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Chimairacoris lakshmiae Yasunaga, Schuh and Cassis
(Heteroptera: Miridae)
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"INDIA: Karnataka, Bangalore, Hebbal, 12.97° N 77.58° E 670 m, on Ficus benghalensis, 16 Jul 2013, L. Lakshmi, 9 male 19 female (AMNH_PBI 00380340-00380365) (AMNH, TYCN, UNSW); same locality, 13.01° N 77.35° E, on F. benghalensis, 20 Apr 2014, L. Lakshmi, 1 male 5 female; same locality, 31 Jul 2014, L. Lakshmi, 2 female 8 male; same data except date, 06 Feb 2015, L. Lakshmi, 1 male 1 female; same data, except 4 Feb 2015, J. Poorani, 2 male, 13 female, 1 nymph (AMNH without USI labels); same locality, 03 Feb 2015, inside of F. benghalensis leaf galls with Trioza sp., J. Poorani and S. K. Rajeshwari, 4 male 6 female (5 each in NPC and UASB, rest in NBAIR, without USI labels).
T. Yasunaga, R.T. Schuh, Poorani J. and Cassis G. 2015. A remarkable new genus and new species of the plant bug (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae), inhabiting psyllid leaf margin roll gall on Indian Banyan, Ficus benghalensis. American Museum Novitates 3839(3839):1-16.
http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/6618/N3839.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y




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