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, Malabar, ‘Nedungayam 200’ (
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). 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7AFF93C964D8659E98F876" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="213">Meridindia farhata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
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, 
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, Travancore, Thekkadi, Periyar Dam (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="556A1F6B6A7AFF92CCBDD8AD9D11FF2D" blockId="6.[151,1437,1872,2043]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1436,151,321]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="214" pageId="6" pageNumber="213">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7AFF93CCBDD8AD9F1FF84A" bold="true" box="[199,366,1944,1970]" pageId="6" pageNumber="213">Type material</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7AFF93CD0FD8AD9C32F84A" box="[373,579,1944,1970]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="213">Meridindia kaniza</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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, 
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): 
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: 
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:
</emphasis>
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, S. India / Malabar / ‘Nedungayam 200' / 16–22-IX-38 [P] // Pres. by Comm. Inst. Ent. B. M. 1983-1 [P] // 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7AFF93CFB8D8899AE1F82E" box="[962,1168,1980,2006]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="213">Meridindia kaniza</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
gen et. sp. n. [hw] / det M.S.K. 
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[P+hw] // 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7AFF93CD86D8D59CC6F802" box="[508,695,2016,2042]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="213">Dalpada clavata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or species close to [hw] // 
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013589990 [P] (
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; 
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). 
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is pinned, the dissected male genitalia placed in a glass microvial with glycerol and stain attached in a different pin, lodged adjacent to 
<typeStatus id="8A6EA1C96A7BFF92CE7EDF8E9C17FF2D" box="[516,614,187,213]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
specimen (
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).
</paragraph>
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<typeStatus id="8A6EA1C96A7BFF92CCBDDFEA9F5CFF01" box="[199,301,223,249]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214" type="paratype">Paratype</typeStatus>
: 
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(head missing), same data as that of holotype, dissected male genitalia placed in a glass microvial with glycerol and attached to the same pin (
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; 
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)
</materialsCitation>
; 
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, same data as that of 
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, dissected female genitalia placed in a glass microvial with glycerol and attached to the same pin (
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; 
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)
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.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7BFF92CCEDDA679F22FA92" bold="true" box="[151,339,1362,1386]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">FIGURES 10–11.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7BFF92CD23DA679C62FA92" box="[345,531,1362,1386]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">Meridindia kaniza</emphasis>
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. 10—habitus (dorsal); 11—habitus (ventral). Scale bars: 1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="556A1F6B6A7BFF92CCBDDA889F03F99F" blockId="7.[151,1437,1468,2035]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">
<taxonomicName id="92D564E86A7BFF92CCBDDA889FEEFA2F" authorityName="Ghauri" authorityYear="1982" box="[199,415,1469,1495]" class="Insecta" family="Pentatomidae" genus="Meridindia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="214" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="farhata">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7BFF92CCBDDA889FEEFA2F" box="[199,415,1469,1495]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">Meridindia farhata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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): 
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: 
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:
</emphasis>
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, 
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, 
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, 
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/ 
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/ 
<location id="500A49B06A7BFF92C96DDA889BE9FA2F" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:DD7CAE7D6A7AFF99CCEDD9439DCAFC5D:500A49B06A7BFF92C96DDA889BE9FA2F" box="[1303,1432,1469,1495]" country="India" county="India" municipality="Thekkadi" name="Travancore" pageId="7" pageNumber="214" stateProvince="Kerala">Travancore</location>
, 
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<collectingDate id="312FC0436A7BFF92CCEDDAD59F56FA02" box="[151,295,1504,1530]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214" value="1937-05-06" valueMax="1937-05-10" valueMin="1937-05-06">6–10-v-1937</collectingDate>
</date>
[P+hw] // 
<collectorName id="F8207ABD6A7BFF92CDDEDAD49FADFA03" box="[420,476,1505,1531]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">Pres.</collectorName>
by 
<collectorName id="F8207ABD6A7BFF92CE7DDAD49D62FA03" box="[519,787,1505,1531]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">Comm. Inst. Ent. B. M.</collectorName>
1983-1 [P] // 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7BFF92CFCEDAD49AFDFA03" box="[948,1164,1505,1531]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">Meridindia farhata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
gen et. sp. n. (hw) / det M.S.K. 
<bibRefCitation id="3144629A6A7BFF92CC88D9309FF9F9E7" author="Ghauri, M. S. K." box="[242,392,1541,1567]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214" pagination="1 - 24" refId="ref15731" refString="Ghauri, M. S. K. (1982) New genera and new species of Halyini, mainly from south India (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Pentatominae). Reichenbachia Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde in Dresden, 20 (1), 1 - 24." type="journal article" year="1982">Ghauri, 1982</bibRefCitation>
[P+hw] // 
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[P] (
<collectionCode id="33C487AE6A7BFF92CF4FD9309DFFF9E7" box="[821,910,1541,1567]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">BMNH</collectionCode>
; 
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</materialsCitation>
. 
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is pinned, the dissected male genitalia placed in a glass microvial with glycerol and stain attached in a different pin, lodged adjacent to 
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specimen.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7BFF92CCBDD9459C4DF972" bold="true" box="[199,572,1648,1674]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">Additional material examined.</emphasis>
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KARNATAKA: 
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</emphasis>
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//coll. 
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on 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7BFF92CDB5D9E89CD6F90E" box="[463,679,1757,1782]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">Butea monosperma</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7BFF92CF64D9E89DF5F90F" bold="true" box="[798,900,1757,1783]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">
<collectingMunicipality id="B50E85116A7BFF92CF64D9E89D0EF90F" box="[798,895,1757,1783]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">Kodagu</collectingMunicipality>
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, 
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, 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7BFF92CCEDD8349F00F8E3" box="[151,369,1793,1819]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">Dalpada deplanata</emphasis>
Breddin
</taxonomicName>
, det 
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, 1931, 
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on 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7BFF92CE83D8349DDAF8E2" box="[761,939,1793,1819]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">Quercus incana</emphasis>
(FRI, Dehradun)
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; 
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locality and date, 
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.
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7BFF92CCBDD87D9C60F89B" bold="true" box="[199,529,1864,1891]" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">
Redescription. 
