Svercus palmetorum (Krauss, 1902)

Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Material examined.

Pakistan, Sindh Prov. • 2♀; Surriya, Riffat; 22 Aug. 2020; Dahli, Tharparkar 24.8777°N, 70.2408°E .

Description.

Medium size. Colouration rufous brown, shiny (Fig. 1N). Head little wider than pronotum in front; occiput convex with frontal rostrum narrow, ocelli united by a small oblique keel (Fig. 3C). Pronotum dark brown, slightly broader than long with concave anterior margin, posterior margin feebly convex (Fig. 5D). Elytra extending to the apex of abdomen, narrow posteriorly. Wing well developed (Fig. 10A). Legs testaceous brown, pubescent. Anterior tibia perforated on external face only. Posterior tibia armed with nine internal, 11 external, one medio-internal spines (Fig. 7A). Abdomen brown. Ovipositor rather long, straight with lanceolate apical valves (Fig. 1N).

Female: LH 1.8 (mm), LP 2.7 (mm), LT 9.6 (mm), LF 09 (mm), LT 6.6 (mm), LT 03 (mm), TBL 16 (mm).

Ecology.

This species was collected from the village Dahli Taluka Tharparkar Sindh, Pakistan. This species was reported from Larrea tridentate called the creosote bush. It is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with pointed leaves and a waxy coating. This plant has great medicinal value, recommended to cure fever, colds, stomach, pains, arthritis, and as a general pain killer; it is also used for cuts, and bacterial and fungal infections.

Global distribution.

Libya, Algeria, Pakistan (Cigliano et al. 2020).

Remarks.

Reitmeier et al. (2012) reported this species from Corsica in humid places (except those that were recorded from Bonifacio and Filitosa in September 2010. They further identified the status of this species, its distribution, and life parameters. During our field survey we also noticed that this species occurs in humid places, but we were not able to study its life parameters.