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Hemipteran Pests in India

Ghosh, L. K.

pp 1 - 453 | April 2008
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Foreward
Author's Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
- Key to the suborders
- Key to the families of the suborder Homoptera
- Key to the families of suborder Heteroptera
Insecta : Homoptera : Aphididae
- Morphology and Terminology
- Material and Methods
- Biology and life cycle
- Economic importance
- Major aphids infesting crops in India
- Aphid host interaction
- Classified list of Aphididae (Pests only)
- Subfamily Aphidinae
- Systematic Account
  - Key to the subfamilies of the family Aphididae
- Subfamily Aphidinae
  - Key to the tribes of Aphidinae
- Tribe Aphidini
  - Key to the subtribes of Aphidini
- Subtribe Aphidina
- Subtribe Rhopalosiphina
- Tribe Macrosiphini
- Subfamily Drepanosiphinae
- Subfamily Greenideinae
  - Genus 24. Schoutedenia Rubsaaman
    - 42. Schoutedenia emblica (Patel and Kulkarni)
  - Genus 25. Greenidea Schouteden
    - 43. Greenidea (Greenidea) artocarpi (Westwood)
- Subfamily Hormaphidinae
  - Genus 26. Cerataphis Lichtenstin
    - 44. Cerataphis palmae (Ghesquiere)
  - Genus 27. Ceratovacuna Zehntner
    - 45. Ceratovacuna lanigera Zehntner
- Subfamily Lachninae
  - Genus 28. Nippolachnus Matsumura
    - 46. Nippolachnus piri Matsumura
  - Genus 29. Pyrolachnus Basu
    - 47. Pyrolachnus pyri (Buckton)
- Subfamily Pemphiginae
References
Insecta : Homoptera : Aleyrodidae
General Diagnosis
Material and Methods
Morphology and Terminology
Systematic Account
Family Aleyrodidae
- Key to genera
- Genus 1. Aleurocanthus Quaintance and Baker
- Key to the species of Aleurocanthus
  - 1. Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance)
  - 2. Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby
- Genus 2. Aleurolobus Quaintance and Baker
  - 3. Aleurolobus barodensis (Maskell)
- Genus 3. Bemisia Quaintance and Baker
  - 4. Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)
- Genus 4. Dialeurodes (Cockerell)
- Key to the species of Dialeurodes
- Genus 5. Neomaskellia Quaintance and Baker
- Genus 6. Trialeurodes Cockerell
- Key to the species of Trialeurodes
Reference
Insecta : Hemiptera : Homoptera : Cercopoidea
Material and Method
Systematic Account
- Key to families of the Superfamily Cercopoidea
Family I Aphrophoridae
- Key to the genera of family Aphrophoridae
- Genus 1. Clovia Stal
- Key to species of Cosmoscarta
  - 4. Cosmoscarta naiteara Distant
  - 5. Cosmoscarta thoracica Distant
- Genus 4. Eoscarta Bredd
  - 6. Eoscarta nilgiriensis (Distant)
- Genus 5. Phymatostetha Stal
  - 7. Phymatostetha deschamsi Lethiery
Family III. Machaerotidae
- Key to the genera of Machaerotidae
- Genus 6. Machaerota Burmeister
- Key to the species of Machaerota
  - 8. Machaerota ensifera Burmeister
  - 9. Machaerota planitiae Distant
- Genus 7. Machaeropsis Melichar
  - 10. Machaeropsis valida Melichar
Reference
Insecta : Homoptera : Cicadellidae
Economic Importance
Pests of Economic Importance
Systematic Account
Subfamily Cicadellinae
- Genus 1. Cicadella Latereille
  - 1. Cicadella spectra (Distant)
- Genus 2. Cofana Melichar
  - 2. Cofana mimica (Distant)
Subfamily II Hecalinae
- Genus 3. Parabolocratus Fieber
  - 3. Parabolocratus albomaculatus (Dist.)
Subfamily III Deltocephalinae
- Genus 4. Eutettix Distant
  - 4. Eutetlix physitis Distant
- Genus 5. Exitianus Ball
  - 5. Exitianus indicus (Distant)
- Genus 6. Nephotettix Matsumura
  - 6. Nephotettix nigropictus (Stal)
  - 7. Nephotettix virescence (Fabriciuis)
- Genus 7. Recilia Edwards
  - 8. Recilia dorsalis (de Mots.)
Subfamily IV Iassinae
- Genus 8. Iassus Fabricius
  - 9. Iassus indicus (Lethiery)
Subfamily V Idiocerinae
- Genus 9. Idioscopus Baker
  - 10. Idioscopus clypealis (Lethiery)
Subfamily VI Typhlocybinae
- Genus 10. Zygina Fiber
  - 11. Zygina maculifrons (de Mots)
- Genus 11. Amrasca Ghauri
  - 12. Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida)
Morphological characters
Subfamily Cicadellinae
- Genus 1. Cicadella Lat.
