Plinachtus

Brailovsky, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2006, Two new species of Plinachtus Stål (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Gonocerini) from Aldabra Atoll and Madagascar, Zootaxa 1351, pp. 35-43 : 36-37

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.174527

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6257697

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/184E878A-FFA4-FFE2-FEB3-50AE9D454FF5

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Plinachtus
status

 

Key to the Madagascar and Aldabra Atoll species of Plinachtus View in CoL

1- Posterior third of antennal segment III black; posterior margin of pleural abdominal sterna II to IV black....................................................................................................... 2

1’- Posterior third of antennal segment III yellow or reddish orange; posterior margin of pleural abdominal sterna II to IV yellow ...................................................................... 3

2- Rostral segments II to IV black; posterior third of antennal segment II reddish; basal half of costal margin of corium black; abdominal spiracles yellow ............................... ................................................................................... P. scitulus View in CoL Brailovsky and Barrera

2’- Rostral segments II to IV yellow (apex of IV black); posterior third of antennal segment II black; basal half of costal margin of corium yellow; abdominal spiracles black ............................................................................. P. vermiculus View in CoL Brailovsky and Barrera

3- Abdominal sternite V with black discoidal spot; humeral angles of pronotum flattened, and relatively thin at base ......................................... P. madagascariensis (Kiritshenko) View in CoL

3’- Abdominal sternite V without black discoidal spot; humeral angles of pronotum thick at base............................................................................................................................ 4

4- Mesopleura with small black discoidal spot; posteroventral edge of male genital capsule with lateral arms wider, stout, gently conical, and large u-shaped concavity (Fig. 4) ..................................................................................................... P. aldabrensis View in CoL n. sp.

4’- Mesopleura without black discoidal spot; posteroventral edge of male genital capsule differentiated into prominent asymmetrical arms; inner arms with large setae-like hairs (Fig. 6) ................................................................................................ P. contortus View in CoL n. sp.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Coreidae

SubFamily

Coreinae

Tribe

Gonocerini

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