Sagriva is a genus of dinidoridae bugs. It occurs in South and Southeast Asia. Originally described in 1850 from the species Sagriva vittata, no other species were known for over a century, making the genus monotypic for that time. A second species, S. banna, was described in 2017.[1][2]
| Sagriva | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Dinidoridae |
| Subfamily: | Dinidorinae |
| Tribe: | Dinidorini |
| Genus: | Sagriva Spinola, 1850 |
Description
editThe genus can be recognised by: head with mandibular plates longer than clypeus and converging in front of it; an angular, transversely directed projection in front of each eye, the eyes subpedunculate; the antennae each with 4 segments and the pedicel and basiflagellum angular in cross section and all faces deeply furrowed between the edges; the pronotum subquadrate in shape with its anterior margin much broader than the head; the wings often reduced (brachypterous); and the lateral margins and posterolateral angles of pregenital abdominal segments without tubercles.[1]
As for the two species within Sagriva, S. vittata is larger (males 15.3–16.7 mm long, females 16.9–19.2 mm) and has a contrasting yellow, brown and black pattern. Sagriva banna is smaller (males 10.8-12.2 mm long, females 14.2–14.3 mm) and uniformly black.[1]
Ecology
editAdults and nymphs of S. vittata have been collected from unidentified species of climbing Cucurbitaceae.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Rédei, Dávid (2017-07-01). "A revision of Sagriva (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Dinidoridae)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 57 (1): 73–95. doi:10.1515/aemnp-2017-0059. ISSN 1804-6487.
- ^ "Sagriva Spinola, 1850". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-11-09.