Xylocoris (Arrostelus) flavipes (Reuter, 1875)

(Figs 4, 18, 25–27)

Piezostethus flavipes Reuter,1875: 65 . LECTOTYPE (designated by PÉRICART 1970: 746, as ‘type’): ♀, Algeria, Biskara (MNHN).

Triphleps sinui Narayanan & Chatterji, 1952: 164. HOLOTYPE: (brachypterous), India, Delhi (NPCI). Synonymized by CARAYON & STEFFAN (1959: 55).

Triphleps ramae Narayanan & Chatterji, 1953: 121. HOLOTYPE: (brachypterous), India, Delhi (NPCI). Synonymized by CARAYON & STEFFAN (1959: 55).

For further synonyms and references of this species see PÉRICART (1996).

Material examined. INDIA: KARNATAKA: Hebbal, 18.xii.2015, 9 7 ♀♀ (NBAIR). RAJASTHAN: Alwar, Naranimata env., 27°08 ʹ 22 ″ N 76°20 ʹ 38 ″ E, 31.vii.2002, 1 ♀ (brach.), P. Šrámek lgt. (NMPC) .

Distribution in India. Andhra Pradesh (BALLAL & YAMADA 2016); Assam (BALLAL & YAMADA 2016); Himachal Pradesh (BALLAL & YAMADA 2016); Jammu and Kashmir (Ladakh) (BHAGAT 2015); Karnataka: Bangalore, Hebbal (this paper); Kerala (BALLAL & YAMADA 2016); Rajastan: Alwar (this paper); Sikkim (BALLAL & YAMADA 2016); Tamil Nadu (BALLAL & YAMADA 2016).

General distribution. Cosmotropical, widespread mainly in the Old World tropics and subtropics and is assumed to be non-indigenous in the Oriental Region (YAMADA et al. 2013). Occasionally introduced to storages in Europe and the USA (HENRY 1988, CASSIS & GROSS 1995, PÉRICART 1996, CARPINTERO 2002).

Biology. In India found mainly in stored grains like wheat and rice and feeds on several storage pests including Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) (MUKHERJEE et al. 1971, BALLAL & YAMADA 2016) and bruchids. The species has been reported to predate on 13 species of insects belonging

to three orders (ARBOGAST 1976). In India, besides being recorded in storage bins and warehouses, also recorded on Butea monosperma, Ficus sp. and maize, found associated with Megalurothrips sp. and a few mealybugs (Planococcus citri) (this paper).