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Apoecilus Stål, 1870
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Podisus (Apoecilus) Stål, 1870: 49. Type Species: Arma grandis Dallas, 1851 (= Pentatoma cynica Say, 1831), by monotypy. Taxonomic Placement: Is a member of the Subfamily Asopinae.
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Included Species: bracteatus (Fitch, 1856) crocatus Uhler, 1897 cynicus (Say, 1831) grandis (Dallas, 1851) invarius (Walker, 1867) anatarius (Van Duzee, 1935) |
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Key to Species (modified slightly from Thomas (1992)
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1 Basal plates of female not convergent apically, mesial plate between them quadrangular; dorsal arm of each male paramere either bent or more slender in diameter than ventral arm |
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- Basal plates of female convergent apically, mesial plate between them triangular; dorsal arm of each male paramere curvilinear, not bent, and about equal in diameter to ventral arm (widespread in Canada and the U.S.) |
bracteatus (Fitch) |
| 2(1) Humeri contrastingly dark (Arizona and Mexico) | invarius (Walker) |
| - Humeri concolorous with pronotal disk (widespread in Canada and the U.S.) | cynicus (Say) |
Comments:
David A. Rider
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