Jessopocoris scutellatus Carvalho, 1981

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Jessopocoris scutellatus Carvalho, 1981

Fig. 6A–C

Jessopocoris scutellatus Carvalho, 1981b: 481 .

Diagnosis

Although all three species of the genus are quite similar in structure, main body proportions and coloration, Jessopocoris scutellatus Carvalho, 1981 can be easily distinguished from J. aterovittatus Mu & Liu, 2012 and J. yunnananus Mu & Liu, 2012 by the uniformly whitish-yellow antennal segment II, pale brown head and calli, and exceptionally long segment IV, which is twice as long as segment III and about 1.6× as long as segment II.

Material examined

Holotype

INDIA • ♀; Uttarakhand, Ranikhet, Kumaon ; 29.639° N, 79.433° E; no date provided; H. G.C. leg.; AMNH _ PBI 00340984 , BMNH ( E) 1633131; NHM.

Host

Unknown.

Distribution

Known only from the type locality, Ranikhet, Uttarakhand state of India.

Figures

Fig. 6. Dorsal view and label data of type specimens. A–C. Jessopocoris scutellatus Carvalho, 1981, ♀, holotype, AMNH_PBI 00340984, BMNH(E) 1633131, NHM. D–F. Lopidolon pallescens Poppius, 1911, ♀, holotype, FMNH, currently retained at AMNH. G–J. Loidolon sordidus Poppius, 1911, ♀, holotype, HNHM.