Subfamily/Tribe: Deltocephalinae: Deltocephalini 

Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Korea, Japan and Taiwan. The species was listed by Day and Fletcher (1994) from Queensland, although this record has not been substantiated. 

Economic Status: Wilson and Claridge (1991) note that its main host is rice, although no damage to rice was reported. 

Notes: R. distincta is similar in coloration to R. vetus Knight but without longitudinal stripes on the head and thorax. It is illustrated by Wilson and Claridge (1991)  
 
 

Document 04449, submitted 13 January 1999
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