Morphological characterization of pentatomid fauna of semi-arid Western Rajasthan

Present study deals with the 15 species of pentatomid bugs belonging to 13 genera under the 9 tribes of two subfamilies viz., Pentatominae and Asopinae. The subfamily Pentatominae was dominant with 13 species viz., Acrosternum gramineum, Adria parvula, Bagrada hilaris, Carbula biguttata, Carbula socia, Dolycoris indicus, Eysarcoris ventralis, Eysarcoris sp., Erthesina acuminata, Halys serrigera, Piezodorus hybneri, Placosternum taurus, and Sciocoris indicus; while, subfamily Asopinae with two species i.e., Eocanthecona furcellata and Andrallus spinidens. Among the all pentatomids Eysarcoris ventralis and Piezodorus hybneri were found to be dominant species.