Rajburicoris stysi, Carpintero & Dellapé, 2008

Carpintero, Diego Leonardo & Dellapé, Pablo Matias, 2008, Rajburicoris, a new genus of Cardiastethini, and discussion of the systematic position of Dufouriellus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48 (2), pp. 503-509 : 506

Rajburicoris stysi sp. nov.

Type locality. Thailand, Rajburi, Banpong-muang.

Type material. HOLOTYPE: J (slide mounted), ‘ Thailand, Rajburi , Banpong-muang, 15-IV-1952, R. E. Elbel collector’ ( USNM) . PARATYPES: ♀ (slide mounted), same data as holotype ( USNM) ; J (pinned), same data as holotype, 2-III-1952 [left antenna missing, hemelytra glued on separate card] ( MACN) .

Description. Male. Structure as in generic description. Head, pronotum and scutellum dark reddish brown; hemelytra pale brown and slightly translucid except dark reddish-brown cuneus. Ventral surface brown; legs and rostrum yellowish.Antennae yellowish except darker apex of pedicellus. Sulcus of metapleural scent gland ( Fig. 2 ) with elongate central groove, reaching the carina and with perpendicular canaliculi over all its extent. Subdorsal area well developed. Evaporatorium with elongate hat-like and short bridge-like structures, trabeculae parallel and shallow.

Measurements (paratype, all in mm). Total length: 2.25; width: 0.80. Head: length 0.29; width 0.35; width of vertex 0.12. Lengths of antennal segments: scapus 0.09; pedicellus 0.30; basiflagellomere 0.19; distiflagellomere 0.20. Pronotum: length 0.30; width at base 0.68. Exocorium / endocorium ratio: 0.5.

Female. Similar to male in shape and measurements.

Etymology. This species is named in honour of Prof. Pavel Štys.

Distribution. Central Thailand, Rajburi province.

Figures

Figs. 1-4. Rajburicoris stysi sp. nov.1 – head and pronotum; 2 – metapleura; 3 – male genitalia; 4 – female genitalia, omphalus and spermatic tube.