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A7BFF92CD04D87D9C60F89B" bold="true" box="[382,529,1864,1891]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">Colouration.</emphasis>
</emphasis>
Body above (
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, 
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A7BFF92CF6CD87C9D42F89B" box="[790,819,1865,1891]" captionStart="FIGURES 10–11" captionStartId="7.[151,264,1362,1386]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,345,1339]" captionTargetId="figure-105@7.[151,1436,345,1339]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURES 10–11. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982. 10—habitus (dorsal); 11—habitus (ventral). Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847516" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847516/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="214">10</figureCitation>
) ochraceous, occasionally with reddish brown shades except with the presence of more or less well-expressed markings as follows: 1+1 spots at basal angles of scutellum, sometimes apex of scutellum pale yellow; anterior and posterior one fourth of connexival segments, black.Antennae concolorous to dorsum. Scutellar pit, black. Hemelytra concolorous to dorsal body colour, membrane fuscous with veins reddish brown. (But see variability section below.)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="556A1F6B6A74FF9DCCBDDFA29CB2FEB9" blockId="8.[151,1437,150,861]" pageId="8" pageNumber="215">
Ventral side (
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, 
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A74FF9DCDBADFA29FAAFF49" box="[448,475,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURES 10–11" captionStartId="7.[151,264,1362,1386]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,345,1339]" captionTargetId="figure-105@7.[151,1436,345,1339]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURES 10–11. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982. 10—habitus (dorsal); 11—habitus (ventral). Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847516" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847516/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="215">11</figureCitation>
) bright yellow except the following: lateral sides of head, thorax and abdomen and 1+1 large spots on either side of mesosternal median carina, black. Labium ochraceous with apex, black. Legs concolorous to ventral side except posterior one third of femora, anterior and posterior one third of tibiae and apex of tarsomere III, black. Sometimes, legs with reddish streaks. Margins of abdominal spiracles, and anterior and posterolateral angles of ventrites III to VII, black.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="556A1F6B6A74FF9DCCBDDE7E9A6FFD99" blockId="8.[151,1437,150,861]" pageId="8" pageNumber="215">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A74FF9DCCBDDE7E9F9EFE9D" bold="true" box="[199,495,330,357]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="215">Integument and vestiture.</emphasis>
Body above densely covered with coarse, round, brown to black punctures, clusters of punctures forming irregular spots over dorsum of body. Connexivum with fine, dense and concolorous punctures. Legs, head (ventral), pleura and lateral margins of ventrites II–VII with dense, round, black punctures. Abdominal venter medially with punctures fine and concolorous. Male genitalia with posterior half of ventral side of genital capsule with sparse, light brown, round punctures; median process on ventral side of genital capsule with fine, light brown punctures. Coalescence of dark brown punctures forming brown patch on disc of valvifers VIII (restricted to inner diagonal half), valvifers IX (narrow caudal margin); laterotergite IX (at the middle of outer margin) and laterotergite VIII (anterior half of disc and circumference except caudal margin).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="556A1F6B6A74FF9DCCBDDD5E9FE8FCA5" blockId="8.[151,1437,150,861]" pageId="8" pageNumber="215">Body glabrous except the following: antennae and legs with sparse, golden setae. Male genitalia with posteroventral margin of genital capsule dorsally bordered with row of erect, elongate, golden yellow setae; posterior half of ventral side of genital capsule including posterolateral angles with short, fine, golden yellow setae; median process of dorsal rim of genital capsule with short, erect, setae, golden yellow. Disc of valvifers VIII including mesial and posterior margin with semierect, moderately elongate brown setae; disc of valvifers IX medially and disc of laterotergite IX with dense, elongate, yellowish brown setae; disc of laterotergite VIII with sparse, short, yellowish brown setae.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A74FF9DCCEDD82E9F25F8CB" bold="true" box="[151,340,1819,1843]" pageId="8" pageNumber="215">FIGURES 12–16.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A74FF9DCD23D82E9C62F8CB" box="[345,531,1819,1843]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="215">Meridindia kaniza</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="3144629A6A74FF9DCE63D82E9CD0F8CB" author="Ghauri, M. S. K." box="[537,673,1819,1843]" pageId="8" pageNumber="215" pagination="1 - 24" refId="ref15731" refString="Ghauri, M. S. K. (1982) New genera and new species of Halyini, mainly from south India (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Pentatominae). Reichenbachia Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde in Dresden, 20 (1), 1 - 24." type="journal article" year="1982">Ghauri, 1982</bibRefCitation>
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. 12—head (dorsal); 13—head (ventral); 14—head (lateral); 15—pronotum; 16—external scent efferent system; Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: at—antenniferous tubercle, ms—metathoracic spiracle, p— peritreme.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A75FF9CCCEDDB689F2BFB8D" bold="true" box="[151,346,1117,1141]" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">FIGURES 17–21.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A75FF9CCD1FDB689C54FB8D" box="[357,549,1117,1141]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Meridindia kaniza</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="3144629A6A75FF9CCE48DB689CCEFB8D" author="Ghauri, M. S. K." box="[562,703,1117,1141]" pageId="9" pageNumber="216" pagination="1 - 24" refId="ref15731" refString="Ghauri, M. S. K. (1982) New genera and new species of Halyini, mainly from south India (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Pentatominae). Reichenbachia Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde in Dresden, 20 (1), 1 - 24." type="journal article" year="1982">Ghauri, 1982</bibRefCitation>
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, male genitalia. 15—genital capsule (dorsal).17–19—genital capsule (17—dorsal, 18—ventral, 19—caudal); 20–21—paramere (different planes). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (17–19), 0.25 mm (20, 21). Lettering: dm—dorsal margin of ventral rim, dr—dorsal rim, ivr—internal vertical ridges, mp—median process, sr—sclerotized ridge, vm—ventral margin of ventral rim.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="556A1F6B6A75FF9CCCBDDA069AE7F9DD" blockId="9.[151,1437,1331,2042]" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A75FF9CCCBDDA069F4AFAB6" bold="true" box="[199,315,1331,1358]" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A75FF9CCCBDDA069F45FAB5" bold="true" box="[199,308,1331,1357]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Structure</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A75FF9CCD3CDA069FF2FAB5" box="[326,387,1331,1357]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Head</emphasis>
(
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) nearly as long as or slightly shorter than wide. Apex of mandibular plates, sinuate with anterior apex of inner lobe rounded or truncate; lateral margins of mandibular plates with nearly indistinct denticle in front of compound eyes, sometimes with minute protuberance. Compound eyes rounded and protruded.Antennomeres from shortest to longest: I&lt;IIa&lt;IIb&lt;IV&lt;III. Bucculae partly covering the labiomere I from beneath; anterior apex of bucculae with minute denticle. Labiomere I as long as bucculae; apex of labium reaching or passing posterior margin of ventrite III. 
