Meschiidae, Malipatil, 2014

Gao, Cuiqing & Malipatil, M. B., 2019, Meschia zoui sp. nov., first representative of the family Meschiidae from China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea), Zootaxa 4603 (1), pp. 172-182 : 173

Key to genera and species of Meschiidae

1. Clavus punctate in three almost complete rows of punctures; hind wing lacking hamus.............. .. Meschia Distant ....2

-. Clavus punctate in two almost complete outer rows and numerous irregular punctures on inner margin area; hind wing with hamus developed as complete vein in discal cell............................... Neomeschia queenslandensis Malipatil

2. Pronotum with fuscous spots or markings.................................................................. 3

-. Pronotum without fuscous markings...................................................................... 5

3. Pronotum not only with four markings on posterior margin but also with scattered fuscous spots; corium with opaque stripe laterally............................................................................................. 4

-. Pronotum with only four irregular fuscous spots on posterior margin; corium without opaque stripe laterally........................................................................................ Meschia quadrimaculata Distant

4. Anterior margin of pronotum with fuscous spots; terga I–VI without punctures; middle part of lateral margin of dorsal pygophore opening narrowed anteriorly......................................................... Meschia zoui sp. nov.

-. Anterior margin of pronotum without fuscous spots; terga I–VI with punctures; middle part of lateral margin of dorsal pygophore opening parallel............................................................. Meschia woodwardi Scudder

5. Body and appendages uniformly pale ochraceous; clypeus reaching half of antennal segment I; antennal segment I more than twice as wide as segment II..................................................... Meschia barrowensis Malipatil

-. Body and appendages brownish ochraceous; clypeus surpassing half of antennal segment I; antennal segment I less than twice as wide as segment II................................................................ Meschia pugnax Distant