The New Caledonian endemic geocorine bug genus, Nannogermalus is not monotypic anymore (Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Geocoridae)
Author
Kóbor, Péter
Plant Protection Institute, HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, 15 Herman Ottó Street, H- 1022 Budapest, Hungary Department of Integrated Plant Protection, Institute of Plant Protection, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), 1 Páter Károly. Street, Gödöllő, H- 2100, Hungary
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Zootaxa
2023
2023-12-07
5382
1
43
54
https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5382.1.7/52423
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5382.1.7
1175-5326
10280272
E8A11E93-EDBB-48EB-931A-86AA5CA7D23D
Key to species of
Nannogermalus
1. Pronotum with a short, elevated, longitudinal keel separating the callosities (
Fig. 11
). Posterior margin of abdominal tergites III–IV unarmed.......................................................................................2.
– Pronotum without elevated keel between callosities. Posterior margin of abdominal tergites III–V armed with minute tubercles (
Fig. 12
)............................................................................................3.
2. Head and pronotum with marmorated pattern dorsally. Trifurcate carina of scutellum interrupted by punctures basally.............................................................
Nannogermalus marmoratus
Kóbor & Kondorosy, 2020
– Head and pronotum not marmorated; pronotum with brownish longitudinal lines near lateral margin (sometimes inconspicuously faded). Trifurcate carina of scutellum not interrupted basally...........................
Nannogermalus webbi
sp. nov.
3. Pronotum with a wide, brown longitudinal band medially. Punctation of pronotum posteriad to callosities irregular, relatively sparse....................................................................
Nannogermalus herczeki
sp. nov.
– Pronotum with two thin brown longitudinal lines submedially. Punctation of pronotum posteriad to callosities even, dense.........................................................................
Nannogermalus pallgergelyi
sp. nov.