Asiarcha oblonga explained

Asiarcha oblonga is a species of Tesseratomid bug found in South Asia. The species was originally described as Mattiphus oblongus.^[1]

Identification

It is similar to Asiarcha angulosa. It differs from that species by the more rectangular thorax. From Asiarcha nigridorsis, it differs because of the main colour being green, not black.

Notes and References

1. Kumar. R.. Ghauri. M. S. K.. 1970. Morphology and relationships of the Pentatomoidea. (Heteroptera) 2 - World genera of Tessaratomini (Tessaratomidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. en. 17. 1–3. 1–32. 10.1002/mmnd.19700170102.