Asiarcha oblonga is a species of Tesseratomid bug found in South Asia. The species was originally described as Mattiphus oblongus.[1]

Asiarcha oblonga
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Tessaratomidae
Genus: Asiarcha
Species:
A. oblonga
Binomial name
Asiarcha oblonga
(Dallas, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Mattiphus oblongus

Identification

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It is similar to Asiarcha angulosa. It differs from that species by the more rectangular thorax. From Asiarcha nigridorsis, it differs because of the main colour being green, not black.

References

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  1. ^ Kumar, R.; Ghauri, M. S. K. (1970). "Morphology and relationships of the Pentatomoidea. (Heteroptera) 2 - World genera of Tessaratomini (Tessaratomidae)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 17 (1–3): 1–32. doi:10.1002/mmnd.19700170102.