The first report of an assassin bug of the genus Ademula McAtee & Malloch (Reduviidae: Emesinae) from India and its rediscovery from Sri Lanka
Emesine bug Ademula contaminata (Distant, 1903) is recorded from India for the first time and rediscovered from Sri Lanka. Details of its morphology, including the male genitalia, are presented along with images of the habitat. Images of living bugs in natural habitat are presented along with some comments on natural history of these bugs.
Authors
- H. Sankararaman
- Tharindu Ranasinghe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9495-9401)
- Amila P. Sumanapala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1482-3652)
- Hemant V. Ghate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4934-7542)
- Anubhav Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2711-8888)
Institutions
- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (IN)
- Department of Biotechnology (IN)
- Dr. A. Ramachandran's Diabetes Hospitals (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Threatened Taxa
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9088.16.9.25894-25903
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03