Notapictinus Usinger and Matsuda, 1959

Contreras, Eugenia Fernanda & Coscarón, María Del Carmen, 2012, The Aradidae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) of Argentina, Zootaxa 3500, pp. 1-35 : 31

Genus Notapictinus Usinger and Matsuda, 1959

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Notapictinus Usinger and Matsuda, 1959 . Classif. Aradidae , p. 203. Type-species: Pictinus dominicus Usinger , original designation.

Diagnosis: Body form elongate oval, surface granular without conspicuous hairs except for short ones on the appendages; head slightly wider than long with a convex clypeus and genae prominent, antenniferous tubercles about as long as eyes or slightly shorter; antennae about as long as head and pronotum together; pronotum a little longer than head on median line and twice as wide as long, narrowed on anterior lobe, posterior lobe with sides subparallel; scutellum shorter than pronotum, the sides sinuate and carinate; hemelytra reaching well onto seventh tergite; connexival plates distinct, longer than wide, slightly sinuate on lateral margins posteriorly in some species; under surface granular on thoracic sterna and depressed on meso and metasterna.

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FIGURE 5. Subfamily Mezirinae: Dorsal view Aphleboderrhis pilosa: A; Dorsal view, pronotum laterally expanded lobes broad and abdomen broadly rounded Dysodius lunatus: B; Dorsal view and genae wide Lobocara oblonga: C; Dorsal view and mandibular plates produced anteriorly Mezira americana: D.