Germalus banari Kóbor et Kondorosy, 2016

Tang, Jin, Zhang, Gongaote, Guo, Junqi, Luo, Lingxuan, Jiang, Jiamei & Pan, Hongbo, 2023, Big-Eyed Bugs Of The Malagasy Region (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Geocoridae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (3), pp. 247-264 : 256-257

Germalus banari Kóbor et Kondorosy, 2016

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Material studied: as listed in KÓBOR and KONDOROSY (2016).

Diagnosis. Colouration generally ochraceous with a narrow, but well-defined, brown median longitudinal stripe extending from apex of clypeus to the middle of scutellar trifurcate carina; a thin, partly faded longitudinal fuscous line across each pronotal callosities; a rounded black spot at each humeral angle and variably defined brown sublateral bands on abdominal tergites. Eyes moderately stylate, eye stalks slightly projected; ocular sulcus complete and well-defined. Integument of vertex smooth, lacking furrows and pubescence. Pronotum trapeziform with lateral margins slightly constricted medially and posterior margin slightly convex. Scutellum subequilateral triangular with median trifurcate carina well-developed, basal angles slightly flared. Clavus of hemelytron with margins subparallel, claval commissure developed. Corial margin of clavus only punctate at basal third. Punctuation along R-M of corium not reaching corium-membrane margin. Peritreme spout, i.e., auricle with dorsal supporting projection; dorsal supporting projection moderately elongate with apex recurv- ing; evaporatorium covering mesepimeron and metepisternum.

Distribution. Endemic to Madagascar ( KÓBOR & KONDOROSY 2016).

Germalus benyovszkyi Kóbor et Kondorosy, 2016

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Material studied: as in KÓBOR and KONDOROSY (2016).

Diagnosis. Colouration generally ochraceous with rounded dark brown spots at each humeral angles and oval dark brown spot at apex of corium. Conspicuously large species, body length above 7 mm. Eyes moderately stylate with eye stalks straight, not projected; ocular sulcus complete, well-defined. Antenniferous tubercles protruding, visible from anterior view. Pronotum campanulate, i.e., with anterior margin strongly rounded, lateral margin posteriad to callosities constricted. Scutellum subequilateral triangular with trifurcate carina well-developed, but not flared at basal angles. Clavus of corium with corial margin punctate at entire length. Punctuation along R-M of corium reaching corium-membrane margin. Peritreme spout, i.e., auricle with dorsal supporting projection; dorsal supporting projection straight, moderately elongate; evaporatorium covering mesepimeron and metepisternum.

Distribution. The species is currently known from a single location in Northern Madagascar ( KÓBOR & KONDOROSY 2016).

Figures

Figs 15–20. Geocorine true bugs of the Malagasy region (dorsal habitus): 15 = Geocoris pallidipennis mauritii Stål, 1854 (male, MNHN); 16 = Germalus banari Kondorosy et Kóbor, 2016 (paratype, male, MNHN); 17 = Germalus benyovszkyi Kondorosy et Kóbor, 2016 (holotype, male, MNHN); 18 = Germalus kinbergi Stål, 1860 (lectotype, female, NHRS); 19 = Hypogeocoris alluaudi (Montandon, 1908) (male, MNHN); 20 = Hypogeocoris violaceus (Signoret, 1881)