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Macrocheraia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Largidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
True bugs

Class
  
Insecta

Species
  
M. grandis

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
True bugs, Largidae, Pyrrhocoridae

Macrocheraia is a genus of bugs in the family Largidae with a single species, Macrocheraia grandis found mainly in Southeast Asia but extending into parts of South Asia. This was referred to in some older literature under the genus Lohita, a name derived from the Sanskrit word for red.

The abdomen of the male is long and extends well beyond the wingtip. The species feeds on a range of plants including those of the families Euphorbiaceae and Malvaceae.

References

Macrocheraia Wikipedia