Review and revision of Australian Germalus Stål, with new genera and further new species of Australian Geocorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Geocoridae)
Author
Malipatil, M. B.
Author
Blacket, M. J.
text
Zootaxa
2013
3746
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257
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3746.2.3
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1175-5326
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Key to genera of Australian
Geocorinae
1. Pronotum with short curved transverse line-like impressed groove across each callus (
Figs. 124–126
) [1 Australian sp.]..............................................................................................
Unicageocoris
-. Pronotum without a line-like impressed groove across each callus............................................... 2
2. Dorsum of head between eyes densely covered with coarse punctures (
Figs. 118
,
144
)............................... 3
-. Dorsum of head between eyes impunctate or at most corrugated but not punctate (
Figs. 3
,
11
).......................... 4
3. Body flat above; pronotal margins carinate and explanate for entire length; most of corium densely uniformly, irregularly and finely punctate; spiracle II ventral; abdominal sterna III and IV without punctures (
Figs. 146
,
151
) [1 Australian sp.].................................................................................................
Ausogeocoris
-. Body subflat above; pronotal margins only slightly carinate but not explanate; most of corium not densely and uniformly puncate; spiracle II dorsal; abdominal sterna III and IV sub-laterally with a few coarse punctures (
Figs. 119
) [1 Australian sp.].............................................................................................
Capitostylus
4. Labial segment 2 shorter than 3; ocular suture short, not extending to tip of head; hemelytra coleopteroid or macropterous-submacropterous; clavus in macropters gradually narrowing from base to an apical point, without a claval commissure; scutellum with weakly or feebly developed Y or T median elevation [7 Australian spp.]................................
Geocoris
-. Labial segment 2 and 3 subequal; ocular suture long, clearly reaching tip of head; hemelytra macropterous; clavus almost parallel for entire length, usually with a distinct claval commissure; scutellum with a well developed Y or T median elevation.... 5
5. Abdominal terga III & IV impunctate (
Fig. 4
); male gonoporal process variable in length; spermathecal duct short or long, usually with coils (
Fig. 6
) [6 Australian spp.]..........................................................
Germalus
-. Abdominal terga III & IV punctate; male gonoporal process short; spermathecal duct short, without coils [5 Australian spp.]...........................................................................................
Stylogeocoris