Markova T.O., Kanyukova E.V., Maslov M.V.
Entomologicheskoe obozrenie 2020; 99(2): 321–329
Data on the rare in Primorskii Territory species of the shield bug, Menida violacea Motsch. (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) 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. Stages of development of M. violacea in nature, the hibernation habitats and timing are established, the geographic distribution and trophic associations of this species are specified. Five plant families are added to the previously known hosts. In recent years, an increase in the numbers of the bug and its transition to agricultural plants is registered.
