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Issue: Vol. 5719 No. 1: 11 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.5
Page range: 108-116
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Paroxythyreus stilleri, a new genus and species of South African Macrocephalini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phymatinae) with a note on the metathoracic glands and their evaporation areas in the Reduviidae

Oppenheimer Generations; Research and Conservation; P.O. Box 61631; Marshalltown; 2107; South Africa.; Electron Microscope Unit; Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University; Ga-Rankuwa; Pretoria; South Africa.
Hemiptera Hetroptera Reduviidae Phymatinae Paroxythyreus new genus new species South africa metathoracic glands modified cuticle

Abstract

Paroxythyreus gen. nov. and its type species P. stilleri sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phymatinae: Macrocephalini) from South Africa are described and illustrated. The metathoracic gland system and evaporative areas in the Reduviidae and Phymatinae are briefly discussed. A unique area of modified cuticle on the metapleuron of P. stilleri is reported and its possible function discussed.

 

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How to Cite

Jacobs, D.H. (2025) Paroxythyreus stilleri, a new genus and species of South African Macrocephalini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phymatinae) with a note on the metathoracic glands and their evaporation areas in the Reduviidae. Zootaxa, 5719 (1), 108–116. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.5