Nezara mendax Breddin, 1908

(Fig. 1 E, 5, 6A–B, 7E, 8E, 9E, 11C–D, 13A–C, 16E)

Nezara mendax Breddin, 1908: 68; Gaedike, 1971: 91; Linnavuori, 1972: 415

Diagnosis. Thorax: ostiolar ruga auriculate, inconspicuous (Fig. 3 E). Abdomen: black maculae of urosternites absent, shared with N. similis (sometimes) and N. immaculata . Male: ventral rim of pygophore with brims developed towards middle, continuous at mid line (Fig. 8E), shared with N. naspira and N. orbiculata; paramere trilobate, one of the lobes in sagital plan, resulting in a bilobate paramere when observed in posterior view, as in N. soror . Female: posterior margins of gonocoxites 8 sinuous near sutural angles; gonocoxites 8 with deep longitudinal sutures attaining posterior margin of urosternite VII (Fig. 16 E); basal half of laterotergites 9 concave; central area of gonapophyses 8 totally exposed, sub-retangular, sutural margins of gonocoxites 8 parallel, not juxtaposed. This last character is exclusive of N. mendax among Nezara species.

Material examined: Nezara mendax Breddin, 1908 Lectotype (♂ — SDEI) with labels: a) Asmara Eritrea VII b) Nezara mendax Type! Bredd. c) des. H. Gaedike 1968 coll Breddin ♂ d) Lectotypus. Paralectotype female: a) Asmara Eritrea VII b) Nezara mendax sp.n. G. Breddin 1908 c) Allotype ♀ d) Paralectotypus e) des. H. Gaedike 1968 coll Breddin ♀. ETHIOPIA: Kwiha, Gentry & Bayou, 25.10.1961, (131♀ NMNH); Jimma (gentry grasses), 15.X.61, (13— NMNH).