Parastrachia japonensis explained
Parastrachia japonensis is a species of true bugs belonging to the family Parastrachiidae. It is one of the two species in the genus, both from Eastern Asia.[1]
Caenorhabditis japonica is a species of nematodes found in the wild non-parasitically associated with P. japonensis.[2]
Notes and References
- Gengping Zhu . Guoqing Liu . Wenjun Bu . Jerzy A. Lis . amp . 2013. Geographic distribution and niche divergence of two stinkbugs, Parastrachia japonensis and Parastrachia nagaensis. Journal of Insect Science. 13. 102. 10.1673/031.013.10201. 24738857. 4012745. 1–16.
- Description of Caenorhabditis japonica n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditida) associated with the burrower bug Parastrachia japonensis (Heteroptera: Cydnidae) in Japan. Karin Kiontke, Mantaro Hironaka and Walter Sudhaus, Nematology, Volume 4, Issue 8, pages 933–941, 2002,