Lodosocoris Ahmad & Afzal, 1986

S, Salini, K, Rabbani M., U, Amala & G, Mahendiran, 2021, First record of the genus Lodosocoris Ahmad & Afzal (Hemiptera: Heteroptera Pentatomidae: Halyini) from India with description of a new species, Zootaxa 5072 (1), pp. 53-62 : 55

Key to species of Lodosocoris Ahmad & Afzal, 1986

1. Outer posterior angles of laterotergite VIII pointed or with denticle; outer margin of parameral crown straight; dorsal rim of genital capsule with deep cavity and medially straight; ventral rim medially excavated V-shaped; two pairs of conjunctival processes................................................................ Lodosocoris azhari Ahmad & Afzal

1’. Outer posterior angles of laterotergite VIII lacking denticle ( Fig. 18 ); outer margin of parameral crown arcuately rounded ( Figs. 11, 12 ); dorsal rim of genital capsule shallow with median emargination ( Fig. 8 ); ventral rim medially with distinct U-notch between two tumescences ( Fig. 9 ); one pair of conjunctival process................. Lodosocoris santhae Salini sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 18–20. Lodosocoris santhae Salini sp. nov.—female genitalia. 18, female terminalia (dorsal); 19, female terminalia (ventral); 20, spermatheca.Sclae bars: 0.5 mm. Lettering: ar—apical receptacle; rs—ring sclerites; us—U-shaped sclerite; dsd— distal spermathecal duct; vlf VIII—valvifers VIII; vlf IX—valvifers IX; lt VIII—laterotergite VIII; lt IX—laterotergite IX.

FIGURES 8–12. Lodosocoris santhae Salini sp. nov.—male genitalia. 8, genital capsule (dorsal); 9, genital capsule (ventral); 10, genital capsule (caudal), Scale bars: 0.5 mm; 11–12, paramere (different planes), Scale bars: 0.25 mm. Lettering: dr—dorsal rim; vr—ventral rim; dfp—finger-like projection on dorsal rim; ibp—inner blunt projection; vfp- finger-like process on infoldings of ventral rim.