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A75FF9CCE05DADD9C9FF9F9" box="[639,750,1512,1537]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Pronotum</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A75FF9CCE84DAD29D20F9FA" box="[766,849,1511,1538]" captionStart="FIGURES 12–16" captionStartId="8.[151,264,1819,1843]" captionTargetBox="[161,1418,903,1780]" captionTargetId="figure-329@8.[151,1436,885,1795]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 12–16. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982. 12—head (dorsal); 13—head (ventral); 14—head (lateral); 15—pronotum; 16—external scent efferent system; Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: at—antenniferous tubercle, ms—metathoracic spiracle, p— peritreme." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847518" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847518/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Fig. 15</figureCitation>
) with humeri slightly variable, usually subrounded. Membrane of hemelytra with six simple veins. Other characters as in generic redescription.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="556A1F6B6A75FF9FCCBDD91A9DD4FE55" blockId="9.[151,1437,1331,2042]" lastBlockId="10.[151,1437,150,429]" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="217" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A75FF9CCCBDD91A9F1DF9B1" box="[199,364,1583,1609]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Male genitalia</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A75FF9CCD01D91A9C74F9B2" box="[379,517,1583,1610]" captionStart-0="FIGURES 17–21" captionStart-1="FIGURES 22–25" captionStartId-0="9.[151,264,1117,1141]" captionStartId-1="10.[151,262,1877,1901]" captionTargetBox-0="[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetBox-1="[185,1409,484,1826]" captionTargetId-0="figure-19@9.[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetId-1="figure-145@10.[151,1436,453,1854]" captionTargetPageId-0="9" captionTargetPageId-1="10" captionText-0="FIGURES 17–21. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia. 15—genital capsule (dorsal).17–19—genital capsule (17—dorsal, 18—ventral, 19—caudal); 20–21—paramere (different planes). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (17–19), 0.25 mm (20, 21). Lettering: dm—dorsal margin of ventral rim, dr—dorsal rim, ivr—internal vertical ridges, mp—median process, sr—sclerotized ridge, vm—ventral margin of ventral rim." captionText-1="FIGURES 22–25. Meridindiakaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia.22—articulatory apparatus; 23–25—phallus (23—dorsal, 22— ventral, 23—lateral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (22), 0.1 mm (23–25). Lettering: ae—aedeagus; cj1—inner dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj2—outer dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj3—inner ventral pair of conjunctival process, cj4—outer ventral pair of conjunctival process, cp—capitate process, dc—dorsal connectives, pa—processes of aedeagus, vt—ventral tubercle." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847520" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847522" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/10847520/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/10847522/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Figs. 17–25</figureCitation>
). 
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A75FF9CCE62D91A9CB8F9B1" box="[536,713,1583,1609]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Genital capsule</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A75FF9CCEA3D91A9D11F9B2" box="[729,864,1583,1610]" captionStart="FIGURES 17–21" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1117,1141]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetId="figure-19@9.[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 17–21. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia. 15—genital capsule (dorsal).17–19—genital capsule (17—dorsal, 18—ventral, 19—caudal); 20–21—paramere (different planes). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (17–19), 0.25 mm (20, 21). Lettering: dm—dorsal margin of ventral rim, dr—dorsal rim, ivr—internal vertical ridges, mp—median process, sr—sclerotized ridge, vm—ventral margin of ventral rim." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847520" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847520/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Figs. 17–19</figureCitation>
) roughly quadrangular with posterolateral lobes (= caudal lobes) broad and rounded. Ventral rim posteriorly divided into dorsal (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A75FF9CCF83D9669A3FF996" box="[1017,1102,1619,1646]" captionStart="FIGURES 17–21" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1117,1141]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetId="figure-19@9.[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 17–21. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia. 15—genital capsule (dorsal).17–19—genital capsule (17—dorsal, 18—ventral, 19—caudal); 20–21—paramere (different planes). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (17–19), 0.25 mm (20, 21). Lettering: dm—dorsal margin of ventral rim, dr—dorsal rim, ivr—internal vertical ridges, mp—median process, sr—sclerotized ridge, vm—ventral margin of ventral rim." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847520" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847520/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Fig. 19</figureCitation>
: dm) and ventral margin (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A75FF9CC915D9669EC6F96A" captionStart="FIGURES 17–21" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1117,1141]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetId="figure-19@9.[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 17–21. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia. 15—genital capsule (dorsal).17–19—genital capsule (17—dorsal, 18—ventral, 19—caudal); 20–21—paramere (different planes). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (17–19), 0.25 mm (20, 21). Lettering: dm—dorsal margin of ventral rim, dr—dorsal rim, ivr—internal vertical ridges, mp—median process, sr—sclerotized ridge, vm—ventral margin of ventral rim." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847520" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847520/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Fig. 19</figureCitation>
: vm); dorsal margin deeply and widely excavated medially, bordered with elongate, golden yellow setae and gradually becoming indistinct laterad, ventral margin with deep, median U-shaped emargination, laterally delimited by 1+1 internal vertical ridges (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A75FF9CCE70D98A9C13F922" box="[522,610,1727,1754]" captionStart="FIGURES 17–21" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1117,1141]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetId="figure-19@9.[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 17–21. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia. 15—genital capsule (dorsal).17–19—genital capsule (17—dorsal, 18—ventral, 19—caudal); 20–21—paramere (different planes). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (17–19), 0.25 mm (20, 21). Lettering: dm—dorsal margin of ventral rim, dr—dorsal rim, ivr—internal vertical ridges, mp—median process, sr—sclerotized ridge, vm—ventral margin of ventral rim." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847520" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847520/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Fig. 17</figureCitation>
: ivr); infoldings of ventral rim strongly impressed, produced posteriad, fused with infoldings of dorsal rim and forming 1+1 moderately deep pouch-like concavity inner to caudal lobes, on either side of 1+1 internal vertical ridges on ventral wall of genital capsule. Dorsal rim broadly concave, deep towards laterad; moderately broad median process (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A75FF9CCEAED81E9D56F8BE" box="[724,807,1835,1862]" captionStart="FIGURES 17–21" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1117,1141]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetId="figure-19@9.[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 17–21. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia. 15—genital capsule (dorsal).17–19—genital capsule (17—dorsal, 18—ventral, 19—caudal); 20–21—paramere (different planes). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (17–19), 0.25 mm (20, 21). Lettering: dm—dorsal margin of ventral rim, dr—dorsal rim, ivr—internal vertical ridges, mp—median process, sr—sclerotized ridge, vm—ventral margin of ventral rim." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847520" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847520/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Fig. 17</figureCitation>
