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Genus: | Macrocheraia Guérin-Ménéville
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Species: | M. grandis
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Macrocheraia grandis (Gray, 1832)
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Lohita 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. [1] [2]
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. [3] [4]
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