Irochrotus Amyot & Serville, 1843

Czaja, Joanna, 2013, The mesothoracic wings of Afrotropical Scutelleridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): morphology and taxonomic significance, Zootaxa 3616 (2), pp. 101-118 : 106

Irochrotus Amyot & Serville, 1843

Irochrotus montandoni Schouteden, 1903 ( Fig. 11 )

C entirely coalescent with Sc; hypocostal lamina broadened basally, inner margin slightly sinuous, occupying 1/2 of length of C+ Sc; distal part of exocorium weakly sclerotized, gradually turning into membranous part; R parallel to C+ Sc, distinctly elevated medially and apically; M entirely coalescent with Cu, not diverged, as long as length of MF; axial cell narrow slightly broadening in basal fourth; anal veins present; medial part of mesocorium semihyaline, highly sclerotized coriaceus area visible only in basal part; corium occupying 1/2 of entire length of hemelytron.

Figures

FIGURES 11 – 15. Forewing, respectively dorsal and ventral view: 11 — Irochrotus montandoni Schouteden; 12 — Odontoscelis dorsalis (Fabricius); 13 — Rhinolaetia overlaeti Schouteden; 14 — Alphocoris indutus Stål; 15 — Alphocoris larinoides Germar.