New faunistic records of two species of pygmy backswimmers (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pleidae) from Kerala, India

Authors

  • K. Jyothylakshmi
  • S. Nandakumar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i4.999

Abstract

Members of the family Pleidae are commonly referred to as pygmy backswimmers. They are small predatory bugs; usually reside in stagnant or slow moving aquatic habitats with plenty of  vegetation. Two species of aquatic insects Paraplea frontalis (Fieber, 1844) and P. liturata (Fieber, 1844) in the family Pleidae are reported for the first time from Kerala. Both species are relatively common and widespread in India. However, the present faunistic records shall add to the database of geographical distributional range of these species.

Author Biographies

K. Jyothylakshmi

P.G and Research department of Zoology, N.S.S College, Pandalam 689501, Kerala, India

S. Nandakumar

P.G and Research department of Zoology, N.S.S College, Pandalam 689501, Kerala, India

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Published

2023-12-31

How to Cite

Jyothylakshmi, K., & Nandakumar, S. (2023). New faunistic records of two species of pygmy backswimmers (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pleidae) from Kerala, India. ENTOMON, 48(4), 611–616. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i4.999

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 4 (2023)

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Short Communications

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