Orius (Heterorius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758

Cimex minutus Linnaeus, 1758: 446 . NEOTYPE (designated by PÉRICART 1970: 742): France, near Montereau, Marolles (MNHN).

For further synonyms and references of this species, see PÉRICART (1996) and BU & ZHENG (2001).

Material examined. INDIA: ARUNACHAL PRADESH: Pasighat, v.2014, 3 3 ♀♀ (TKPM, NBAIR).

Distribution in India. Arunachal Pradesh: Pasighat (this paper); Jammu and Kashmir: Kashmir (BHAGAT 2015); Tamil Nadu (VISWANATHAN & ANANTHAKRISHNAN 1974).

General distribution. Palaearctic species widespread in Europe, North Africa, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Asian Russia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, Thailand (PÉRICART 1996, AUKEMA et al. 2013, YAMADA et al. 2016b).

Biology. The species has been reported from quickstick (Gliricidia sepium) feeding on the thrips Taeniothrips distalis Karny, 1913, Frankliniella schultzei, Haplothrips ganglbaueri, and several aphid species (VISWANATHAN & ANANTHAKRISHNAN 1974, BHAGAT 2015, BALLAL & YAMADA 2016).