Picromerus fasciaticeps Zheng and Liu, 1987

Zhao, Qing, Liu, Guoqing & Bu, Wenjun, 2013, A review of the Chinese species of the genus Picromerus Amyot and Serville, with description of a new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae), Zootaxa 3613 (2), pp. 146-164 : 149

Picromerus fasciaticeps Zheng and Liu, 1987

Figs. 9, 10 , 17 , 25

Picromerus fasciaticeps Zheng and Liu, 1987: 181 .

Measurements (in mm). Body length 12.0–13.0; length of head 2.3–2.4, width across eyes 2.4–2.5, interocular distance 1.4–1.5; length of antennomeres (I) 0.3: (II) 1.4: (III) 1.3–1.5: (IV) 1.5: (V) 1.5–1.6; median length of pronotum 3.1–3.2, humeral width 6.6–6.8; length of scutellum 4.0–4.1, width of scutellum 3.7–3.9.

Specimen examined. Holotype: CHINA: Yunnan: 1 female, Xincun (26.08N, 103.18E), Dongchuan County, 24. VI. 1980, collector unknown ; Paratype: CHINA: Yunnan: 1 female, Heqing County (26.56N, 104.46E), V. 1980, collector unknown .

Distribution. China (Yunnan). No more specimens have been collected since the original record.

Remarks. This species was established based on two female specimens, Zheng and Liu (1987) provided the detailed description. It can be easily distinguished from other congeners: head black, center with a broad longitudinal yellow-white band; anterolateral pronotal with obtuse tooth; dorsal surface of body intumescent and rugulose ( Fig. 17 ); humeral angles porrect, short and black, shortly produced ( Fig. 25 ).

Figures

FIGURES 9–12. Habitus photographs of Picromerus species. 9–10 P. fasciaticeps, paratype (9 dorsal view; 10 ventral view). 11–12 P. elevatus sp. nov. (11 dorsal view; 12 ventral view). Bar = 5 mm.

FIGURES 13–18. 13–14 Lateral side of buccula (arrows noted) (13 P. bidens; 14 P. lewisi); 15– 16 Ventral abdomen (15 P. bidens; 16 P.lewisi); 17–18 Lateral view (17 P. fasciaticeps; 18 P. elevatus sp. nov.)

FIGURES 19–26. Pronotal humeral angle of Picromerus. (19 P. bidens; 20–22 P.lewisi; 23 P.griseus; 24 P. viridipunctatus; 25 P. fasciaticeps; 26 P. elevatus sp. nov.)