Markova T. O., Kanyukova E. V., Maslov M. V.
В журнале Entomological Review
Год: 2020 Том: 100 Номер: 2 Страницы: 466–472
Data on Menida violacea Motsch. (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae), a rare shield bug species in Primorskii Territory of Russia, are given. Two species of parasitic dipterans of the family Tachinidae, Ectophasia rotundiventris (Loew, 1858) and Leucostoma crassum Kugler, 1966 (subfamily Phasiinae), were reared from the bugs in the laboratory. The development stages of M. violacea in nature, the habitats and timing of its hibernation were studied, and the geographic distribution and trophic associations of the species were clarified, with five plant families added to the previously known hosts. An increase in the bug population and transition to agricultural plants were recorded in the recent years.