: mp) at middle of dorsal rim; posterior margin of median process shallowly concave. Superior processes of dorsal rim absent. Paramere (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A75FF9CC853D87A9AC7F892" box="[1065,1206,1871,1898]" captionStart="FIGURES 17–21" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1117,1141]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetId="figure-19@9.[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 17–21. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia. 15—genital capsule (dorsal).17–19—genital capsule (17—dorsal, 18—ventral, 19—caudal); 20–21—paramere (different planes). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (17–19), 0.25 mm (20, 21). Lettering: dm—dorsal margin of ventral rim, dr—dorsal rim, ivr—internal vertical ridges, mp—median process, sr—sclerotized ridge, vm—ventral margin of ventral rim." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847520" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847520/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Figs. 20–21</figureCitation>
): Crown roughly Lshaped, slightly narrowed towards apex, apical margin broadly rounded; black, sclerotized, narrow longitudinal ridge (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A75FF9CCCA5D8A29F43F84A" box="[223,306,1943,1970]" captionStart="FIGURES 17–21" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1117,1141]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetId="figure-19@9.[151,1436,181,1093]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 17–21. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia. 15—genital capsule (dorsal).17–19—genital capsule (17—dorsal, 18—ventral, 19—caudal); 20–21—paramere (different planes). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (17–19), 0.25 mm (20, 21). Lettering: dm—dorsal margin of ventral rim, dr—dorsal rim, ivr—internal vertical ridges, mp—median process, sr—sclerotized ridge, vm—ventral margin of ventral rim." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847520" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847520/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
: sr) inner to dorsal margin of crown; stem short with short apodeme. 
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A75FF9CC857D8A29B5FF849" box="[1069,1326,1943,1969]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Articulatory apparatus</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A75FF9CC946D8A29BFEF84A" box="[1340,1423,1943,1970]" captionStart="FIGURES 22–25" captionStartId="10.[151,262,1877,1901]" captionTargetBox="[185,1409,484,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-145@10.[151,1436,453,1854]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 22–25. Meridindiakaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia.22—articulatory apparatus; 23–25—phallus (23—dorsal, 22— ventral, 23—lateral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (22), 0.1 mm (23–25). Lettering: ae—aedeagus; cj1—inner dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj2—outer dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj3—inner ventral pair of conjunctival process, cj4—outer ventral pair of conjunctival process, cp—capitate process, dc—dorsal connectives, pa—processes of aedeagus, vt—ventral tubercle." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847522" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847522/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Fig. 22</figureCitation>
): Basal plate and support bridge complex fused to form cup-like structure with roughly triangular capitate processes (cp) attached through dorsal connectives (dc). 
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A75FF9CCEDBD8EA9C86F801" box="[673,759,2015,2041]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Phallus</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A75FF9CCF7CD8EA9DE0F802" box="[774,913,2015,2042]" captionStart="FIGURES 22–25" captionStartId="10.[151,262,1877,1901]" captionTargetBox="[185,1409,484,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-145@10.[151,1436,453,1854]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 22–25. Meridindiakaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia.22—articulatory apparatus; 23–25—phallus (23—dorsal, 22— ventral, 23—lateral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (22), 0.1 mm (23–25). Lettering: ae—aedeagus; cj1—inner dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj2—outer dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj3—inner ventral pair of conjunctival process, cj4—outer ventral pair of conjunctival process, cp—capitate process, dc—dorsal connectives, pa—processes of aedeagus, vt—ventral tubercle." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847522" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847522/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="216">Figs. 23–25</figureCitation>
): Phallotheca, convex dorsally, sclerotized and constricted towards both ends; proximal end slightly twisted ventrad possessing short angular process (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A76FF9FC967DFA29B03FF49" box="[1309,1394,150,177]" captionStart="FIGURES 22–25" captionStartId="10.[151,262,1877,1901]" captionTargetBox="[185,1409,484,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-145@10.[151,1436,453,1854]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 22–25. Meridindiakaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia.22—articulatory apparatus; 23–25—phallus (23—dorsal, 22— ventral, 23—lateral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (22), 0.1 mm (23–25). Lettering: ae—aedeagus; cj1—inner dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj2—outer dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj3—inner ventral pair of conjunctival process, cj4—outer ventral pair of conjunctival process, cp—capitate process, dc—dorsal connectives, pa—processes of aedeagus, vt—ventral tubercle." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847522" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847522/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="217">Fig. 25</figureCitation>
: vt) ventromedially (= ventral tubercles of theca by 
<bibRefCitation id="3144629A6A76FF9FCED5DF8E9D88FF2D" author="Gapon, D. A. &amp; Konstantinov, F. V." box="[687,1017,187,213]" pageId="10" pageNumber="217" pagination="806 - 819" refId="ref15553" refString="Gapon, D. A. &amp; Konstantinov, F. V. (2006) On the structure of the aedeagus in shield bugs (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae): III. Subfamily Asopinae. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 85 (3), 491 - 507. [in Russian; English translation in Entomological Review, 86 (7), 806 - 819.]" type="journal article" year="2006">Gapon &amp; Konstantinov 2006</bibRefCitation>
); four pairs of conjunctival processes (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A76FF9FCCE5DFEA9F5AFF01" box="[159,299,222,249]" captionStart="FIGURES 22–25" captionStartId="10.[151,262,1877,1901]" captionTargetBox="[185,1409,484,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-145@10.[151,1436,453,1854]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 22–25. Meridindiakaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia.22—articulatory apparatus; 23–25—phallus (23—dorsal, 22— ventral, 23—lateral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (22), 0.1 mm (23–25). Lettering: ae—aedeagus; cj1—inner dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj2—outer dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj3—inner ventral pair of conjunctival process, cj4—outer ventral pair of conjunctival process, cp—capitate process, dc—dorsal connectives, pa—processes of aedeagus, vt—ventral tubercle." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847522" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847522/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="217">Figs. 23–25</figureCitation>
