2017•ZootaxaOpen access

First record of Rhaphidosoma atkinsoni (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from Maharashtra, India, with redescription and observations on its bionomics

Pratik P. Pansare, Nikhil U. Joshi, Swapnil S. Boyane, Hemant V. Ghate

Abstract

A relatively less known assassin bug, Rhaphidosoma atkinsoni Bergroth, 1893 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) is recorded from Maharashtra State, India, for the first time. Redescription and illustrations of the species, along with the notes on morphology and natural history, are provided.

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Key concepts: Reduviidae, Heteroptera, Bionomics, Biology, Hemiptera, Zoology, Gerridae, Ecology