Petascelis affinis Dallas

Brailovsky, Harry, 2008, Notes on the genus Petascelis Signoret and description of one new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Petascelini), Zootaxa 1749, pp. 18-26 : 21

Petascelis affinis Dallas

( Figs. 2 , 7 )

Petascelis affinis Dallas, 1852: 382 .

Diagnosis. Male. This species is distinguished by having antennal segment IV fusiform with apex acute; metasternum laterally carinate and armed with small blunt tubercle ( Fig. 2 ); fore and middle tibiae dilated, both dorsal and ventrally; junction between abdominal sterna III and IV produced into a distinct bifid tubercle, each tubercle large and conical-shaped ( Fig. 7 ); and genital capsule simple, with posteroventral edge slightly concave and not exposed. The female has metasternum unarmed; fore tibiae dilated, both dorsal and ventrally; middle tibiae dorsally dilated, and ventrally straight; and abdominal sterna unarmed.

Type locality. AFRICA: SOUTH AFRICA (without data) ( BMNH, type male examined)

Distribution. This species is known from Kenya (Konso) and South Africa (without data) ( Blöte 1938, Dallas 1852)

Figures

FIGURE 1 – 6. Petascelis spp. 1. Antennae of P. inconditus n. sp. 2 – 6. Mesothorax, metathorax and abdominal sterna in lateral view. 2. Petascelis affinis Dallas. 3. Petascelis remipes Signoret. 4. Petascelis inconditus n. sp. 5. Petascelis foliaceipes Distant. 6. Petascelis laminipes Fairmaire.

FIGURE 7 – 11. Mesosternum, metasternum and abdominal sterna of Petascelis spp. 7. Petascelis affinis Dallas. 8. Petascelis remipes Signoret. 9. Petascelis foliaceipes Distant. 10. Petascelis inconditus n. sp. 11. Petascelis laminipes Fairmaire.