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<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBF0835FF44FDFBBE13FD7D" bold="true" box="[199,335,618,644]" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Repository.</emphasis>
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The type specimens are deposited in the 
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is named after the first author’s oldest brother Mr. E. Joseph Veera Singh, who accompanied the first author to Garo Hills, 
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, for field work.
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<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBF0835FF44FD6BBE1EFCED" bold="true" box="[199,322,762,788]" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
The new species can easily be identified by the presence of medium-sized processes clothed with long setae on the coxa and the trochanter of the hind leg of the female (
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); the coxal process is reached only up to the subbasal region of the trochanter; the subapicodorsal region of the male paramere with a shallow notch and laterally with two short narrow longitudinal depression (
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<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBF0835FF44FC1BBDE4FC5C" bold="true" box="[199,696,906,933]" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Description. Macropterous dealated male</emphasis>
(
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): (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FCCEFC1ABB44FC5C" box="[845,1048,907,933]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Figs. 3E–H, K–O</figureCitation>
). Body length 5.07 (4.74–5.07, up to tip of hemelytra 6.26), body width at mesoacetabula 2.30 (2.18–2.30).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBF0835FF44FC42BCB0F9A8" blockId="8.[151,1437,510,2013]" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBF0835FF44FC42BE4AFC14" box="[199,278,979,1005]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Colour</emphasis>
. Dorsum of body black with yellowish-brown marks; broad black mark on head slightly wider posteriorly and not bifid posteriorly (in macropterous male and apterous female with three black spots (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FB0FFC66BA53FBE8" box="[1164,1295,1015,1041]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Figs. 3A, C</figureCitation>
), differ from 
<typeStatus id="548066C1FFBF0835FF14FB8ABFA1FBCF" box="[151,253,1051,1078]" pageId="8" pageNumber="349" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
), posterosublaterally indistinctly connected with black mark near eyes; antenna and legs dark-brown to black; antennal tubercle black; base of first antennal segment yellowish-brown (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FBA8FBAEBBD8FBA0" box="[1067,1156,1087,1113]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3E</figureCitation>
); rostrum dark-brown to black, except lateral region of first to third segments yellowish-brown; proacetabulum black; pronotum with Tshaped black mark, sublateral mark broad curved downwards, extended laterally and connected to lateral mark of posterior pronotal lobe (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FE20FB3ABEA5FB3C" box="[419,505,1195,1221]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3E</figureCitation>
); small area near anterolateral region of pronotum below eye yellowish-brown; fore femur dorsally and ventrally with broad black stripe connected to apical black ring, extensor region yellowish-brown; sublateral black marks of posterior lobe of pronotum connected to median black mark anteriorly (not or indistinctly connected in macropterous male, 
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FD96FA86BD33FAC8" box="[533,623,1303,1329]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
); mesopleural black mark not connected anteriorly and posteriorly with transverse black marks (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FE22FAAABEAAFAAC" box="[417,502,1339,1365]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3E</figureCitation>
); mesopleural yellowish-brown mark reaches up to sublateral region of mesosternum medially, apex extended anteriorly and posteriorly; yellowish-brown mark on metacetabulum uninterrupted (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FAECFACEBFE4FA64" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3F</figureCitation>
); pro-, meso- and metaacetabular regions with a stripe of silvery-white setae; area above base of metacetabular region with a small yellowish-brown mark; thoracic venter black, except mesosternal yellowish-brown mark on mediolateral region and yellow mark on omphalium surrounding area of metanotum; coxa and trochanter of all legs yellowish-brown; mid femur with long thin brown stripe; lateral and posterior margins of tergum VIII yellowishbrown (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FF6DF982BE18F9D4" box="[238,324,1555,1581]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3F</figureCitation>
); venter of abdomen black, except from apical half of sternum VI to apex yellowish-brown, except sternum VII basally and posterior region of pygophore dark-brown to black.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBF0837FF44F9CABB0EFEB8" blockId="8.[151,1437,510,2013]" lastBlockId="10.[151,1437,151,1725]" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="351" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBF0835FF44F9CABEB1F98C" box="[199,493,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Structural characteristics.</emphasis>
Eyes covering anterior 1/3 of propleura (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FC35F9CABB50F98C" box="[950,1036,1627,1653]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3E</figureCitation>
); antenna without any characteristic setae; sixth abdominal sternum to abdominal tip clothed with yellowish-brown setae (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FBD7F9EEBBF2F960" box="[1108,1198,1663,1689]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3G</figureCitation>
); pygophore laterally with long yellowish-brown setae (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FD90F932BD2EF944" box="[531,626,1699,1725]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3M</figureCitation>
); head laterally with two long black setae in front of eyes; eye width less than posterior eye width. Pleural region of prothorax posteriorly with some long black setae; fore femur slender, basally with four long setae, almost medially with shallow notch; mid femur longer than hind femur; sternum VII distinctly longer than combined length of sterna V and VI; posterior margin of sternum VII concave (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FAB1F89EBAD3F8D0" box="[1330,1423,1807,1833]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3G</figureCitation>
). 
