Euricania Melichar, 1898

Xu, Chang-Qing, Liang, Ai-Ping & Jiang, Guo-Mei, 2006, The Genus Euricania Melichar (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) From China, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (1), pp. 1-10 : 1

Genus Euricania Melichar, 1898

Euricania Melichar, 1898: 393 (Type species: Euricania ocellus Walker, 1851 ).

Generic diagnosis. – Head including eyes broader than pronotum. Frons oblique, broader than long, with central, sublateral and lateral carinae. Frontoclypeal suture arched. Vertex broad and narrow, with a carina between eyes. Pronotum narrow, with a central carina. Mesonotum narrow and long, with 3 carinae: central carina straight; lateral carinae inwardly and anteriorly curved, converging closely together on anterior margin, each bifurcating outwardly near middle in a straight longitudinal carina to or near anterior margin. Tegmina transparent, moderately ampliate, somewhat elliptical; apical area with a pterostigma; apical margin about as long as anal margin; with 3 longitudinal veins arising from basal cell; R 1 and R 2 with common stem; M veins with common stem; cross veins on disc enclosing a number of irregular cellular areas on basal half; with 2 transverse lines formed by cross veins beyond middle, the inner line much angularly waved. Wings short, with 2 cross veins beyond middle and several longitudinal veins forked near apex. Hind tibiae with 2 lateral spines and 6 apical spines. Male genitalia symmetrical; phallobase with 2 spinose processes at each apical angle, ventral process twisted, directed cephalad at apex with basal part incised; genital styles with dorsal and ventral margins nearly parallel. Female genitalia symmetrical, bursa copulatrix with 2 isometric pouches: first pouch with well visible cell and sclerotized ornamentation; second pouch with numerous pores; gonaplac with teeth at inner side of apical margin.

Distribution. – Australian, Oriental and Palaearctic regions.