. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. THE LEPTOCORISINAE OF THE WORLD 25 Characterized by very short claspers, which are thick and curved in the middle and do not reach the posterior margin of pygophore, by posterior median round projec- tion of $ seventh abdominal sternum and by the form of <J and $ genitalia. cj. Body length, 12-2-13-5 mm., width, 1-9-2-1 mm. Head length, 17-1-9 mm., width, 1-4-1-5 mm. Antennae, segment I, 3-2-3-6 mm., II, 2-0-2-2 mm., Ill, 2-4-2-6 mm., IV, 4-4-4-7 mm. Rostrum, segment I, 1-25-1-5 mm., II, 1-4-1-5 mm., Ill, 0-7-0-9 mm., IV, 0-5-0-
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. THE LEPTOCORISINAE OF THE WORLD 25 Characterized by very short claspers, which are thick and curved in the middle and do not reach the posterior margin of pygophore, by posterior median round projec- tion of $ seventh abdominal sternum and by the form of <J and $ genitalia. cj. Body length, 12-2-13-5 mm., width, 1-9-2-1 mm. Head length, 17-1-9 mm., width, 1-4-1-5 mm. Antennae, segment I, 3-2-3-6 mm., II, 2-0-2-2 mm., Ill, 2-4-2-6 mm., IV, 4-4-4-7 mm. Rostrum, segment I, 1-25-1-5 mm., II, 1-4-1-5 mm., Ill, 0-7-0-9 mm., IV, 0-5-0-7 mm. Pronotum, length 2-2-2-4 mm., width, 1-9-2-1 mm. Hind femora, 5-0-5-5 mm. Hind tibia, 5-5-5-8 mm. Distance between ocelli, 05 mm., distance between an ocellus and an eye, 075 mm. Body short, darker in colour. Head pale with blackish tinge ; occipital suture " V "- shaped in middle with arms curving backwards towards side of head ; paraclypeae short, slightly thicker in middle. Antennae brownish black, with underside of basal segment, articu- lations between first and second and between second and third and basal portion of apical seg- ment, pale. Rostrum short, reaching apex of second coxae. Lateral black line extending from genae up to lateral side of collar. Pronotal disc pale with brownish black tinge, posterior angles brownish black. Legs pale, usually tinged black. Hemielytra, except costal margin and membrane, covered with black punctures. Abdomen with dorsum pale tinged red, venter pale ochraceous with reddish tinge anteriorly- Posterior margin of seventh abdominal tergum truncated, only slightly convex in middle ; pygophore rounded with a pointed apex. $ genitalia : Claspers very short, never reaching posterior margin of pygophore, thicker and curved in middle ; ventral thecal appendages as in Text-fig. 58, four left lateral conjunc- tival appendages as in Text-fig. 58, frontal appendage bifurcated from middle, branches equal ; four right lateral conjunc
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