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Asiarcha oblonga

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Species of insect

Asiarcha oblonga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Tessaratomidae
Genus: Asiarcha
Species: A. oblonga
Binomial name
Asiarcha oblonga
(Dallas, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Mattiphus oblongus

Asiarcha oblonga is a species of Tesseratomid bug found in South Asia. The species was originally described as Mattiphus oblongus.

Identification

It is similar to Asiarcha angulosa. It differs from that species by the more rectangular thorax. From Asiarcha nigridorsis, it differs because of the main colour being green, not black.

References

  1. Kumar, R.; Ghauri, M. S. K. (1970). "Morphology and relationships of the Pentatomoidea. (Heteroptera) 2 - World genera of Tessaratomini (Tessaratomidae)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 17 (1–3): 1–32. doi:10.1002/mmnd.19700170102.
Taxon identifiers
Asiarcha oblonga
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