  - 1. Cicadella spectra Distant
- Genus 2. Cofana Melichar
  - 2. Cofana mimica Distant
Subfamily Hecalinae
- Genus 3. Parabolocratus Fieber
  - 3. Parabolocratus albomaculatus (Distant)
Subfamily Deltocephalinae
- Genus 4. Eutettix Van Duezee
  - 4. Eutettix physitis Distant
- Genus 5. Exitianus Ball
  - 5. Exitianus indicus (Distant)
- Genus 6. Nephotettix Matsumura
  - 6. Nephotettix nigropictus (Stal)
  - 7. Nephotettix virescens (Fabr.)
- Genus 7. Recilia Edwards
  - 8. Recilia dorsalis (de Mots.)
- Genus 8. Iassus Fabricius
  - 9. Iassus indicus Lethiery
Subfamily Idiocerinae
- Genus 9. Idioscopus Baker
  - 10. Idioscopus clypealis (Lethierry)
Subfamily Typhlocybinae
- Genus 10. Zygina Fieber
  - 11. Zygina maculifrons (de Mots.)
- Genus 11. Amrasca Ghauri
  - 12. Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida)
Reference
Insecta : Homoptera : Coccoidea
Systematic Account
General Morphology
Family Monophlebidae
- Genus 1. Drosicha Walker
  - 1. Drosicha mangiferae (Green)
- Genus 2. Icerya Signoret
  - 2. Icerya purchasi Maskell
Family Pseudococcidae
- Genus 3. Brevennia Gouse
  - 3. Brevennia rehi (Lindinger)
- Genus 4. Napaecoccus Sule
  - 4. Napaecoccus viridis (Newstead)
- Genus 5. Dysmicoccus Jerris
  - 5. Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockrell)
- Genus 6. Ferrisia Fullaway
  - 6. Ferrisia virgata (Cockrell)
- Genus 7. Maconellicoccus Ezzat
  - 7. Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green)
- Genus 8. Saccharicoccus Ferris
  - 8. Saccharicoccus sacchari (Cockrell)
Family Coccidae
- Genus 9. Coccus Linnacus
  - 9. Coccus viridis (Green)
- Genus 10. Saissetia Deplanche
  - 10. Saissetia coffeae (Walker)
  - 11. Saissetia nigra (Nietner)
Family Diaspididae
Subfamily Aspidiotinae
- Genus 11. Aonidiella Berlese E' Leonardi
  - 12. Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell)
- Genus 12. Aspidiotus Bouche
  - 13. Aspidiotus destructor Signoret
- Genus 13. Quadraspidiotus MacGillivray
  - 14. Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock)
Reference
Insecta : Homoptera : Fulgoroidea
Family Fulgoridae
Systematic Account
Subfamily Delphacinae
- Genus 1. Pundaluoya Kirkaldy
  - 1. Pundaluoya simplicia Distant
- Genus 2. Chloriona
  - 2. Chloriona (sogatella) furcifera (Horvath)
- Genus 3. Nilaparvata Distant
  - 3. Nilaparvata lugens Stal
Subfamily Lophopinae
- Genus 4. Pyrilla Stal
  - 4. Pyrilla perpusilla (Walker)
Subfamily Flatinae
- Genus 5. Phyllyphanta Amyot E' Servielle
  - 5. Phyllyphanta sinensis Walker
Minor pests (Delphacinae)
Reference
Insecta : Hemiptera : Homoptera : Membracidae
Systematic Account
Subfamily I. Oxyrhachinae
Tribe I. Oxyrhachini
- Genus 1. Oxyrhachis Germar
  - 1. Oxyrhachis taranda (Fabricius)
Subfamily 2. Centrotinae
Tribe II Tricentrini
- Genus 2. Tricentrus Stal
  - 2. Tricentrus bicolor Distant
  - 3. Tricentrus congestus (Walker)
Tribe III Leptocentrini
- Genus 3. Leptocentrus Stal
  - 4. Leptocentrus taurus Fahr.
- Genus 4. Otinotus Bekton
Tribe IV Centrotini
- Genus 5. Anchon Buckton
  - 8. Anchon pilosum (Walker)
Reference
Insecta : Homoptera : Psyllidae
Systematic Account
Morphological Characters
Method of collection and slide preparation
Subfamily I Pauropsyllinae
- Genus 1. Apsylla Crawford
  - 1. Apsylla cistellata (Buckton)
Subfamily II. Psyllinae
- Genus 2. Diaphorina Loew
  - 2. Diaphorina citri Kuwayama
Reference
Hemiptera : Heteroptera : Coreoidea
Material and Method
External Features of coreid bug
Systematic Account
Family Alydidae
- Genus 1. Leptocorisa Latr.
  - 1. Leptocorisa acuta (Thunberg)
- Genus 2. Riptortus Stal
  - 2. Riptortus linearis (Fabr.)
