Ponovni opis, postembrionalni razvoj predatorske stjenice Sphedanolestes himalayensis Distant (Hemiptera: Reduviidae, Harpactorine)

A redescription of adult of Sphedanolestes himalayensis Distant is given. The immatures and adults of S. himalayensis were found to inhabit the shrubs of tropical evergreen forests. It lays single, elongate, pale reddish eggs, which adhered to the top of the rearing containers in the laboratory. The average number of eggs laid by a female was 74.8 ± 5.2. Incubation period was 9.6± 0.86 days. The total nymphal developmental period from I to V nymphal instar was 59.8± 8.6 days. The longevity of the adult female (71.6±3.4 days) was longer than that of the adult male (68.3±6.1 days). The preoviposition and postoviposition periods were 9.8± 0.76 and 4.6±0.03 days. The male and female sex ratio was 0.86: 1. Sequential events of predation and mating conform to those of other harpactorine reduviids.Ponovno je opisana vrsta Sphedanolestes himalayensis Distant. Utvrđeno je da razvojni stadiji i odrasle stjenice Sphedanolestes himalayensis nastanjuju grmlje tropskih vazdazelenih šuma. One legu pojedinačna vitka blijedo crvenkasta jaja. U zaštitnom kontejneru u laboratoriju ona prijanjaju na samom vrhu. Prosječni broj jaja po ženki bio je 74,8 ± 5,2. Vrijeme je inkubacije 9,6± 0,86 dana. Ukupni razvojni period ličinki od I-V ličinačkog stadija bio je 59,8± 8,6 dana. Životni je vijek ženke (71,6±3,4 dana) dulji nego odraslog mužjaka (68,3±6,1 dana). Period prije ovipozicije i poslije ovipozicije bio je 9,8± 0,76 i 4,6±0,03 dana. Utvrđeno je da je omjer mužjaka i ženki 0,86:1. Naizmjenično hranjenje (predatorsko) i parenje slično je drugim stjenicama porodice Reduviidae