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Issue: Vol. 1103 No. 1: 22 Dec. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-12-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1103.1.5
Page range: 51–64
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 6

Revision of the genus Pseudomictis Hsiao and transfer of Pseudomictis quadrispinus to the genus Pternistria Stål (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Mictini)

Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Hemiptera revision Pseudomictis Pternistria Coreidae new species new combination

Abstract

The genus Pseudomictis Hsiao and three known species, Pseudomictis brevicornis Hsiao, Pseudomictis distinctus Hsiao, and Pseudomictis obtusipinus Xiong, are examined, redescribed, and some of their characters not mentioned before are illustrated. One new species, Pseudomictis lativentralis Zhu et Bu, sp. nov., is described and illustrated. Pseudomictis quadrispinus Hsiao is transferred to the genus Pternistria as Pternistria quadrispinus (Hsiao), comb. nov., Keys to the genera of Chinese Mictini and to the species of Pseudomictis are included.

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