Margolethaeus, Zsalakovics & Kondorosy, 2014

Lászlózsalakovics & ELődKOndOROSY, 2014, Margolethaeus, A New Lethaeini Genus (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae) From The Oriental Region, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 60 (4), pp. 307-312 : 308-309

publication ID

2064-2474

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B92178-AF6E-FFF0-F0AC-FCFDFCEBFC45

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scientific name

Margolethaeus
status

gen. nov.

Margolethaeus View in CoL gen. n.

Description – Bodyshort, subparallel; evenlypunctateexceptanteriorpartofmidline ofpronotum, twoellipticalpartsofscutellum, asmallpartofcoriumandlateralmargins ofpronotumandexocorium.

Headtriangular, eyesonlyslightlyemergent. Apexofheadcoveredbysmallhairs, evenlypunctate. Smallspotinfrontofantenniferoustuberclesmoothonlateralsideof head. Jugacarinate. Headwithtrichobothrialhairs. Baseofheadbehindocelliwithtwo halfcircleiridescentareas.

Dorsalsideofthoraxevenlypunctateandshiny. Anteriorcollarmediallythick, clear- lyseparated, denselypunctate. Eachanterolateralmarginofpronotumwithafineshort seta. Transversefurrowmoderatelydeep; lateralmarginwider. Anteriorpronotalmargin straight; lateralmarginsslightlydivergingposteriad, straight, onlynearanteriormargin narrowingstronglybutrounded; humeralanglesrounded; posteriormarginonmiddle withroundedexcavationnearR-vein. Scutellumtriangular, withimpunctatemedianand twoellipticalspotsaroundmiddle. Clavuswithfourdistinctrowsofpunctures; middle onesclosetoeachother, basallyunited; basalandapicalmarginpunctate. Coriumalong clavusbeyondtheusualtworegularrowsofpunctureswithashortadditionalrowjoiningtoinnerone; otherpartswithvariablydensepuncturesexceptonveinR+M. Costal marginslightlyconvex, inposteriorpartstronglyrounded. Apicalmarginslightlysinu- ate, borderedwithpuncturesat 1/3 and 2/3 part. Membranewithoutclosedbasalcells, veinsclearlyvisible. Femorasparselypilose, tibiaewithlongerandmoredensehairs. Fore femorawithfivespines, fourattheendofthefemurandonenearmiddlethird. Tarsiwith smallerspines. Evaporativearearound. Orificiumslightlycurvedback.

Abdomenshiny, withtinyhairsevenlydistributed. Ventralhairssmallerthandorsal ones. Suturebetweensterna 4 and 5 curvingcephalad, notreachinglateralmargin; tri- chobothriaandspiraclesasusualinLethaeini.

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