  - 3. Riptortus pedestris (Fabr.)
Family Coreidae
- Genus 3. Clavigralla Spinola
  - 4. Clavigralla gibbosa Spinola
- Genus 4. Cletus Stal
  - 5. Cletus bipunctatus (Westwood)
  - 6. Paradesynus sp.
Reference
Insecta : Hemiptera : Heteroptera : Lygaeidae
Material and Method
Systematic Account
Family Lygaeidae
Subfamily Lygaeinae
- Genus 1. Spilostethus Fieber
  - 1. Spilostethus hospes (Fabr.)
  - 2. Spilostethus pandurus militaris (Fabr.)
Subfamily II. Oxycareninae
- Genus 2. Oxycarenus Fieber
  - 3. Oxycarenus laetus Kirby
Subfamily III. Orsillinae
- Genus 3. Nysius Dallas
  - 4. Nysius inconspicuous Distant
Subfamily IV. Blissinae
- Genus 4. Cavelerius Distant
  - 5. Cavelerius excavatus (Dist.)
Reference
Heteroptera : Miridae (Capsidae)
Systematic Account
Family Miridae
- Genus 1. Calocoris Fieber
  - 1. Calocoris angustatus Lethiery
- Genus 2. Carvalhoia
  - 2. Carvalhoia arecae Miller and China
- Genus 3. Helopeltis Signoret
  - 3. Helopeltis antonii Signoret
  - 4. Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse
- Genus 4. Ragmus Distant
  - 5. Ragmus importunitas Distant
Reference
Insecta : Hemiptera : Heteroptera : Pentatomoidea
Introduction
Superfamily Pentatomoidea
Material and Methods
Systematic Account
Family I Pentatomidae
- Genus 1. Agonoscelis Spinola
  - 1. Agonoscelis nubila (Fabr.)
- Genus 2. Antestia Stal
  - 2. Antestia cruciata (Fabr.)
- Genus 3. Bagrada Stal
  - 3. Bagrada cruciferarum (Fabr.)
  - 4. Bagrada hilaris Kirkaldy
- Genus 4. Canthecona Amyot E' Serville
  - 5. Canthecona furcellata Wolff
- Genus 5. Cappaea Ellener
  - 6. Cappaca taprobanensis (Dallas)
- Genus 6. Cinxia Stal
  - 7. Cinxia limbata (Fabr.)
- Genus 7. Dolycoris Mulsant E' Rey
  - 8. Dolycoris indicus Stal
- Genus 8. Halys Fabricius
  - 9. Halys dentatus (Fabr.)
- Genus 9. Menida Moots.
  - 10. Menida histrio (Fabr.)
- Genus 10. Nezara Amyot E' Servielle
  - 11. Nezara viridula (Linn.)
- Genus 11. Piezodorus Fieber
  - 12. Piezodorus rubrofasciatus (Fabr.)
- Genus 12. Stenozygum Fieber
  - 13. Stenozygum speciosum (Dallas)
Family II Plataspidae
- Genus 13. Coptosoma Dallas
  - 14. Coptosoma cribrarium (Fabr.)
Family III Scutelleridae
- Genus 14. Chrysocoris Nahr
- Genus 15. Poecilocoris Dallas
  - 18. Poecilocoris hardwickii Westwood
  - 19. Poecilocoris latus Dallas
- Genus 16. Scutellera Lamarck
  - 20. Scutellera nobilis Fabricius
Family IV Tessaratomidae
- Genus 17. Tessaratoma Lepell. and Serv.
  - 21. Tessaratoma javanica (Thunberg)
Family V. Dinidoridae
- Genus 18. Aspongopus Laporte
  - 22. Aspongopus janus (Fabricius)
- Genus 19. Cyclopelta Amyot and Serv.
  - 23. Cyclopelta siccifolia Westwood
Family VI. Urostylidae
- Genus 20. Urostylus Westwood
  - 24. Urostylus punctigera Westwood
Reference
Insecta : Heteroptera : Pyrrhocoridae
Material and Methods
Family Pyrrhocoridae
- Genus 1. Dysdercus Amyot and Servielle
  - 1. Dysderus koenigii (Fabr.)
Reference
Heteroptera : Tingidae
Family Tingidae
Systematic Account
- Genus 1. Cadmilos Distant
  - 1. Cadmilos retiarius Distant
- Genus 2. Dulinius Distant
  - 2. Dulinius conchatus Distant
- Genus 3. Monanthia Lepell. and Serv.
  - 3. Monanthia globulifera Walker
- Genus 4. Stephanitis Stal
  - 4. Stephanitis typicus (Distant)
- Genus 5. Tingis
  - 5. Tingis buddleiae Drake
- Genus 6. Urentius Distant
  - 6. Urentius euonymus Distant
  - 7. Urentius sentis Distant
Other tingids of economic importance
References
Index