Anthocoris muraleedharani Yamada, 2010

Ballal, Chandish R., Akbar, Shahid Ali, Yamada, Kazutaka, Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad & Varshney, Richa, 2018, Annotated catalogue of the flower bugs from India (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae, Lasiochilidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58 (1), pp. 207-226 : 209-210

Anthocoris muraleedharani Yamada, 2010

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Anthocoris muraleedharani Yamada, 2010 in YAMADA et al. (2010a:416) . HOLOTYPE:, India, Bangalore (TKPM).

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE:, progeny of the specimens originally collected at ‘ INDIA: Karnataka / Bangalore , ix. 2008 / N13°01 ′ 62.2 ″ / E77°35 ′ 05.3 ″ / 932 m above MSL / C. R. Ballal leg.’ [printed], ‘Host Insect:/ Ferrisia virgata / Host Plant:/ Bauhinia purpurea / [Lab. Reared culture]’ [printed], ‘Holotype / Anthocoris muraleedharani / Yamada, 2010 ’ [printed, red square] ( TKPM) .

Additional material examined. INDIA: KARNATAKA: Bangalore, Attur , x.2014, 1 3 ♀♀, from Magnolia champaka (L.) Baill. ex Pierre ( TKPM) .

Distribution in India. Karnataka: Attur (this paper), Bangalore ( YAMADA et al. 2010a).

General distribution. Endemic.

Biology. The species inhabits plantations of Bauhinia purpurea, feeding on mealybugs Ferrisia virgata Cockerell, 1893. Observed as a potential predator of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898 and Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara, 1992 ( YAMADA et al. 2010a). The specimens were also collected from the Champaka tree, Magnolia champaca (this paper).

Figures

Figs 1–12. Habitus photographs of selected Indian Anthocoridae. 1 – Amphiareus constrictus (Stål, 1860); 2 – Anthocoris muraleedharani Yamada, 2010; 3 – Physopleurella armata Poppius, 1909, from Thailand; 4 – Xylocoris (Arrostelus) flavipes (Reuter, 1875); 5 – Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) afer (Reuter, 1884); 6 – Blaptostethoides sp.; 7 – Montandoniola indica Yamada, 2011 (source: www.nbair.res.in); 8 – Xylocoris (Arrostelus) ampoli Yamada & Yasunaga, 2013; 9 – Carayonocoris indicus Muraleedharan, 1977; 10 – Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) confusus Carayon, 1972; 11 – Bilia sp. (this specimen is not examined); 12 – Buchananiella indica Muraleedharan, 1977. Photo credits: C. Ballal (1–2, 4–7, 9–12), K. Yamada (3, 8).