A new genus, Neoschidium (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae), with a redescription of the type genus, Neoschidium phasma (Distant) [Ghilianella phasma Distant and Schidium phasma (Distant)], recorded for the first time from India
Author
Mukherjee, Paramita
Author
Ambrose, Dunston P.
Author
Saha, G. K.
Author
Bal, A.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3795
5
578
584
journal article
45776
10.11646/zootaxa.3795.5.7
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1175-5326
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Key to distinguish the genera:
Ghilianella
,
Schidium
,
and
Neoschidium
1. First rostral segment shorter much than anteocular region and scarcely passing middle of anteocular region and shorter than second segment, third segment longer than first and second segments together......................
Ghilianella
Spinola
- First rostral segment little shorter than anteocular region and passing middle of anteocular region and longer than second seg- ment, third segmentshorter than first and second segments together.............................................. 2
2. Apex of head spined, head and thorax granulated, anteocular shorter than postocular...............
Neoschidium
n.
gen.
n
- Apex of head not spined, head and thorax not granulated, anteocular equal in length to postocular.......
Schidium
Begroth
PLATE 1.
Neoschidium phasma
(Distant)
. Fig.1. Dorsal view. Fig. 2. Head with rostrum, lateral view.Fig. 3. Apex of abdomen, lateral aspect. Fig. 4. Head with pronotum. Fig. 5. Foreleg.