''Asiarcha oblonga'' is a
species of Tesseratomid bug found in South Asia. The species was originally described as ''Mattiphus oblongus''.
Identification
It is similar to
Asiarcha angulosa
''Asiarcha'' is a genus of bugs in the family Tessaratomidae. There are three species known from South and Southeast Asia.
Species in the genus have a pronotal shield extending forward with parallel lateral margins; with the angles of the sixth a ...
. It differs from that species by the more rectangular thorax. From
Asiarcha nigridorsis
''Asiarcha'' is a genus of bugs in the family Tessaratomidae. There are three species known from South and Southeast Asia.
Species in the genus have a pronotal shield extending forward with parallel lateral margins; with the angles of the sixth a ...
, it differs because of the main colour being green, not black.
References
Tessaratomidae
Insects described in 1851
Fauna of South Asia
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