Chrysocoris andamanensis, Battaramulla Sri Lanka

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

I've asked for some help to get this one identified, it's too beautiful to leave without any ID :) Posted 8 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  It's a Shield Backed Bug (family Scutelleridae) and the shiny ones like these are also referred to as "Jewel Bugs". There is another one already on JD, that was tagged as Jewel Beetle, which it is not of course:
  
  On the internet, you will often find the name Chrysocoris stolli with anything that vaguely looks like this, but I'm afraid it is not quite that simple. I've looked into it on several occasions previously and was never convinced that I could make a name stick with certainty, but I'll have another look ...
  Cheers, Arp
  
  P.S. Here is one of the old discussions (also on a specimen from Sri Lanka), with some links that may be of interrest:
  https://forum.waarneming.nl/smf/index.php?topic=293257.0 Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks a lot for looking into this! Posted 8 years ago
  2. 1. Pudding4brains
      
      Lion
      
      I have "identified" this (in JD-terms) as stollii for now, but mostly just to have a placeholder for the name as I have changed the ID on the image by Albert (somewhat tentatively) to Chrysocoris dilaticollis.
      I actually think that this may be closer to Chrysocoris andamanensis, but I cannot truly make any species from the revision of Indian species tick all the boxes, so it may well be some species not in that key (see species description for link)
      @Ferdy: The species was named Chrysocoris stolli (with a single "i") previously and I don't think I can properly rename the first instance of the species name in the edit window. Can you have a look at that?
      Also, what happens to the text for the species description if there are no longer any photos associated with it? Will it be stored for future use or will it be deleted?
      @Shanelle: Did you shoot any other images of this critter? Maybe showing some belly, tail end or tibia in focus? Posted 8 years ago
    2. 1. ShanelleAW
        
        Lion
        
        Thank you very much for looking into this, I appreciate it very much! No, I'm sorry to say that I don't have many other pictures of it because it was out of my reach :(
        I have also photographed this fellow in Yala national park and possibly in Horana, but the best pictures I seem to have are from Battaramulla. Posted 8 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks for the ID! I renamed the species' binomial name to use the double i. When no photos are associated with a species record, the record stays in the database, but on the website it will not be visible anywhere. Posted 8 years ago
      3. Pudding4brains
        
        Lion
        
        Okay, thanks for the info Ferdy :o) I had noticed that I couldn't find it in the "Edit species" function. I'll probably add some more text later and see if I can get a better, more confident ID for this one and maybe change it if needed.
        How do you feel about uploading public domain (historic) images of a species, just to have a species record available for it on the site? I could probably cook up some collage with the original description and a few historic drawings or some such if you think it is nice to have a commonly (mis)identified species available for "lookup".
        Cheers, Arp Posted 8 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks for doing that. I'm perfectly fine with people uploading public domain images. It would be high recommended to use the "Edit license" action on such photos to set it to public domain, otherwise it will be listed as "All rights reserved" associated with your name. Posted 8 years ago
        
        Pudding4brains
        
        Lion
        
        I don't think I would need to edit the license Ferdy ;o) Posted 8 years ago
3. ShanelleAW
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you very much! I'm happy to finally see it be ID'd, my previous attempts by myself were futile :) Posted 8 years ago

Stephen Philips

Lion

Nice shot! Great comp and colors Posted 7 years ago

The Lychee Shield Bug

Chrysocoris stollii is a Jewel Bug (Scutelleridae) in the genus Chrysocoris. It is the most well known species of the genus due to its status as pest on many crops such as Pigeonpea, Pongamia, Jatropha, Arecanut and Coffee Senna to name but a few.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Pudding4brains