Physomerus Burmeister

Mukherjee, Paramita, Hassan, M. E. & Biswas, B., 2016, A new species of Physomerus Burmeister (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae), with a key to the species of India, Zootaxa 4208 (3), pp. 282-292 : 291

Key to species of genus Physomerus Burmeister from India

1. Corium with conspicuous markings; posterior femora and tibia with annulations....................................2

- Corium brownish yellow, uniformly colored; posterior femora and tibia brownish yellow without annulations ( Fig. 1 )........................................................................................... P. centralis sp. nov.

2. Corium brown with veins and margins pale yellowish brown; subapical annulation to posterior femora, dark brown ( Fig. 13 )................................................................................... P. grossipes (Fabricius)

- Corium more or less suffused with dark brown markings; apex and broad subcentral annulations to posterior femora, dark brown................................................................................. P. parvulus Dallas

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. Physomerus centralis sp. nov. 1. Dorsal view of male; 2. dorsal view of female; Scale line = 5 mm; 3. head with antennae, dorsal view; 4. head and pronotum, dorsal view; Scale line = 2 mm.

FIGURES 9 – 13. Physomerus grossipes (Fabricius). 9. Head, pronotum, scutellum, dorsal view; 11. hemelytra and connexivum, dorsal view; Scale line = 2 mm; 13. Dorsal view of male; Scale line = 5 mm; Physomerus centralis sp. nov. 10. Head, pronotum, scutellum, dorsal view; 12. hemelytra and connexivum, dorsal view; Scale line = 2 mm.