Hi, Agreed. This is a Stinkbug / Shieldbug of Family Pentatomoidae, possibly a species of Tessaratoma. With regards, Neil Soares.
--- On Thu, 2/16/12, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> wrote: From: Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:108305] What is the insect on Sapindus Trifoliatus - South Indian Soapnut Tree? To: "raman" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11:12 AM Might be a species belongs to the family Pentatomidae Regards, Giby On 15 February 2012 09:44, raman <[email protected]> wrote: I saw lots of them on a big tree on cubbon park as well as the smaller ones around my home. They have come only after the fruits showed up. Raman -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
