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Insect Katta

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 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

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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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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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

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 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

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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