Orius indicus (Reuter, 1884)

Triphleps indicus Reuter, 1884: 101 . LECTOTYPE (designated by GHAURI 1972a: 409): ♀, India, Bengalia (ZMUC).

Orius indicus: GHAURI (1972a): 409 (treated as Orius without any comment on the new generic combination).

Distribution in India. Kerala: Calicut (= Kozhikode) (MURALEEDHARAN & ANANTHAKRISHNAN 1974a); Tamil Nadu: Madras [= Chennai], Kovilpatti (MURALEEDHARAN &ANANTHAKRISHNAN 1974a); West Bengal (GHAURI 1972a).

General distribution. Endemic.

Biology. The species is known to feed on thrips including Gynaikothrips fucorum (Marchal, 1908); Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, 1919; Megalurothrips nigricornis (Schmutz, 1913), and Taeniothrips nigricornis (Schmutz, 1913) (RAJASEKHARA & CHATTERJI 1970, ANANTHAKRISHNAN & SURESHKUMAR 1985).

Note. The subgeneric placement of the species has not been established yet.