Capricephala, Masonick, 2019

Masonick, Paul K., 2019, Description of a Bizarre New Genus and Species of Ambush Bugs from the Dominican Republic (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phymatinae), Insect Systematics and Diversity (AIFB) 3 (4), No. 2, pp. 1-6 : 2

Capricephala , gen. nov.

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Type species: Capricephala chiaroscuro , sp. nov.

Figures

Fig. 1. Capricephala chiaroscuro gen. et sp. nov. (A) dorsal, (B) lateral, and (C) ventral habitus.

Fig. 2. Capricephala chiaroscuro gen.et sp.nov.(A) (anf – antennifer;bflg – basiflagellum;buc – buccula;dflg – distiflagellum;gnlb – genal lobe; mxpl – maxillary plate; pd – pedicel; sc – scape). (B) (cnx2 – connexivum 2; ppl – posterior pronotal lobe). (C) dorsolateral view of head.(D) dorsal view of head. (E) anterior view of head (cly – clypeus). (F) posterior pronotal lobe (ppl). (G) dorsolateral view of thorax showing the right propleuron (prpl).

Fig. 3. Capricephala chiaroscuro gen. et sp. nov. (A) medial and lateral surfaces of foreleg (cox – coxa, fem – femur, prpl – propleuron, pst – prosternum, tar – tarsus, tib – tibia, tr – trochanter). (B) closeup of retracted two-segmented foretarsus (tar).

Fig. 4. Capricephala chiaroscuro gen.et sp.nov. (A) dorsum of scutellum (scu) and abdomen (cnx2, cnx3, cnx4, cnx5 –connexiva 2 to 5). (B) tooth projections on mid tarsal claws.(C) dorsolateral view of right abdominal margin. (D) dorsolateral view of fold of scutellar margin and connexiva 2 to 5 (cnx2, cnx3, cnx4, cnx5). (E) caudal view of ♀ (scu – scutellum, t8 – tergite 8, synt9/10 – syntergite 9/10, gcp8 – gonocoxopodite 8, gp8 – gonapophysis 8).