: cj), inner dorsal pair (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A76FF9FCE4FDFEA9CFDFF01" box="[565,652,222,249]" captionStart="FIGURES 22–25" captionStartId="10.[151,262,1877,1901]" captionTargetBox="[185,1409,484,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-145@10.[151,1436,453,1854]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 22–25. Meridindiakaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia.22—articulatory apparatus; 23–25—phallus (23—dorsal, 22— ventral, 23—lateral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (22), 0.1 mm (23–25). Lettering: ae—aedeagus; cj1—inner dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj2—outer dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj3—inner ventral pair of conjunctival process, cj4—outer ventral pair of conjunctival process, cp—capitate process, dc—dorsal connectives, pa—processes of aedeagus, vt—ventral tubercle." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847522" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847522/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="217">Fig. 25</figureCitation>
: cj1) short, membranous and sessile; outer dorsal pair (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A76FF9FC977DFEA9BE8FF01" box="[1293,1433,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURES 22–25" captionStartId="10.[151,262,1877,1901]" captionTargetBox="[185,1409,484,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-145@10.[151,1436,453,1854]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 22–25. Meridindiakaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia.22—articulatory apparatus; 23–25—phallus (23—dorsal, 22— ventral, 23—lateral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (22), 0.1 mm (23–25). Lettering: ae—aedeagus; cj1—inner dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj2—outer dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj3—inner ventral pair of conjunctival process, cj4—outer ventral pair of conjunctival process, cp—capitate process, dc—dorsal connectives, pa—processes of aedeagus, vt—ventral tubercle." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847522" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847522/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="217">Figs. 23–24</figureCitation>
: cj2) elongate, semisclerotized (distal apex membranous), pear-shaped; inner ventral pair (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A76FF9FC8F1DE369A91FEE5" box="[1163,1248,258,285]" captionStart="FIGURES 22–25" captionStartId="10.[151,262,1877,1901]" captionTargetBox="[185,1409,484,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-145@10.[151,1436,453,1854]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 22–25. Meridindiakaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia.22—articulatory apparatus; 23–25—phallus (23—dorsal, 22— ventral, 23—lateral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (22), 0.1 mm (23–25). Lettering: ae—aedeagus; cj1—inner dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj2—outer dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj3—inner ventral pair of conjunctival process, cj4—outer ventral pair of conjunctival process, cp—capitate process, dc—dorsal connectives, pa—processes of aedeagus, vt—ventral tubercle." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847522" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847522/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="217">Fig. 25</figureCitation>
: cj3) finger-like, sclerotized apically and membranous and fused basally, curved ventro-posteriad; outer ventral pair (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A76FF9FC972DE129B2CFEB9" box="[1288,1373,294,321]" captionStart="FIGURES 22–25" captionStartId="10.[151,262,1877,1901]" captionTargetBox="[185,1409,484,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-145@10.[151,1436,453,1854]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 22–25. Meridindiakaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia.22—articulatory apparatus; 23–25—phallus (23—dorsal, 22— ventral, 23—lateral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (22), 0.1 mm (23–25). Lettering: ae—aedeagus; cj1—inner dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj2—outer dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj3—inner ventral pair of conjunctival process, cj4—outer ventral pair of conjunctival process, cp—capitate process, dc—dorsal connectives, pa—processes of aedeagus, vt—ventral tubercle." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847522" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847522/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="217">Fig. 25</figureCitation>
: cj4), membranous and sessile; a pair of processes of aedeagus (= penial lobes) (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A76FF9FCFBDDE7E9A6BFE9D" box="[967,1050,331,357]" captionStart="FIGURES 22–25" captionStartId="10.[151,262,1877,1901]" captionTargetBox="[185,1409,484,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-145@10.[151,1436,453,1854]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 22–25. Meridindiakaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia.22—articulatory apparatus; 23–25—phallus (23—dorsal, 22— ventral, 23—lateral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (22), 0.1 mm (23–25). Lettering: ae—aedeagus; cj1—inner dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj2—outer dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj3—inner ventral pair of conjunctival process, cj4—outer ventral pair of conjunctival process, cp—capitate process, dc—dorsal connectives, pa—processes of aedeagus, vt—ventral tubercle." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847522" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847522/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="217">Fig. 23</figureCitation>
: pa) sclerotized, basally fused with U-shaped notch between arms, adpressed to base of aedeagus; aedeagus (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A76FF9FCFAADE5A9A2AFE71" box="[976,1115,366,393]" captionStart="FIGURES 22–25" captionStartId="10.[151,262,1877,1901]" captionTargetBox="[185,1409,484,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-145@10.[151,1436,453,1854]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 22–25. Meridindiakaniza Ghauri, 1982, male genitalia.22—articulatory apparatus; 23–25—phallus (23—dorsal, 22— ventral, 23—lateral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (22), 0.1 mm (23–25). Lettering: ae—aedeagus; cj1—inner dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj2—outer dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj3—inner ventral pair of conjunctival process, cj4—outer ventral pair of conjunctival process, cp—capitate process, dc—dorsal connectives, pa—processes of aedeagus, vt—ventral tubercle." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847522" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847522/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="217">Figs. 23, 25</figureCitation>
: ae) elongate, sickle-shaped, tubular longer than conjunctival processes and processes of aedeagus.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A76FF9FCCEDD8609F21F896" bold="true" box="[151,336,1877,1902]" pageId="10" pageNumber="217">FIGURES 22–25.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A76FF9FCD2ED8639C78F896" box="[340,521,1878,1902]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="217">Meridindia kaniza</emphasis>
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, male genitalia. 22—articulatory apparatus; 23–25—phallus (23—dorsal, 22— ventral, 23—lateral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (22), 0.1 mm (23–25). Lettering: ae—aedeagus; cj1—inner dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj2—outer dorsal pair of conjunctival process, cj3—inner ventral pair of conjunctival process, cj4—outer ventral pair of conjunctival process, cp—capitate process, dc—dorsal connectives, pa—processes of aedeagus, vt—ventral tubercle.
