First formal record of the feeding habits of Saileriolidae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomomorpha, Pentatomoidea), with redescription of Bannacoris hyalinus (Schaefer & Ashlock, 1970), comb. nov. endemic to Vietnam

• DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1221.135026
• Publication Date: 2024-12-31T09:19:07Z
• Authors: Jun Souma; Cuong Viet Canh Le; Thai-Hong Pham
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; QL1-991; phytophagous insect; Urostylididae; Tingidae; Host plant; Zoology; rare species; Research Article

In the present study, the rare true bug Bannacoris hyalinus (Schaefer & Ashlock, 1970), comb. nov. (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomomorpha, Pentatomoidea, Saileriolidae), which is endemic to Vietnam, is redescribed and transferred from the genus Saileriola China & Slater, 1956 to the genus Bannacoris Hsiao, 1964 based on morphological characteristics. Adults and nymphs of this species congregate in groups of several individuals and suck sap from the abaxial side of the leaves of Litsea sp. (Lauraceae). They cause visible feeding damage on the adaxial side of Litsea leaves, similar to that caused by members of the heteropteran family Tingidae Laporte, 1832 (Cimicomorpha, Miroidea). The new knowledge of B. hyalinuscomb. nov. also represents the first formal record of the feeding habits of Saileriolidae China & Slater, 1956. An identification key to all four species of this family is provided.