Classification: | Phylum: Arthropoda | Class: Insecta | Order: Hemiptera | Family: Miridae | Genus: Helopeltis |

Nymphs of Helopeltis species:

This bug has a prominent flagpole like structure that stands on top of the thorax.

Reference:

[1] Srikumar KK, Smitha S, Suresh KB, Radhakrishnan B. New host records of tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse) in tea plantations of India. J Biol Rec 2016;e0062016:61-64.

[2] Roy S, Muraleedharan N, Mukhapadhyay A, Handique G. The tea mosquito bug, Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse (Heteroptera: Miridae): its status, biology, ecology and management in tea plantations. Int J Pest Management 2015;61(3):179-197.

[3] Srikumar KK, Bhat PS. Biology of the tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse) on Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob. Chilean J Agri Res 2013;73(3):309-314. | Read article |