International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology

Abstract

A species of microsporidian has been established to cause severe tissue damage in the accessory salivary glands of Chrysocoris stollii Wolff (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). While tissue damage by microsporidians in Heteroptera is well known, the present observation in this species of insect is reported here for the first time. The probable route of infection has been postulated through the tissue sections of the gland.