Orius (Orius) niger ( Wolff, 1811 )

Ballal, Chandish R., Akbar, Shahid Ali, Yamada, Kazutaka, Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad & Varshney, Richa, 2018, Annotated catalogue of the flower bugs from India (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae, Lasiochilidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58 (1), pp. 207-226 : 217

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Orius (Orius) niger ( Wolff, 1811)

Salda niger Wolff,1811:167 . SYNTYPES: sex unknown, Germany, Bavaria (lost – see PÉRICART 1996: 126).

Orius niger : SCHUMACHER (1922): 338 (new combination).

Orius (Orius) niger aegyptiacus Wagner, 1952: 33. HOLOTYPE:, Egypt, Heliopolis (MZHF). Synonymized by PÉRICART (1971: 103).

Material examined. INDIA: KARNATAKA: Tumkur, Devarayanadurga, viii.2016, 2 1 ♀ ( TKPM); Kanakapura, x.2016, 3 6 ♀♀ ( NBAIR) .

Distribution in India. Himachal Pradesh ( GHAURI 1972a); Karnataka ( BALLAL & YAMADA 2016); Tamil Nadu: Madras [= Chennai], Tambaram (MURALLEDHARAN 1977b, as O. n. aegyptiacus).

General distribution. Widespread in Europe; North Africa, Palaearctic Asia, Yemen, Pakistan, Nepal ( GHAURI 1972a, b, PÉRICART 1996, GHAHARI et al. 2009, AUKEMA et al. 2013).

Biology. The species has been seen on jasmine plants, Tecoma stans, and Butea monosperma, where it is associated with thrips ( DEVI & GUPTA 2010, BALLAL & YAMADA 2016). In the Palearctic Region, this species is well known as a predator of aphids, thrips, and eggs of Lepidoptera , pentatomids, and mites ( CARAYON & STEFFAN 1959, PÉRICART 1972).

References

AUKEMA B., RIEGER CH. & RABITSCH W. 2013: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. VI. Supplement. The Netherlands Entomological Society, Amsterdam, xxiii + 629 pp.

BALLAL C. R. & YAMADA K. 2016: Anthocorid predators. Pp. 329 - 366. In: OMKAR (eds): Ecofriendly pest management for food security. Elsevier, London, 727 pp.

CARAYON J. & STEFFAN J. R. 1959: Observations sur le regime alimentaire des Orius et particulierement, d'Orius pallidicornis (Reuter) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae). Cahiers des Naturalistes, Bulletin des Naturalistes Parisiens, Nouvelle Serie 15: 53 - 63.

DEVI N. & GUPTA P. R. 2010: Anthocorid bugs encountered on cultivated crops and ornamentals, and an attempt to rear Orius niger Wolff under laboratory conditions. Pest Management and Economic Zoology 18: 313 - 320.

GHAHARI H., CARPINTERO D. L. & OSTOVAN H. 2009: An annotated catalogue of the Iranian Anthocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49: 43 - 58.

GHAURI M. S. K. 1972 a: The identity of Orius tantillus (Motschulsky) and notes on Oriental Anthocoridae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera). Journal of Natural History 6: 409 - 421.

GHAURI M. S. K. 1972 b: Notes on the Hemiptera from Pakistan and adjoining areas. Journal of Natural History 6: 279 - 288.

PERICART J. 1971: Observations diverses et nouvelles synonymies concernant les Anthocoridae et Microphysidae palearctiques (Heteroptera). Bulletin Mensuel de la Societe Linneenne de Lyon 40: 93 - 114.

PERICART J. 1972: Hemipteres Anthocoridae, Cimicidae, Microphysidae de l'Ouest-Palearctique. Faune de l'Europe et du bassin Mediterraneen. Vol. 7. Masson et Cie Editeurs, Paris, 402 pp.

PERICART J. 1996: Family Anthocoridae Fieber, 1836 - flower bugs, minute pirate bugs. Pp. 108 - 140. In: AUKEMA B. & RIEGER CH. (eds.): Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 2. Cimicomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society, Amsterdam, xiv + 361 pp.

SCHUMACHER F. 1922: Ubersehene Hemipteren- Gattungen. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1922: 337 - 338.

WAGNER E. 1952: Die europaischen Arten der Gattung Orius Wff. (Hem. Het. Anthocoridae). Notulae Entomologicae 32: 22 - 59.

WOLFF J. F. 1811: Icones cimicum descriptionibus illustratae. Vol. 5. Palm, Erlangae, pp. i-viii + 167 - 208.