Buchananiella crassicornis Carayon, 1958

Buchananiella crassicornis Carayon, 1958a: 154 . HOLOTYPE:, Ivory Coast (MNHN).

Distribution in India. Andhra Pradesh: Tirupati (MURALEEDHARAN & ANANTHAKRISHNAN 1974b); Kerala: Devikolam, Kallar, Nilgiris, Palghat, Walayar (MURALEEDHARAN & ANANTHAKRISHNAN 1974b, 1978a); Tamil Nadu: Madras [= Chennai], Kallar (MURALEEDHARAN & ANANTHAKRISHNAN 1974b, 1978a).

General distribution. Ivory Coast (CARAYON 1958a), Japan (YAMADA & HIROWATARI 2005), Malaysia (YAMADA & HIROWATARI 2007a), Thailand (YAMADA & HIROWATARI 2007a), Oman (CARAPEZZA et al. 2014), United Arab Emirates (CARAPEZZA et al. 2014).

Biology. The species is widely distributed in south India with records suggesting food preference for thrips Apelaunothrips consimilis (MURALEEDHARAN & ANANTHAKRISHNAN 1978a). This species was also reported to inhabit leaf litter layers in forests, and seems to feed on various small arthropods (MURALEEDHARAN & ANANTHAKRISHNAN 1974b). In south-eastern Asia, this species was, however, never discovered in leaf litter layers in forests, but was found frequently on dead banana leaves (YAMADA & HIROWATARI 2007a) and in Karnataka it was collected from dry fruits of Lagestromia flos-reginae. In Oman the species was found preying on mealy bugs infesting mango trees (CARAPEZZA et al. 2014), in Ivory Coast it was found in nests of weaverbirds ( Passeriformes: Ploceidae) (CARAYON 1958a).