The Aradidae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) of Argentina Author Contreras, Eugenia Fernanda Author Coscarón, María Del Carmen text Zootaxa 2012 3500 1 35 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.215294 9e62896d-fcee-4263-a0bb-0c2a84fd1bad 1175-5326 215294 CBDF71F7-70A8-415F-83CA-3010E8B2E8B6 Genus Neuroctenus Fieber, 1860 Figs 1 F, 9A–D, 10A Neuroctenus Fieber, 1860 . Die europ. Hem., p. 34. Type-species: Neuroctenus brasiliensis Mayr , a junior synonym of Brachyrhynchus punctulatus Burmeister , designated by Van Duzee, 1916 . New York Entomol. Soc., p. 17. Diagnosis: Body oval, very flattened; surface granular but without pubescence; head slightly wider across eyes, anterior process relatively broad with genae prominent on either side of clypeus, postocular tubercles prominent but short reaching or surpassing level of outer margins of eyes; pronotum a little more than twice as wide as long, lateral margins sinuate; scutellum triangular with the apex rounded, the sides carinate, ventral surface very flattened with coxae widely separated; legs with trochanters distinct, sometimes with the granules even large enough to appear as minutes spines.