| 8.First report of Lygaeid bugs (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) as a potential pollinator of little ironweed, Vernonia cinerea (L.) (Asteraceae) |
| M. E. Hassan, Paramita Mukherjee, Sandeep Kushwaha, Kailash Chandra, P. C. Saha, Rahul Mondal and Sonam Jahan. |
| Seed bugs, Spilostethus hospes and Graptostethus verticalis were collected from the flower of little ironweed, Vernonia cinerea (family Asteraceae) in and around Rabindra Sarovar Lake area, Kolkata. SEM study was conducted to examine the pollen grains on the various body parts. Both the species were reported as a potential pollinator of little ironweed for the first time. |