Probergrothius sanguinolens in chennai

Description:

Description: English: Probergrothius sanguinolens is a bug found in India. They feed on a range of seeds and are particularly common on the seeds of Sterculia and other Malvaceae. They also feed on freshly dead animal matter with early instar nymphs preferring to animal matter to seeds. The adult bug is predominantly red. The second antennal segment is slightly longer than the first. The second and third antennal segments, the scutellum, all or part of the clavus, and wing membrane are black. The fourth segment of the antenna is creamy white and its tip is dusky. POP : Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Date: 4 August 2018, 16:40:25. Source: Own work. Author: Sathya K Selvam.