Journal of Entomological Research
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  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue: 2

Faunal diversity of terrestrial Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera) in Punjab, India

  • Author:
  • Harbhajan Kaur, Devinder singh, Vikas suman
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 177 to 181

Department of Zoology and Environmental Sceiences, Punjabi University, Patiala-147 002, Punjab, India

*Corresponding author's E-mail: harbhajankaur@hotmail.com

Online published on 24 July, 2012.

Abstract

During exhaustive study spanning over a period of three years on the Heteropteran fauna from Punjab, 85 species belonging to 61 genera representing 13 families were collected. It was dominated by Pentatomidae followed by Lygaeidae, Reduviidae and Coreidae.

Keywords

Heteroptera, diversity, Punjab