Andrallus spinidens (Fabricius, 1787)
Scientific Name
Andrallus spinidens (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms:
- Cimex spinidens Fabricius, 1787
- Asopus geometricus Burmeister, 1835
- Pentatoma aliena Westwood, 1837
- Arma geometrica Dallas, 1849
- Acanthidium cinctum Montrouzier, 1858
- Audinetia aculeata Ellenrieder, 1862
- Cimex spinidens Stål, 1867
- Andrallus spinidens Schouteden, 1907
- Apateticus ludovicianus Stoner, 1917
Taxonomic Position
Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae
Diagnosis
- Head with jugae slightly longer than tylus.
- Antenna with first segment not reaching apex of head.
- Pronotum with anterolateral margins concave, serrate
- Humeri bispinously produced
- Basal abdominal sternite with short tubercle
Male Genitalia:
Genital capsule with dorsal rim broadly and deeply excavated with straight median region, ventral rim wih small 'U'-notch medially; paramere with crown narrowed apically, apex pointed; process of aedeagus fused; aedeagus short and curved.
Biology:
Not known
Host Plants/Prey:
Not known
Distribution:
Assam: Harmatti (Atkinson, 1888). Bengal (Distant, 1902). Delhi (Azim, 2011). Jharkhand: Ranchi (Distant, 1902). Karnataka: Bengaluru (Distant, 1902), Mysore (Chatterjee, 1934), Ponnampet, Raichur (Salini, 2006). Maharashtra: Chandoli area, Kolhapur (Ghate, et al., 2012). Meghalaya: Khasi Hills (Distant, 1902). Puducherry: Mahe (Salini, 2006). Punjab: Amritsar, Patiala, Gurdaspur (Kaur, et al., 2012). Sikkim (Atkinson, 1888). Tamil Nadu: Aiyur (Chatterjee, 1934), Javadi hills (Hegde, 1995). Uttarakhand: Kumaon, Dehradun (Chatterjee, 1934). Uttar Pradesh: Moradabad, Pipalsana (Azim, 2011). West Bengal: Kolkata (Atkinson, 1888). Most parts of India (Hegde, 1986b).
Comments:
This species can be easily be recognised by the two white longitudinal stripes on lateral margins of brownish corium.
Selected References:
Atkinson, E. T. (1888). Notes on Indian Rhynchota, Heteroptera No. 3 & 4. Journal of The Asiatic Society of Bengal, 57, 1-72, 118-184, 333-345.
Chatterjee, N. C. (1934). Entomological investigations on the spike disease of sandal (24). Pentatomidae (Hemipt.). Ind. For. Rec., 20, 1-31.
Distant, W. L. (1902). Rhynchota Vol.I, Heteroptera. In: Blanford, W. T. (Ed). The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor and Francis, London. 307+438 pp.
Fabricius, J. C. (1787) Mantissa insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adjectis characteribus genericis, differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus. Vol. 2. Christ. Gottl. Proft, Hafniae, 382 pp
Hegde, V. (1986). Additional notes on bugs from Tamil Nadu uplands, Eastern Ghats. Zool. Surv. India, Part- II, 26-29
Salini, S (2006). Faunistic studies on Pentatomidae (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea) in Karnataka. M. Sc. Thesis, Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural sciences, Bangalore. (Unpublished)
