Indian Journal of Entomology
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  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 86
  • Issue: 4

A new host record for Leptocentrus taurus and extended host records for Oxycarachis tarandus

  • Author:
  • M N Rudra Gouda1,*, J S Pavan1, M Yogananda2, C N Rajarushi1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Apr 4, 2025
  • Page Number: 1270 to 1272

1Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India

2Division of Vegetable Sciences, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India

*Email: rudragoudamn@gmail.com (corresponding author): Orcid Id 0000-0002-1644-4226

Online published on 4 April, 2025.

Abstract

During August 2022, membracids were found on the aerial apical parts of amaltas (Cassia fistula L.) and cutch tree (Acacia catechu Willd). These were identified as Oxyrachis tarandus F. and Leptocentrus taurus F. (Hemiptera: Membracidae). These were observed to feed on the apical portions of stem, making them rough and woody and brown which gradually dried, and the apical leaves were shed off. This is the first report of A. catechu as a new host for L. taurus and C. fistula is an extended host for O. tarandus.

Keywords

Amaltas, Cutch, Cassia fistula, Acacia catechu, Forest, Hemiptera, Membracidae, Damage, mtCo1, Leptocentrus taurus, Oxyrachis tarandus, Host records, New Delhi