Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) afer ( Reuter, 1884 )

Ballal, Chandish R., Akbar, Shahid Ali, Yamada, Kazutaka, Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad & Varshney, Richa, 2018, Annotated catalogue of the flower bugs from India (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae, Lasiochilidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58 (1), pp. 207-226 : 221

Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) afer ( Reuter, 1884)

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Piezostethus (Piezostethus) afer Reuter, 1884:38 . LECTOTYPE (designated by PÉRICART 1970: 748): ♀, South Africa, Damara (NHRS).

Xylocoris afer : PÉRICART (1970): 748 (treated as Xylocoris without any comment on new generic combination).

Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) afer : CARAYON (1972b): 595 (new subgeneric placement).

Material examined. INDIA: KARNATAKA: Bangalore, Hebbal, viii.2012, 2 13 ♀♀ ( TKPM, NBAIR) .

Distribution in India. Karnataka: Bangalore ( BALLAL & YAMADA 2016).

General distribution. Australia ( CASSIS & GROSS 1995), Israel ( PÉRICART 1996), New Guinea ( PÉRICART 1996), subtropical and tropical Africa ( PÉRICART 1996), tropical America ( CARPINTERO 2002), Yemen ( LINNAVUORI & VAN HARTEN 2002).

Biology. Reported from the dry fruits of Ficus and Lagerstromia flos-reginae ( BALLAL & YAMADA 2016).

Figures

Figs 1–12. Habitus photographs of selected Indian Anthocoridae. 1 – Amphiareus constrictus (Stål, 1860); 2 – Anthocoris muraleedharani Yamada, 2010; 3 – Physopleurella armata Poppius, 1909, from Thailand; 4 – Xylocoris (Arrostelus) flavipes (Reuter, 1875); 5 – Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) afer (Reuter, 1884); 6 – Blaptostethoides sp.; 7 – Montandoniola indica Yamada, 2011 (source: www.nbair.res.in); 8 – Xylocoris (Arrostelus) ampoli Yamada & Yasunaga, 2013; 9 – Carayonocoris indicus Muraleedharan, 1977; 10 – Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) confusus Carayon, 1972; 11 – Bilia sp. (this specimen is not examined); 12 – Buchananiella indica Muraleedharan, 1977. Photo credits: C. Ballal (1–2, 4–7, 9–12), K. Yamada (3, 8).