Germalus maculatus Van Duzee, 1932

Kóbor, Péter, 2020, An overview of the big-eyed bug fauna of French Polynesia (Heteroptera Lygaeoidea: Geocoridae), Zootaxa 4743 (3), pp. 359-370 : 367

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4743.3.3

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3691564

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scientific name

Germalus maculatus Van Duzee, 1932
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Germalus maculatus Van Duzee, 1932 View in CoL

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Material studied. Holotype: “Haaoipu, summit / 2700 ft. / VII. 9. 1930 // Tahuata / Marquesas Is. // Beating / Weinmannia / parviflora // Le Bronnec / & H. Taursa / Collectors // Pacific Entomo- / logical Survey // TYPE / maculatus [hw.] // Holotype ♂ / No. 600 / Germalus / maculatus / Van Duzee [hw.]” (#m, BPBM).

Diagnosis. Similar to G. lateralis in general facies, but differs in the following: Corium with irregular spots basally and on membranal margin. Posterodorsal edge of abdominal connexiva with brownish spots. Clavus with irregular punctation medially. MTSEA with peritremal surface oblong, slightly curved; ostiole drop-shaped with vestibular scar slight but complete.

Distribution. Known as endemic to Marquesas Islands.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Geocoridae

Genus

Germalus

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