Orsilochides

Meeds, A. W., J. E. Eger, Jr. & Carnahan, S. D., 2021, First record of Orsilochides scurrilis (Stål) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae: Pachycorinae) in the United States, with notes on the biology and distribution of U. S. species of Orsilochides Kirkaldy, Insecta Mundi 2021 (884), pp. 1-11 : 5

Key to species of Orsilochides occurring in the United States

1. Abdominal venter black, lateral margins with pale impunctate callus ( Fig. 5–6 ); length 9.2–11.9 mm ............................................................. O. guttata (Herrich-Schäffer)

— Abdominal venter light brown to yellow with contrasting punctures, often in patches, lateral margins lacking callus, at least partially punctate.................................................. 2

2. Head light brown to yellow, concolorously punctate, sutures between clypeus and mandibular plates bordered in black or reddish brown; dorsal coloration reddish brown, usually with distinct pattern of transverse yellow markings ( Fig. 2–4 ); length 7.7–9.6 mm ................. O. scurrilis (Stål)

— Head light brown with black punctation, sutures between clypeus and mandibular plates not bordered in by darker coloration; dorsal coloration light brown to orange-brown, usually with vague transverse markings ( Fig. 8–10 ); length 6.4–8.8 mm ................................. O. stictica (Dallas)

Figures

Figures 5–7. Orsilochides guttata. 5) Lateral view. 6) Ventral view. 7) Dorsal view. Dimensional lines = 1.0 mm.

Figures 2–4. Orsilochides scurrilis. 2) Lateral view. 3) Ventral view. 4) Dorsal view. Dimensional lines = 1.0 mm.

Figures 8–10. Orsilochides stictica. 8) Lateral view. 9) Ventral view, 10) Dorsal view. Dimensional lines = 1.0 mm.