Plautia crossota (Dallas 1851)

Dash, Swetapadma, Pal, Amartya & Saha, P. C., 2025, Assessment of Pentatomoidea in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand, India: Faunal Composition, Abundance and Distribution, Indian Journal of Ecology 52, No. 2, pp. 273-282 : 274

Plautia crossota (Dallas 1851) ( Fig. 1b )

Material examined: India: Jharkhand, Saraikela Kharsawan, Dalma WLS, Rugri village , 22.856˚N, 86.1621˚ E, 10.07.2021, 1 ♂, Chitra. J and Party .

Distribution in India: Andaman and Nicobar Is, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. ( Atkinson 1887, Azim 2011, Chakraborty et al., 1994, Chatterjee 1934, Distant 1902, Ferrari 2009, Hegde 1995, Mathew 1986, Salini 2006), Jharkhand (new record).

Distribution outside India: Afghanistan, China, Japan, Gambia to Sudan, Madagascar,Yemen ( Rider 2006).

Remarks: This species has been recorded for the first time from Jharkhand.

Figures

Fig. 1. Sampling sites within Dalma WLS belonging to Saraikela Kharsawan and East Singbhum district of Jharkhand (Bottom)