Dalpada oculata (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Cimex oculata Fabricius, 1775
Cimex oculata Dallas, 1851
Dalpada aspera Ellenr., 1862
Dalpada nodiflora Walker, 1867
Dalpada interminata Walker, 1867
Dalpada oculata, Distant, 1902
Taxonomic position
Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae
Diagnosis
- Head with mandibular plates nearly as long as clypeus
- Lateral margins of mandibular plates with a pair of denticles subapically
- Anterolateral margins of pronotum serrate; humeri nodulose
- External scent efferent system with peritreme typically 'Halyine'-type
- Basal abdominal sternite medially with faint sulcation
- Posterolateral margins of abdominal sternites III to VII with minute denticle
- Anterior tibiae expanded
Male genitalia
Dorsal rim of genital capsule with a median emargination; ventral rim deeply concave with welll developed caudal lobes. Paramere with crown triangular; well developed neck and apodeme. Phallus barrel-shaped with a basal tubercle.
Female genitalia
Posterior margin of 8th paratergites toothed; spermathecal bulb with one short and elongated process
Biology
Not known. Found to be associted with citrus trees
Host plants
Ghamia lanceolata, Paulownia fortune (Easton & Pun, 1997)
Distribution
India, Myanmar (Distant, 1902), China, Singapore, Thailand (Thailand Nature Project), Burma, Malaysia and Hong Kong (Easton & Pun, 1997)
Selected References
Ahmad, I. & Afzal, M. (1984). Revision of the Indo-Malayan genus Dalpada (Halyini, Pentatomidae, Heteroptera). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 213(3-4), 170-176.
Distant W.L. (1902). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. 2. London, xvii + 1-242
Easton, E. R. & Pun, W. W. (1997). Observations on some Hemiptera/Heteroptera of Macau, Southeast Asia. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 99(3), 574-582.
Thailand Nature Project, (2022). https://www.thailandnatureproject.com/dalpada-oculata.html, Accessed on 17th Nov. 2022.
