Mass mortality of Giant Water Bug Lethocerus indicus (Lepeletiler & Serville, 1825) [Heteroptera: Belostomatidae] in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State, South India

Authors

  • Sainudeen Pattazhy
     Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Post, Thiruvananthapuram - 695581, Kerala
  • Muhamed Jafer Palot
     Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Vidhya Nagar, PCNT Post Pune - 411044, Maharashtra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i2/2021/152535

Keywords:

Giant Water Bug, Kerala, Lethocerus indicus, Mass Mortality

Abstract

Mass mortality of Giant Water Bug, Lethocerus indicus (Lepeletiler & Serville, 1825) was reported for the first time from India from Thiruvananthpuram district, Kerala. As many as 700 specimens were found dead around the locality. The high intensity of floodlight, the less availability of the water in the vicinity and the lunar phase are the possible reasons for the mass movement and the mortality, are discussed in the present paper.

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Published

2021-06-29

How to Cite

Pattazhy, S., & Jafer Palot, M. (2021). Mass mortality of Giant Water Bug <i>Lethocerus indicus</i> (Lepeletiler & Serville, 1825) [Heteroptera: Belostomatidae] in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State, South India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 121(2), 315–317. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i2/2021/152535

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Volume 121, Issue 2, 2021

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