Insect Katta

 The family of this insects are commonly called as brown banded cockroach.(House hold pest )

Class -Insecta 

Order - Blattodea 

Family -Ectobiidae

Genus -Supella 

Species - S. longipalpa Fabricius 

Body small, oval shaped two light coloured  bands across the wings and abdomen. It is observed in distinctive banding. The male has wings that cover  entire abdomen but female that wings that do not cover the abdomen completely. Female wider than male.Antenna long, having length about 10-14 mm.

Distribution -India ( Gondia -Maharashtra ), S. America, Canada 

Insecta Katta

The beetles of this family Carabidae are commonly called as ground beetles.

 Class-Insecta

Order - Coleoptera 

Family - Carabidae  Latreille (Ground Beetle )

Genus - Eudema  Laporte 

Species -E. tomentosus  Laporte 

Body elongated short, head and thorax black. Body colour dark black. Slantly yellow seven strips formed on elytra of below lateral side. Antenna large, scutellum absent. Length are 28-30 cm 

Distribution -India, Russia, Thailand 

Insect Katta

 Family tenebrionidae are commonly called as darkling beetles.

Class -Insecta 

Order -Coleoptera 

Family - Tenebrionidae 

Genus -Cossyphus Fabricius 

Species - C. depressus Fabricius 

Body shape miderately elongate, btownish colour. Elytra dumbell shaped equally flattened. Scutellum present but hidden. Antenna serrated.

Legs - 5 segmented 

Length - 19 mm.

Distribution - India, Nepal, SriLanka 

Insect Katta

 Class-Insecta

Order -Coleoptera 

Family - Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetle )

Genus -Chiridopsis 

Species -C. bipunctatus Linnaeus 

This types of  beetles commonly called as  leaf beetles, sometimes called as tortoise beetles. Body small elongate oval green colour. Pronotum with median spot, on elytra with identify drop like 3 spots having emarginate elytral margin. Antennae and legs are yellow in colour. Scutellum large and triangular.

Distribution - India, Thailand, SriLanka.

Insect Katta

 Class - Insecta 

Order -Coleoptera 

Family - Scarabaeidae  (Scarab Beetle )

Genus - Heterorrhina F

Species- Hetetorrhina elegans  Fabricius 

Body shape are equilateral triangle, body colour are green/indigo, antenna enlarged at the end. Legs are brown.  Scutllum without any punctures.

Length -2-3 cm.

Distribution - India, SriLanka.

Insect Katta

 Family -Chrysomelidae  (Leaf Beetle )

Genus -Oides Weber

Species - Oides andrewesi  Jacoby 

Body slender, orange or reddish brown. Elytra larger, black patches spot on elytra, antenna filiform type and long legs.

Length - 11.8 mm.

Distribution - India, Japan, China, Myanmar 

Insect Katta

 Family -Buprestidae 

Genus- Sternocera (Golden Beetle )

Species- Sternocera chrysis Fabricius 

Body hemispherical anteriorly cylindrical

Chestnut brown metallic green colour, antenna 11 segmented.

Length -40 mm.

Distribution -India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan 

Insect Katta

Order -Coleoptera 

Family -Chrysomelidae (Leaf beetle )

Genus -Aspidomorpha 

Species -Aspidomorpha quinquefasciata F 

Body oval with translucent patches, black to brown colour, elytra disc like, legs brown colour 

Distribution -India, Ghana, Africa, Nigeria 

 

Insect Katta

 Class-Insecta 

Family - Scarabaeidae 

Genus  -Dichotomius Hope

Body black  weakly shiny colour, antenna reduced size, flipper looking front leg while spine on back legs.

Length -12.8 mm

Distribution - India, England 

Insect Katta

Class-Insecta

Order -Coleoptera (Beetles)

Family -Meloidae

Genus species -Mylabris pustulata Thunberg 

Mylabris phalarata Pallas 

Beetles mate as opposite to different partner 

Body elongate, wavy red band and wavy orange band across the wing 

Dustribution -India,Thailand,Taiwan, Chaina

Location - Pench Tiger Reserve Pench Maharashtra, India 

Insect Katta

Class-Insrcta

Order- Coleoptera (Beetle)

Family -Chrysomelidae

Genus species

Aspidomorpha  miliaris Fabricius

  

Body circular, elliptical, red or yellow colour

Length -10.7 to 11.6 mm 

Distribution - India, China