Monobazus fuscovarius (Distant)

Webb, Michael D. & Viraktamath, Chandra A., 2009, 2163, Zootaxa 2163, pp. 1-64 : 29

Monobazus fuscovarius (Distant) . Comb. nov.

Deltocephalus fuscovarius Distant, 1918: 83–84 , Sri Lanka.

Material examined. Syntypes 2♀, Sri Lanka: Trincomali, T.B. Fletcher ( BMNH) . Additional material: several specimens (♂ and ♀) from India ( BMNH, UASB) and Oman ( UASB) .

Remarks. Distinguishing features of this species are the dorsal placement of the long basal processes of the aedeagus.

Hecalini

Hecalus porrectus (Walker)

Acocephalus porrectus Walker, 1858: 262 , Sri Lanka.

Deltocephalus alacer Stål, 1859: 293 , syn. nov., Hong Kong.

For full synonymy see Morrison (1973: 421).

Material examined. Syntype ♀ of A. porrectus , “ Ceylon 52 62”; type ♂ of D. alacer , “ China, Kimb ” ( NRS) .

Remarks. We here retain the genus Hecalus for porrectus following Morrison (1973: 410) rather than Linnavuoriella Evans , following Linnavuori (1975b: 32). Morrison stated “I am of the opinion that Linnavuoriella should be considered a synonym of Hecalus because (1) Hecalus specimens at hand have heads which range from angulate to spatulate with intermediate forms not clearly one or the other, and (2) in all other features, including genitalia, the species are very similar”. Linnavuori (1975b) unaware of the synonymy of Linnavuoriella with Hecalus , distinguishes it from other genera (namely Parabolocratalis Evans , Lualabanus Linnavuori , Bordesia Bergavin and Hecalus ) by the following key:

5(6) Body robust. Head broad. Crown, pronotum and scutellum with more or less developed fulvous bands. Apical area of elytra dark smoky with milky areolate spots, in pale specimens at least tips of some apical veins dark. Stem of penis arising from dorsal part of socle........................................................................................................................................................................ Linnavuoriella

6(5) Body elongate, without fulvous pattern. Elytra sometimes infumed along veins, but without milky areole spots, veins totally pale. If penis long, then stem arising from ventral part of socle ......................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... 7 (which includes the genera mentioned above).

We have studied Hecalus from India and find that there are intermediates in the above characters that are used for distinguishing Linnavuoriella from Hecalus and hence we treat the two as synonyms following Morrison (1973).

Paralimnini