Horia debyi explained

Horia debyi, is a species of blister beetle found in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Brunei and Malaysia.[1] [2]

Description

Body length is about 25.1 to 26.3 mm. Head with very small, sparse punctures and fine, dense pubescence. Eyes are large and protuberant. Pronotum with fine dense punctures with fine sparse pubescence. Elytra densely covered with large punctures and fine pubescence. Legs consists with strongly compressed tarsi. Ventrum densely covered with moderately long pubescence. Male has shallowly emarginate fifth visible abdominal sternum, and shallowly emeginate pygidium. Female has reddish black abdominal sternum and emarginate visible abdominal sternum.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora . 2021-07-25 . Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka.
  2. Web site: Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Horia debyi . 2021-07-28 . www.pherobase.com.
  3. Web site: The Blister Beetle (Meloidae) of Sri Lanka. . 2021-07-26 . Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 13(1&2):203-251.
  4. Web site: Studies on the Malaysian blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae). . 2021-07-28 . ResearchGate . en.