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

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Alternative: New Indian banyan plant bug

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3839

By

Yasunaga, Tomohide. 安永智秀 1963- , author

Schuh, Randall T. , author
Poorani, Janakiraman , author
Cassis, Gerasimos , author

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Book

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Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History [2015]

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A new genus and new species of the plant bug, Chimairacoris lakshmiae Yasunaga, Schuh, and Cassis are described from Bangalore, India. This morphologically and ecologically specialized mirid belongs to the subfamily Phylinae on the basis of genitalic structures and is currently considered best placed in the subtribe Oncotylina of the tribe Phylini. Its morphological convergence with termatophyline mirids and placement within the Phylinae are discussed. It is associated with psyllid leaf galls on Indian banyan, Ficus benghalensis. The gall-producing psyllid, Trioza sp., and a mealybug, Phenacoccus parvus, are confirmed as prey of this unique mirid. A similar phenomenon observed in some Montandoniola spp. (Anthocoridae) and Fingulus species (Miridae: Deraeocorinae), which are associated with thrips species of the genus Gynaikothrips (Thysanoptera: Tubulifera) on Ficus microcarpa, is also documented.

Subjects

Bangalore (District) , Banyan tree , Chimairacoris lakshmiae , Classification , Diseases and pests , India , Insect pests , Insect-plant relationships , Insects , Jumping plant-lice , Miridae , Parasites , Parasitic insects , Phylinae

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3839 2015

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/3839.1
OCLC: 922973275