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Dirt-colored seed bug

Metochus sp.

Photo by m.prasad.369
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Field Notes

Description:

Length: ~0.75cm
Season : Rainy season
Time : 00:30am 09Dec2021
Frequency : Common
Life stage : Adult

Habitat:

Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of plants.

Species ID Suggestions

Dirt-colored seed bugs

Dieuches sp.

Reference Link
Francis Floe
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Comments (5)
m.prasad.369
Francis Floe, Even I'm not sure about the exact species so better to tag at Genus level, as you have suggested. Thanks :)
Francis Floe
m.prasad.369, I'm not actually sure about the exact species so I'd rather put Metochus sp. but if you're already sure about it, then you can just freely put in its exact scientific name.
m.prasad.369
Francis Floe, Thank you for the details. Given links showcase 2 species: Metochus uniguttatus Thunberg 1822 Dieuches armatipes (Walker, 1872) Both these Genus are part of same Tribe Rhyparochromini. As per wiki Metochus is found in Indomalaya and eastern Asia. So, can we tag this spotting as Metochus uniguttatus Thunberg 1822 or Metochus sp.?
Francis Floe
https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/276099 https://www.ipmimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5190025
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021

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