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A77FF9ECCEDDBA99F28FB4C" bold="true" box="[151,345,1180,1204]" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">FIGURES 26–29.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A77FF9ECD19DBA99C53FB4C" box="[355,546,1180,1204]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Meridindia kaniza</emphasis>
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, female genitalia. 26—female terminalia (close up, before digestion); 27–28—terminalia (27—dorsal, 28—ventral); 29—spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: lt8—laterotergite VIII, lt9— laterotergite IX, rs—ring sclerites, vlf8—valvifers VIII, vlf9—valvifers IX, vs—V-shaped sclerites.
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<paragraph id="556A1F6B6A77FF9ECCBDDA7B9CDBF970" blockId="11.[151,1437,1358,2033]" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A77FF9ECCBDDA7B9FFBFA90" box="[199,394,1358,1384]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Female genitalia</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A77FF9ECDE4DA7B9C58FA90" box="[414,553,1358,1384]" captionStart="FIGURES 26–29" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1180,1204]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetId="figure-19@11.[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 26–29. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, female genitalia. 26—female terminalia (close up, before digestion); 27–28—terminalia (27—dorsal, 28—ventral); 29—spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: lt8—laterotergite VIII, lt9— laterotergite IX, rs—ring sclerites, vlf8—valvifers VIII, vlf9—valvifers IX, vs—V-shaped sclerites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847524" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847524/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Figs. 26–29</figureCitation>
). 
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A77FF9ECE39DA7B9CCCFA90" box="[579,701,1358,1384]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Terminalia</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A77FF9ECEAADA7B9D2EFA90" box="[720,863,1358,1384]" captionStart="FIGURES 26–29" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1180,1204]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetId="figure-19@11.[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 26–29. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, female genitalia. 26—female terminalia (close up, before digestion); 27–28—terminalia (27—dorsal, 28—ventral); 29—spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: lt8—laterotergite VIII, lt9— laterotergite IX, rs—ring sclerites, vlf8—valvifers VIII, vlf9—valvifers IX, vs—V-shaped sclerites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847524" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847524/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Figs. 26–28</figureCitation>
): Valvifers VIII (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A77FF9EC850DA7B9AC9FA90" box="[1066,1208,1358,1384]" captionStart="FIGURES 26–29" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1180,1204]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetId="figure-19@11.[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 26–29. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, female genitalia. 26—female terminalia (close up, before digestion); 27–28—terminalia (27—dorsal, 28—ventral); 29—spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: lt8—laterotergite VIII, lt9— laterotergite IX, rs—ring sclerites, vlf8—valvifers VIII, vlf9—valvifers IX, vs—V-shaped sclerites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847524" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847524/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Figs. 26–27</figureCitation>
: vlf8) subtriangular with inner lateral margins (mesial margins) straight, inner posterior angles truncate. Valvifers IX (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A77FF9EC976DA479BE8FA74" box="[1292,1433,1394,1420]" captionStart="FIGURES 26–29" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1180,1204]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetId="figure-19@11.[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 26–29. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, female genitalia. 26—female terminalia (close up, before digestion); 27–28—terminalia (27—dorsal, 28—ventral); 29—spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: lt8—laterotergite VIII, lt9— laterotergite IX, rs—ring sclerites, vlf8—valvifers VIII, vlf9—valvifers IX, vs—V-shaped sclerites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847524" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847524/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Figs. 26–27</figureCitation>
: vlf9) nearly trapezoidal. Laterotergite IX (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A77FF9ECE17DAA39C86FA48" box="[621,759,1430,1456]" captionStart="FIGURES 26–29" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1180,1204]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetId="figure-19@11.[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 26–29. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, female genitalia. 26—female terminalia (close up, before digestion); 27–28—terminalia (27—dorsal, 28—ventral); 29—spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: lt8—laterotergite VIII, lt9— laterotergite IX, rs—ring sclerites, vlf8—valvifers VIII, vlf9—valvifers IX, vs—V-shaped sclerites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847524" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847524/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Figs. 26–27</figureCitation>
: lt9) elongate, oblique, trapezoidal shape with posterior apex narrowly rounded. Laterotergite VIII (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A77FF9ECE39DA8F9CBCFA2C" box="[579,717,1466,1492]" captionStart="FIGURES 26–29" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1180,1204]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetId="figure-19@11.[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 26–29. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, female genitalia. 26—female terminalia (close up, before digestion); 27–28—terminalia (27—dorsal, 28—ventral); 29—spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: lt8—laterotergite VIII, lt9— laterotergite IX, rs—ring sclerites, vlf8—valvifers VIII, vlf9—valvifers IX, vs—V-shaped sclerites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847524" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847524/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Figs. 26–27</figureCitation>
: lt8), triangular, caudal margin of laterotergite VIII with minute, black denticle at the middle. 
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A77FF9ECD97DAEA9C17FA01" box="[493,614,1503,1529]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Gynatrium</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A77FF9ECE00DAEB9CBEFA01" box="[634,719,1502,1529]" captionStart="FIGURES 26–29" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1180,1204]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetId="figure-19@11.[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 26–29. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, female genitalia. 26—female terminalia (close up, before digestion); 27–28—terminalia (27—dorsal, 28—ventral); 29—spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: lt8—laterotergite VIII, lt9— laterotergite IX, rs—ring sclerites, vlf8—valvifers VIII, vlf9—valvifers IX, vs—V-shaped sclerites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847524" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847524/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Fig. 28</figureCitation>
) with an inverted V-shaped sclerite (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A77FF9EC8FBDAEB9AA8FA01" box="[1153,1241,1502,1529]" captionStart="FIGURES 26–29" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1180,1204]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetId="figure-19@11.[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 26–29. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, female genitalia. 26—female terminalia (close up, before digestion); 27–28—terminalia (27—dorsal, 28—ventral); 29—spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: lt8—laterotergite VIII, lt9— laterotergite IX, rs—ring sclerites, vlf8—valvifers VIII, vlf9—valvifers IX, vs—V-shaped sclerites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847524" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847524/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Fig. 28</figureCitation>
: vs) surrounding spermathecal opening; ring sclerites (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A77FF9ECE27D9379CCBF9E5" box="[605,698,1538,1565]" captionStart="FIGURES 26–29" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1180,1204]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetId="figure-19@11.[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 26–29. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, female genitalia. 26—female terminalia (close up, before digestion); 27–28—terminalia (27—dorsal, 28—ventral); 29—spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: lt8—laterotergite VIII, lt9— laterotergite IX, rs—ring sclerites, vlf8—valvifers VIII, vlf9—valvifers IX, vs—V-shaped sclerites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847524" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847524/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Fig. 28</figureCitation>
: rs) developed into elongate, oval-shaped sclerites (medially transparent). 