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBF0835FF14F8A3BE78F8B5" bold="true" box="[151,292,1842,1868]" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Terminalia:</emphasis>
Tergum VIII large, slightly concaved posteriorly, fringed with small setae laterally and posteriorly with medium-sized brown setae and pronounced posterolaterally; basomedian region of sternum VIII smoothly raised and slightly depressed sublaterally; lateral margin of sternum VIII parallel-sided; sternum VIII distinctly longer than sternum VII; proctiger subovate (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FD10F80EBDB4F840" box="[659,744,1951,1977]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3L</figureCitation>
), slightly visible from above (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FBB9F80EBBD3F840" box="[1082,1167,1951,1977]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3F</figureCitation>
); pygophore posteriorly convex with fringe of medium-sized setae, posterolaterally fringed with long setae (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBF0835FBCAF852BBF4F824" box="[1097,1192,1987,2013]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="349">Fig. 3M</figureCitation>
); paramere falciform, apicodorsally with a shallow notch and laterally with two short narrow longitudinal depression, nearly middle slightly raised with few long and short setae, (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FD1FFF2ABDA9FF2C" box="[668,757,187,213]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Fig. 3N</figureCitation>
), slightly visible from outside of genital segments (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FAB6FF2ABAD3FF2C" box="[1333,1423,187,213]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Fig. 3H</figureCitation>
). Endosoma in lateral aspect: proximal region of dorsal sclerite inwardly curved, with short reflex angled process; dorsal sclerite concaved medially; accessory apical sclerite indistinct; accessory dorsal sclerite thin; lateral sclerite proximally slightly bend upwards, with blunt tip; ventral sclerite very long (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FC68FEB6BB18FEB8" box="[1003,1092,295,321]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Fig. 3O</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBE0834FF14F8B5BE6DF8C6" bold="true" box="[151,305,1828,1855]" pageId="9" pageNumber="350">FIGURES 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBE0834FEBBF8B7BD50F8C6" authority="Jehamalar &amp; Dash, 2021" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" box="[312,524,1829,1855]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="9" pageNumber="350" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="josephi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBE0834FEBBF8B7BD50F8C6" box="[312,524,1829,1855]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="350">Metrocoris josephi</emphasis>
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: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view.
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<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBD0837FF44FEDABA24FDC4" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,1725]" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBD0837FF44FEDABE22FE9C" bold="true" box="[199,382,331,357]" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Measurements.</emphasis>
Head length 0.70, width 1.38; eye length 0.59, width 0.33, posterior eye width 0.35; synthlipsis 0.57; lengths of antennomeres I–IV 2.03, 0.82, 0.76, 0.60. Pronotal lobe length 3.18, width at humeral angle 2.19; mesosternal length 2.00; metasternal length 0.13. Lengths of leg segments: foreleg: femur 2.06, tibia 1.77, tarsomeres I–II 0.12, 0.64; mid leg: femur 5.48, tibia 3.81, tarsomeres I–II 1.89, 0.36; hind leg: femur 5.44, tibia 2.57, tarsomeres I–II 0.27, 0.39; widths of fore, mid, hind femora 0.34, 0.26, 0.16. Length from pronotal lobe tip to abdominal tip 1.18; length of abdominal sternum 1.66; lengths of abdominal sterna II–VIII 0.09, 0.08, 0.09, 0.09, 0.10, 0.31, 0.48; pygophore length 0.43; combined length of abdominal sterna V–VI 0.18; width of abdominal tergum VIII 0.65.
