Macrocheraia
| Macrocheraia grandis | |
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| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Largidae |
| Genus: |
Macrocheraia Guérin-Ménéville |
| Species: | M. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
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Macrocheraia grandis (Gray, 1832) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Lohita grandis |
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Lohita grandis
Macroceraea grandis
Macrocheraia is a genus of bugs in the family Largidae with a single species, Macrocheraia grandis found mainly in Southeast Asia but extending into parts of South Asia. This was referred to in some older literature under the genus Lohita, a name derived from the Sanskrit word for red.
The abdomen of the male is long and extends well beyond the wingtip. The species feeds on a range of plants including those of the families Euphorbiaceae and Malvaceae.
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