Interocoris La Rivers, 1974

Polhemus, John T. & Polhemus, Dan A., 2008, Intraspecific morphological polymorphism in Naucoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) with notes on nomenclature and synonymy, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48 (2), pp. 289-298 : 296

Interocoris La Rivers, 1974 , stat. nov.

Heleocoris (Interocoris) La Rivers, 1974: 11 . Type species: Heleocoris mexicanus Usinger, 1935 , by monotypy.

Discussion. LA RIVERS (1974) proposed three subgenera of Heleocoris : the nominate subgenus Heleocoris , which includes all Old World species; Interocoris , which was proposed to hold H. mexicanus ; and Brevocoris La Rivers, 1974, which was proposed to hold all South American species (see below). The subgenus Interocoris is here elevated to generic status. La Rivers separated this genus-group taxon from Heleocoris on the basis of the shapes of the metathoracic episternum and connexiva, which we consider valid. See the comparative morphology section above for additional rationale.