Paralargulus, Stehlík & Brailovsky, 2011

Stehlík, Jaroslav L. & Brailovsky, Harry, 2011, Two new genera of the tribe Largulini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Largidae) from Greater Antilles, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (2), pp. 449-456 : 453

Paralargulus gen. nov.

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Type species. Largulus refulgens Brailovsky & Barrera, 2008 (here designated) = Paralargulus refulgens ( Brailovsky & Barrera, 2008) comb. nov.

Diagnosis. This genus differs remarkably from any other member of the tribe Largulini by strongly concave ventral rim of pygophore, that reaches deeper than half the height of ventral wall, and has the margins of the concavity strongly thickened, ridge-shaped, and apically subacute ( Fig. 14 ).

For a detailed description see BRAILOVSKY & BARRERA (2008: 256–258).

Etymology. The name is composed from the Greek prefix para (= close to) and the generic name Largulus ; gender masculine.

Figures

Figs. 1–2. 1 – Neolargulus excavatus gen. & sp. nov., holotype, male (Orig. A. Luna); 2 – Paralargulus refulgens (Brailovsky & Barrera, 2008), male, holotype (Orig. J. Contreras; from BRAILOVSKY & BARRERA 2008).

Figs. 15–17. Pygophore in caudal view. 15 – Paralargulus refulgens (Brailovsky & Barrera, 2008); 16 – Neolargulus excavatuss gen. & sp. nov.; 17 – Largulus parallelus Hussey, 1927. (Figs. 15, 17 from BRAILOVSKY & BARRERA 2008).

Figs. 7–14. 7–8 – Neolargulus excavatus gen. & sp. nov., holotype, pygophore (7 – caudal view, 8 – lateral view); 9–11 – Armilargulus elongatus Stehlík & Jindra, 2007, holotype, pygophore (9 – caudal view, 10 – anterodorsal view, 11 – lateral view); 12–14 – Largulus parallelus Hussey, 1927: 12–13 – pygophore (12 – caudal view, 13 – lateral view); 14 – paramere. (Photo: P. Kment).Abbreviations: o – opening in the ventral wall; p – paramere; pm – parandrium; vr – ventral rim of the pygophore.