The emesine assassin bug genus Empicoris (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of two new species Author Ishikawa, Tadashi Author Truong, Xuan Lam Author Okajima, Shûji text Zootaxa 2012 3181 47 57 journal article 45511 10.5281/zenodo.279977 41ea3707-f034-4c6c-ac1f-ec010ba39479 1175-5326 279977 Key to the species of Empicoris from Vietnam 1 Lateral carina of posterior pronotal lobe less than half of posterior lobe........................................... 2 - Lateral carina of posterior pronotal lobe developed throughout length of posterior lobe............................... 3 2 Posterior lobe of head almost same as anterior lobe in level of dorsal elevation; apicalmost blackish annulation on metafemur 1.5 times or more than 1.5 times as long as distal whitish part........................... E . rubromaculatus (Blackburn) - Posterior lobe of head a little more convex than anterior lobe; apicalmost blackish annulation on metafemur as long as or less than distal whitish part.................................................................. E . minutus Usinger 3 Posterior pronotal lobe without conical tubercle posteromedially................ E . tesselatoides Wygodzinsky et Usinger - Posterior pronotal lobe with conical tubercle posteromedially................................................... 4 4 Posterior lobe of head with small tubercle behind interocular furrow; posterior pronotal lobe without a pair of longitudinal whitish stripes; hemelytral pterostigma well exceeding apex of discal cell...................................................................................................... E . montanus Ishikawa, Truong et Okajima sp. nov. - Posterior lobe of head without small tubercle behind interocular furrow; posterior pronotal lobe with a pair of longitudinal whitish stripes; hemelytral pterostigma a little exceeding apex of discal cell................................................................................................... E . laocaiensis Ishikawa, Truong et Okajima sp. nov.