The mesothoracic wings of Afrotropical Scutelleridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): morphology and taxonomic significance
Author
Czaja, Joanna
text
Zootaxa
2013
3616
2
101
118
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3616.2.1
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1175-5326
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Odontoscelis
Laporte, 1833
Odontoscelis dorsalis
(Fabricius, 1798)
(
Fig. 12
)
C entirely coalescent with Sc; hypocostal lamina distinctly broadened basally, inner margin slightly sinuous, occupying 1/2 of length of C+ Sc; distal part of exocorium weakly sclerotized, gradually turning into membranous part; R parallel to C+ Sc, distinctly elevated medially; M entirely coalescent with Cu, not diverged, as long as length of MF; axial cell narrow, slightly broadening in basal fourth; anal veins present; medial part of mesocorium semi-hyaline, highly sclerotized coriaceus area visible only in basal part; corium occupying 1/2 of entire length of hemelytron.