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<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBD0837FF44FDD7BA67FD98" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,1725]" box="[199,1339,582,609]" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBD0837FF44FDD7BED7FD99" bold="true" box="[199,395,582,608]" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Apterous female</emphasis>
(
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): (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FD9EFDD6BD8DFD98" box="[541,721,583,609]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Figs. 3C, D, I, J</figureCitation>
). Body length 4.22, body width at mesoacetabula 2.19.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBD0837FF44FDFABBC5FBA0" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,1725]" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBD0837FF44FDFABE4AFD7C" box="[199,278,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Colour</emphasis>
. Appendages and venter of body similar to macropterous male. Dorsum of body yellowish-brown with black marks; interocular region with three black marks, anteromedian mark long and two small and circular lateral posterior marks (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FEDBFD22BEEDFD34" box="[344,433,691,717]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
), lateral marks indistinctly connected to black mark near eyes (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FB07FD22BBBCFD34" box="[1156,1248,691,717]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
); proacetabulum black; pronotum with T-shaped black mark, sublateral mark medium-sized and not or indistinctly connected to lateral mark of mesonotum (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FE51FD6ABD70FCEC" box="[466,556,763,789]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
); small area near anterolateral region of pronotum below eye yellowish-brown; mesonotal longitudinal black marks narrower than adjacent yellowish-brown marks (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FBD4FC8EBBF3FCC0" box="[1111,1199,799,825]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
), lateral black marks thin, medial and lateral dark marks connected to horizontal black marks anteriorly and posteriorly, sublateral black mark of mesonotum not connected posteriorly to black mark between meso- and metanota, sublateral black mark anterior half narrow and abruptly widened posteriorly; mesopleural black mark anteriorly connected with transverse black mark between propleura and mesopleura, posteriorly not connected with black mark of mesoacetabulum (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FAECFC3EBFE1FC14" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
); mesopleural yellowish-brown mark reaches up to sublateral region of mesosternum medially, apex extended anteriorly and posteriorly; yellowish-brown mark on metacetabulum uninterrupted; area above base of metacetabular region with a small yellowish-brown mark; dorsum of abdomen black, except two stripes on tergum I, connexival segment VII, posteromedian region of tergum VII and whole tergum VIII yellowish-brown.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBD0837FF44FBF2BCC6FAAC" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,1725]" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBD0837FF44FBF2BEB1FB84" box="[199,493,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Structural characteristics.</emphasis>
Similar to macropterous male, except for the following characteristics: body clothed with small black adpressed setae; eyes covering anterior almost 1/2 of propleura (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FBC9FB16BBFBFB58" box="[1098,1191,1159,1185]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
); eye width less than posterior eye width; hind coxa and trochanter with medium-sized processes clothed with long setae, coxal process longer than process of trochanter; coxal process reached only up to subbasal region of trochanter (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FA8FFB5EBAD1FB10" box="[1292,1421,1231,1257]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Figs. 3C, J</figureCitation>
); setae of coxal process curved; flexor region of hind femur basally with short setal fringe (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FBFEFB62BB90FAF4" box="[1149,1228,1267,1293]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Fig. 3J</figureCitation>
); genital segments completely concealed under sternum VII (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FDEFFA86BD80FAC8" box="[620,732,1303,1329]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Figs. 3I, J</figureCitation>
); sternum VII laterally constricted and posteriorly narrow (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FAECFA86BFEDFAAC" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Fig. 3I</figureCitation>
); abdomen short, not surpassing apex of hind coxa (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBD0837FD7AFAAABCD0FAAC" box="[761,908,1339,1365]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="9.[151,275,1828,1854]" captionTargetBox="[223,1362,186,1799]" captionTargetId="figure-17@9.[219,1368,179,1805]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 3. Metrocoris josephi sp. nov.: A, macropterous male, dorsal view; B, same, ventral view; C, apterous female, dorsal view; D, apterous female, lateral view; E, macropterous membrane broken male (mac-da), lateral view; F, mac-da male, abdomen, dorsal view; G, mac-da male, abdominal tip, ventral view; H, same, lateral view; I, apterous female, abdomen, ventral view; J, apterous female, abdominal tip showing coxa and trochanter of hind leg, dorsal view; K, mac-da male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, mac-da male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, mac-da male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, mac-da male, paramere, lateral view; O, mac-da male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792725/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Figs. 3C, I, J</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBD0837FF44FACEBA6BF98C" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,1725]" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBD0837FF44FACEBE22FA80" bold="true" box="[199,382,1375,1401]" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Measurements.</emphasis>
Head length 0.61, width 1.34; eye length 0.57, width 0.28, posterior eye width 0.33; synthlipsis 0.54; lengths of antennomeres I–IV 1.69, 0.78, 0.81, 0.65. Pronotal length 0.42, width 1.41; combined length of meso- and metanota 1.88; mesosternal length 1.85; metasternal length 0.12. Lengths of leg segments: foreleg: femur 1.89, tibia 1.62, tarsomeres I–II 0.15, 0.59; mid leg: femur 5.31, tibia 3.73, tarsomeres I–II 1.98, 0.30; hind leg: femur 5.29, tibia 2.76, tarsomeres I–II 0.29, 0.39; widths of fore, mid, hind femora 0.29, 0.23, 0.16; lateral length of hind coxal process 0.17; lateral length of hind trochanter process 0.09. Length of abdominal tergum 1.21; length of abdominal sternum 0.91; lengths of abdominal sterna II–VII 0.09, 0.07, 0.05, 0.05, 0.11, 0.54; combined length of abdominal sterna II–VI 0.37; combined length of abdominal sterna V–VI 0.16; length of tergum VII 0.11.
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<subSubSection id="C3218BE8FFBD0837FF44F9EFBCACF944" pageId="10" pageNumber="351" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBD0837FF44F9EFBB71F960" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,1725]" box="[199,1069,1662,1689]" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBD0837FF44F9EFBE3DF961" bold="true" box="[199,353,1662,1688]" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Distribution.</emphasis>
Presently known only from West Garo Hills, 
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<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBD0837FF44F933BEEDF944" bold="true" box="[199,433,1698,1725]" pageId="10" pageNumber="351">Comparative notes.</emphasis>
See the comparative notes under 
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