Diversity of Pentatomid Bug Fauna in Semi-Arid Western Rajasthan.

The paper deals with the study of 15 species belonging to 13 genera under two subfamilies of family Pentatomidae in pearl millet and mungbean during kharif, 2022. 181 adults were identified into 15 species: Acrosternum gramineum, Adria parvula, Bagrada hilaris, Carbula biguttata, Carbula socia, Dolycoris indicus, Eysarcoris ventralis, Eysarcoris sp., Erthesina acuminata, Halys serrigera, Piezodorus hybneri, Placosternum taurus, Sciocoris indicus, Eocanthecona furcellata and Andrallus spinidens. The maximum relative abundance was observed for Eysarcoris ventralis (33.70%) followed by Piezodorus hybneri (20.99%). The minimum relative abundance was observed for Carbula biguttata, Carbula socia, Eysarcoris sp., Erthesina acuminata, and Placosternum taurus with the relative abundance of 0.55% each. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]