V. Ghate
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 6815-6820 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0974-7893
0974-7907
DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o4162.6815-20
Popis: This publication reports for the first time the female of a Naucorid Bug Cheirochela assamensis Hope, 1841 from the state of Meghalaya, India. This species has been known so far by only two male specimens. We provide a detailed description of the female and light microscopic images of the habitus and important characters. Habitus photos of type (male) of C. assamensis and a related species, Cheirochela thailandana Polhemus et al. are also provided for comparison.
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