Dryadocoris apicalis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842)

Belousova, E. N., 2007, Revision of the shield-bug genera Holcostethus Fieber and Peribalus Mulsant et Rey (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) of the Palaearctic Region, Entomological Review 87 (6), pp. 701-739 : 737

Dryadocoris apicalis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842)

Cimex apicalis Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842: 95 .

Pentatoma (Pentatoma) analis Costa, 1847: 387 (syn. Linnavuori, 1975: 86). Carapezza et al., 1995: 291.

Pentatoma inquinata Stål, 1853: 218 (syn. Stål, 1865: 166).

Pentatoma bipunctipes Signoret, 1858: 282 (syn. Stål, 1865: 166); Linnavuori, 1975: 86).

Holcostethus jani Fieber, 1861: 334 (syn. Puton, 1874: 225); Linnavuori, 1975: 86.

Pentatoma heterocera Walker, 1867: 297 (syn. Linnavuori, 1975: 86).

Pentatoma confinis Walker, 1867: 298 (syn. Distant, 1898: 316).

Holcostethus obscuratus Distant, 1892: 249 (syn. Distant, 1898: 296, with heterocera).

Dryadocoris analis (Costa) 1847 : Tamanini, 1981: 133.

Dryadocoris apicalis : Linnavuori, 1982: 124.

Description. Body ochraceous, with fine brown irregular punctation, 7.3 mm long. Pronotum convex, with straight, not flattened sides and with widely rounded angles. Scutellum with black spot at apex ( Fig. 108 ). Paired membranous conjunctive processes of aedeagus with 3 apices, pointed, one of apices sclerotized at extremity. Unpaired process small, curved. Vesica long, strongly curved. Sclerotized median plates with small club ( Figs. 113, 114 ). Paramere with elongate rounded hypophysis at apex and distinct sensory lobe; uneven area of inner surface of paramere in form of wide stripe passing through entire hypophysis and sensory lobe ( Fig. 110 ).

Distribution. France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Northern Africa, Syria.

Material examined. 1 Ô, Victoria , Nyasa, Tukoba, 27.VI.1912 (Troitskii) ; 1 ♀, same locality, 3.VII.1912 (Troitskii) ; 1 Ô, Marocco, 1900 (Vaucher) .

Figures

Figs. 106–112. (106, 107) Genital segments of female: (106) Peribalus classeyi Hob.; (107) Paraholcostethus breviceps (Horv.); (108, 109) Dryadocoris apicalis (H.-Sch.) [(108) scutellum; (109) head]; (110–112) Dryadocoris Kirkaldy, parameres [(110) D. apicalis (H.-Sch.), (111) D. “orientalis,” (112) Dryadocoris sp.].

Figs. 113–119. Dryadocoris Kirkaldy: (113–117) aedeagus [(113, 114) D. apicalis (H.-Sch.), (115, 116) D. “orientalis,” (117) Dryadocoris sp.]; (118, 119) Dryadocoris sp., female genitalia [(118) genital plates, (119) spermatheca].