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 Empicoris rubromaculatus (Blackburn) Ploiariodes rubromaculatus Blackburn, 1889 : 349 . Type locality: Hawaii. For synonymy, see Putshkov and Putshkov (1996) . Material examined. Non-types: 43 5Ƥ ( VAST and TUA) — [ Vietnam ] Vinh Phuc Province: 1Ƥ, Tam Dao , 970 m alt., N21°28ʹ24ʺ E105°38ʹ22ʺ, 30.v.2011 , light trap, T. Ishikawa et al .; 33 3Ƥ, Tam Dao , 16.v.2003 , T. X. Lam; 13, Mae Linh, 14.vii.2001 , T. X. Lam; 13, Me Linh, 10–12.vi.2002 , T. X. Lam. Diagnosis. Recognized by a combination of the following characters: posterior lobe of head almost same as anterior lobe in level of dorsal elevation, lacking tubercle behind interocular furrow; posterior pronotal lobe lacking tubercle posteromedially; lateral carina of posterior pronotal lobe less than half of posterior lobe; apicalmost blackish annulation on metafemur 1.5 times or more than 1.5 times as long as distal whitish part; hemelytral pterostigma frequently tinged with red; pygophoral posterior process flattened, deeply incised medially; incision of pygophoral posterior process about 0.8 times as deep as length of posterior process; paramere clavate, turned inwards in apical one-sixth, densely covered with setae in apical half; struts of phallus Y-shaped, widely bifurcate in apical one-third in dorsal view, with apical margin wholly arcuate; and styloides covered with 5 or more setae at middle; and each arm of styloides widened at basal one-third. Body length 4.1–6.1 mm . Distribution. Vietnam (Vinh Phuc Prov.); worldwide.