Empicoris Wolff, 1811

Melo, María Cecilia, Faúndez, Eduardo Iván, Ilpla, Conicet, Unlp & Cebc, 2011, Synopsis of the genus Empicoris (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) in Chile, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (1), pp. 11-20 : 17

Key to the Chilean species of Empicoris Wolff, 1811

1 Lateral carina of hind lobe of pronotum distinguishable at anterior portion only ( Fig. 3 ); apex of pterostigma generally reddish; posterior margin of pygophore deeply emarginate ( Fig. 4 ). ................................................................ E. rubromaculatus ( Blackburn, 1889)

– Lateral carina of hind lobe of pronotum complete ( Fig. 5 ); pterostigma only rarely reddish at apex; posterior margin of process of pygophore not deeply emarginate. .................... 2

2 Hind wings conspicuously spotted apically; lateral carina of pronotum in most specimens with a small projecting process; pterostigma more or less extensively darkened. ............. ................................................................................................. E. errabundus ( Say, 1832)

– Hind wings not spotted apically; lateral carina of pronotum lacking anterior projection; pterostigma darkened or not. ........................................................................................... 3

3 Pterostigma with two or three dark spots; parameres bilobed apically ( Fig. 6 ). ................ ........................................................................................ E. culiciformis ( De Geer, 1773)

– Pterostigma uniformly whitish; parameres pointed apically ( Fig. 7 ). ................................ ....................................................................................... E. vagabundus ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Figures

Figs. 3–7. 3–4. Empicoris rubromaculatus (Blackburn, 1889): 3 – lateral view of head and pronotum; 4 – posterior margin of pygophore. 5 – E. errabundus (Say, 1832), lateral view of head and pronotum; 6 – E. culiciformis (De Geer, 1773), paramere; 7 – E. vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758), paramere.