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A77FF9ECD51D9139FCCF9B8" box="[299,445,1574,1600]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Spermatheca</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A77FF9ECDB7D9139C53F9B9" box="[461,546,1574,1601]" captionStart="FIGURES 26–29" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1180,1204]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetId="figure-19@11.[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 26–29. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, female genitalia. 26—female terminalia (close up, before digestion); 27–28—terminalia (27—dorsal, 28—ventral); 29—spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: lt8—laterotergite VIII, lt9— laterotergite IX, rs—ring sclerites, vlf8—valvifers VIII, vlf9—valvifers IX, vs—V-shaped sclerites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847524" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847524/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Fig. 29</figureCitation>
): Spermathecal dilation regularly, obliquely fluted externally; intermediate part of spermtheca (= spermthecal pump) short with distal flange larger than proximal flange; apical receptacle (
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A77FF9EC93FD97F9BE9F99D" box="[1349,1432,1610,1637]" captionStart="FIGURES 26–29" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1180,1204]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetId="figure-19@11.[151,1436,181,1156]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 26–29. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, female genitalia. 26—female terminalia (close up, before digestion); 27–28—terminalia (27—dorsal, 28—ventral); 29—spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: lt8—laterotergite VIII, lt9— laterotergite IX, rs—ring sclerites, vlf8—valvifers VIII, vlf9—valvifers IX, vs—V-shaped sclerites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847524" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847524/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Fig. 29</figureCitation>
: ar) suborbicular with three finger-like ductules.
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<paragraph id="556A1F6B6A77FF9ECCBDD9A69C2CF899" blockId="11.[151,1437,1358,2033]" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A77FF9ECCBDD9A69F00F955" bold="true" box="[199,369,1683,1709]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Measurements</emphasis>
(mm). 
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A77FF9ECDBCD9A79C7BF954" box="[454,522,1682,1708]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Males</emphasis>
(n = 3; median (minimum–maximum)). Body length 13.14 (12.24–14.66); head: length 2.76 (2.59–3.08), width (including eyes) 2.94 (2.91–3.08), interocular width 1.69 (1.62–1.78); lengths of antennomeres: I—0.77 (0.68–0.81), II—1.65 (1.58–1.81), III—1.82 (1.79–1.83), IV—2.34 (2.29–2.39), V—2.07; lengths of labiomeres: I—1.21 (1.12–1.26), II—2.16 (2.15–2.36), III—1.91 (1.87–2.10), IV—1.28 (1.28–1.51); pronotum: length 2.47 (2.41–2.81), width (including humeri) 5.54 (5.46–6.06); scutellum: length 3.96 (3.73–4.43), width (at basal angles) 3.33 (3.33–3.82).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A77FF9ECCBDD85F9F57F87C" box="[199,294,1898,1924]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="218">Females</emphasis>
(n = 3; median (minimum–maximum)). Body length 15.18 (14.81–15.80); head: length 3.61 (3.48– 3.60), width (including eyes) 3.58 (3.33–3.74), interocular width 2.02 (1.90–2.09); lengths of antennomeres: I—0.86 (0.83–0.98), II—1.74 (1.61–1.81), III—1.96 (1.90–2.02), IV—2.67 (2.53–2.80), V—2.17; length of labiomeres: I—1.38 (1.38–1.42), II—2.48 (2.45–2.84), III—2.42 (2.18–2.58), IV—1.29 (1.13–1.38); pronotum: length 3.18 (3.14–3.51), width (including humeri) 6.77 (6.76–7.37); scutellum: length 5.19 (5.07–5.60), width (at basal angles) 4.30 (4.24–4.49).
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CCBDDFEB9F49FF00" bold="true" box="[199,312,222,248]" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">Variation</emphasis>
. Body colour usually ochraceous with black markings formed due to coalescence of coarse brown punctures. Corium sometimes more reddish than ochraceous. Size of the ochraceous spot at basal angles of scutellum variable, sometimes moderate sized or elongate and subtriangular.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="556A1F6B6A70FF99CCBDDE7F9FD5FE55" blockId="12.[151,1437,150,933]" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CCBDDE7F9F3AFE9C" bold="true" box="[199,331,330,356]" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">Bionomics.</emphasis>
Examined specimens were collected on bark of 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CFDBDE7E9AF0FE9C" box="[929,1153,331,356]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">Butea monosperma</emphasis>
(Lam.) Taub.
</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName id="92D564E86A70FF99C947DE7E9BE9FE9D" box="[1341,1432,331,357]" class="Magnoliopsida" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="12" pageNumber="219" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="order">Fabales</taxonomicName>
: 
<taxonomicName id="92D564E86A70FF99CCEDDE5A9F75FE71" box="[151,260,367,393]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="12" pageNumber="219" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Fabaceae</taxonomicName>
), however, without finding of nymphs there is not enough evidence to consider it a true host plant (viz 
<bibRefCitation id="3144629A6A70FF99CCEDDEA69FE9FE55" author="Burckhardt, D. &amp; Ouvrard, D. &amp; Queiroz, D. &amp; Percy, D." box="[151,408,403,429]" pageId="12" pageNumber="219" pagination="242 - 246" refId="ref15417" refString="Burckhardt, D., Ouvrard, D., Queiroz, D. &amp; Percy, D. (2014) Psyllid host-plants (Hemiptera: Psylloidea): resolving a semantic problem. Florida Entomologist, 97 (1), 242 - 246. https: // doi. org / 10.1653 / 024.097.0132" type="journal article" year="2014">
Burckhardt 
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CD66DEA69F25FE55" box="[284,340,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">et al.</emphasis>
2014
</bibRefCitation>
).
