A revision of the tribe Gonocerini from Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae)
Author
Brailovsky, Harry
text
Zootaxa
2007
1530
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.177705
5f3a7767-9677-4df0-b50c-0d674bf612fe
1175-5326
177705
Key to the known australian
gonocerini
*
1. Costal margin of corium smooth, unserrated; space between each hind coxae 1 to 1.5 times diameter of one coxae; posteroventral edge of male genital capsule with prominent medial plate (
Figs. 17–18
); head pentagonal, elongate (Figs.10,15)
...................................................................................
Plinachtus
Stål ... 2
1’. Costal margin of corium crenulate to serrate; space between each hind coxae less than 0.7 times diameter of one coxae; posteroventral edge of male genital capsule without median plate (
Fig. 20
); head subquadrate, obliquely bent(
Figs.11–14
).................................................................................................................. 3
2. Humeral angle’s tapering into short acute spine (
Fig. 3
); antennal segment I somewhat triquetral; antennal segment III narrowly elliptical and expanded (
Fig. 1
); rostral segments I and II pale yellow, III and IV shiny orange; costal margin of corium with a pale yellow longitudinal stripe
....................
P. melinus
n. sp.
2’. Humeral angle’s projection remarkably large and acute (
Fig. 4
); antennal segment I not triquetral; antennal segment III cylindrical, not apically expanded (
Fig. 2
); rostral segment I yellow, II black with basal joint yellow, III–IV black; costal margin of corium without pale yellow longitudinal stripe .......................
...........................................................................................................................................
P. refulgens
n. sp.
3. Posterior angles of connexival segments IV–V produced into short subacute projection; connexivum conspicuously raised above tergum; outer border of antenniferous tubercles always armed (
Fig. 11
)...............
..................................................................................................................................
Cletomorpha
Mayr ... 4
3’. Posterior angles of connexival segments obtuse, not produced; connexivum not conspicuously raised above tergum; outer border of antenniferous tubercles usually unarmed
.....................................
Cletus
Stål ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
4. Total body length shorter than
6 mm
; corium lacking transverse whitish callose band; humeral angle tapering into medium-sized acute spine (
Fig. 6
)
...............................................................
Cl. saphisa
n. sp.
4’. Total body length larger than
8 mm
; corium with wide transverse whitish callose band; humeral angle tapering into large acute spine (
Fig. 5
)
....................................................................
Cl. mackayensis
Distant
5. Outer border of antenniferous tubercle armed with short acute spine; antennal segment IV fusiform, elongate; apical third of tibiae and tarsi shiny reddish; apical edge of corium lacking ivory to whitish discoidal spot; humeral angle tapering into large acute spine (
Fig. 8
)
..................................................
C. saucius
Stål
5’. Outer border of antenniferous tubercle unarmed; antennal segment IV subclavate, shorter; apical third of tibiae and tarsi not shiny reddish; apical edge of corium with ivory to whitish discoidal spots; humeral angle obtuse or subacute or with medium-sized spine (
Figs. 7, 9
).............................................................. 6
6. Humeral angle obtuse or tapering into short subacute spine (
Fig. 9
); head and pronotum with wide black to reddish brown stripe, this usually reaching base of scutellum
..........................................
C. similis
Blöte
6’. Humeral angle tapering into medium-sized acute spine (
Fig. 7
); head and pronotum with indistinct black stripe
...................................................................................................................................
C. minutus
Blöte