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<subSubSection id="1DCF4CE06A70FF99CCBDDE839D00FE0D" pageId="12" pageNumber="219" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="556A1F6B6A70FF99CCBDDE839D00FE0D" blockId="12.[151,1437,150,933]" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CCBDDE839F10FE28" bold="true" box="[199,353,438,464]" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="2DC25FFB6A70FF99CD10DE829FD9FE29" box="[362,424,439,465]" name="India" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">India</collectingCountry>
: 
<collectingRegion id="9711D1896A70FF99CDCEDE829C56FE29" box="[436,551,439,465]" country="India" name="Karnataka" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">Karnataka</collectingRegion>
(Bangalore, Kodagu) (new record); 
<collectingRegion id="9711D1896A70FF99CFB6DE829A66FE29" box="[972,1047,439,465]" country="India" name="Kerala" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">Kerala</collectingRegion>
(Idukki, Nadungayam, Thekkady, Thrissur) (
<bibRefCitation id="3144629A6A70FF99CD76DEEE9FEFFE0D" author="Ghauri, M. S. K." box="[268,414,475,501]" pageId="12" pageNumber="219" pagination="1 - 24" refId="ref15731" refString="Ghauri, M. S. K. (1982) New genera and new species of Halyini, mainly from south India (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Pentatominae). Reichenbachia Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde in Dresden, 20 (1), 1 - 24." type="journal article" year="1982">Ghauri 1982</bibRefCitation>
, as 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CDBDDEEE9C47FE0D" box="[455,566,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. kaniza</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="92D564E86A70FF99CE16DEEE9C92FE0D" authorityName="Ghauri" authorityYear="1982" box="[620,739,475,501]" class="Insecta" family="Pentatomidae" genus="Meridindia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="farhata">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CE16DEEE9C92FE0D" box="[620,739,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. farhata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; this paper).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="1DCF4CE06A70FF99CCBDDECA9DCAFC5D" pageId="12" pageNumber="219" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="556A1F6B6A70FF99CCBDDECA9DCAFC5D" blockId="12.[151,1437,150,933]" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CCBDDECA9F4AFDE1" bold="true" box="[199,315,511,537]" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">Remarks.</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="3144629A6A70FF99CD39DECA9F95FDE1" author="Ghauri, M. S. K." box="[323,484,511,537]" pageId="12" pageNumber="219" pagination="1 - 24" refId="ref15731" refString="Ghauri, M. S. K. (1982) New genera and new species of Halyini, mainly from south India (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Pentatominae). Reichenbachia Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde in Dresden, 20 (1), 1 - 24." type="journal article" year="1982">Ghauri (1982)</bibRefCitation>
differentiated 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CEF1DECA9C8AFDE1" box="[651,763,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. kaniza</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CF4EDECA9DDCFDE1" box="[820,941,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. farhata</emphasis>
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mainly based on minor differences in male genital capsule (depth of median emargination in median septum and minor size difference in dorsomedian marginal appendages and ventral internal ridges), paramere head (breadth when viewed laterally), width of head, and size of basal scutellar spots. Based on examination of type material, the diagnostic characters used for distinguishing 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99C904DD5E9E98FD51" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. farhata</emphasis>
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from 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CD55DDBA9FEFFD51" box="[303,414,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. kaniza</emphasis>
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were found to be within the variability usually found among specimens of various species of 
<taxonomicName id="92D564E86A70FF99CCCCDD869F45FD35" authorityName="Ghauri" authorityYear="1982" box="[182,308,691,717]" class="Insecta" family="Pentatomidae" genus="Meridindia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CCCCDD869F45FD35" box="[182,308,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">Meridindia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The characters such as width of head and size of scutellar spots were found to be same in the male 
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of 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CD5ADDE29FE6FD09" box="[288,407,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. farhata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A70FF99CDDDDDE29F9AFD09" box="[423,491,727,753]" captionStart="FIGURES 4–6" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[235,1350,190,1894]" captionTargetId="figure-22@4.[213,1375,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 4–6. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, holotype. 4—habitus (dorsal); 5—habitus (ventral); 6—label of holotype. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (4–6)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847512" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847512/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
) and female 
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of 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CF7CDDE29D04FD09" box="[774,885,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. kaniza</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation id="CDEE03EE6A70FF99CFFFDDE29DB9FD09" box="[901,968,727,753]" captionStart="FIGURES 7–9" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1402,1426]" captionTargetBox="[174,1416,189,1371]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1379]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 7–9. Meridindia kaniza Ghauri, 1982, paratype. 7—habitus (dorsal); 8—label (paratype 1); 9—label (paratype 2). Scale bars: 0.1 mm (7)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10847514" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10847514/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
) and therefore, cannot be considered as a diagnostic character for 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CDD0DDCE9C52FCED" box="[426,547,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. farhata</emphasis>
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. Moreover, the paramere and phallus of 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CF89DDCE9A1AFCED" box="[1011,1131,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. farhata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99C8DEDDCE9B65FCED" box="[1188,1300,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. kaniza</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were found to be the same, which justifies the need of synoymization of the former with 
<taxonomicName id="92D564E86A70FF99CF84DC2A9A1CFCC1" authorityName="Ghauri" authorityYear="1982" box="[1022,1133,799,825]" class="Insecta" family="Pentatomidae" genus="Meridindia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kaniza">
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CF84DC2A9A1CFCC1" box="[1022,1133,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. kaniza</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Unfortunately, the genital capsule of the sole available specimen of 
<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CE19DC769C90FCA5" box="[611,737,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">
<taxonomicName id="92D564E86A70FF99CE19DC769CADFCA5" authorityName="Ghauri" authorityYear="1982" box="[611,732,835,861]" class="Insecta" family="Pentatomidae" genus="Meridindia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="farhata">M. farhata</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
the 
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, could not be re-examined as it was in completely destroyed condition. However, based on the above mentioned evidence the following subjective synonymy is proposed: 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CD77DCBE9F0AFC5D" box="[269,379,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. kaniza</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
= 
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<emphasis id="67A1C3796A70FF99CE4EDCBE9CDAFC5D" box="[564,683,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">M. farhata</emphasis>
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, 
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="7C927E026A70FF99CF2EDCBE9DCAFC5D" box="[852,955,907,933]" pageId="12" pageNumber="219">syn. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
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