Veterna Stål,
1865
Pentatoma (Veterna)
Stål, 1865: 153.
Awemba Distant, 1908:
439. (syn. by Linnavuori, 1982)
Type Species:
Veterna: Cimex
sanguineirostris Thunberg, 1822, by subsequent designation (Kirkaldy, 1909).
Awemba: Awemba typica Distant, 1908, by indication.
Included Species:
aberrans (Germar, 1838)
abyssinica Lethierry, 1881
alcanor Linnavuori, 1982
chewensis Linnavuori, 1975
decorata Jensen-Haarup, 1937
imitatrix Hesse, 1925
mimica Distant, 1890
natalensis (Stål, 1854)
nigromarginata (Signoret, 1861)
pugionata (Stål, 1858)
sanguinirostris (Thunberg, 1822)
quadridens (Thunberg, 1822)
crudelis (Westwood, 1837)
pugnax (Germar, 1838)
patula Distant, 1892
subrufa (Stål, 1854)
typica (Distant, 1908)
Comments:
Key to species (known to me) of Veterna
1
Dorsum of abdomen black; distributed in Ethiopia or Arabia |
2 |
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Dorsum of abdomen pale, at most partly infumed; distributed south of
Ethiopia |
4 |
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2(1) Very
small, length 7.75 mm; humeral angles of pronotum blunt |
chewensis Linnavuori |
-
Larger species, humeral angles acute (Ethiopia) |
3 |
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3(2)
Lenth 9.5-11.0 mm; body rather elongate; anterior part of pronotum pale
yellow, base reddish brown; humeral angles sharply triangular; apex of
scutellum sharply triangular (Ethiopia, SW Arabia) |
abyssinica Lethierry |
-
Length 9.0-9.5 mm; body appearing short and broad; pronotum unicolored,
golden or whitish, with dense brown puncturing; humeral angles
horn-like; scutellum broad (Ethiopia) |
alcanor Linnavuori |
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4(1) Humeral angles rounded, not all produced |
aberrans (Germar) |
- Humeral angles
angulate to acute, sometimes greatly so |
5 |
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5(4)
Small species, length 9-10 mm; color rather uniformly pale ochraceous;
puncturing coarse, rugose; scutellum broad (East Africa) |
typica (Distant) |
-
Larger species; pronotum contrastingly bicolored; scutellum sharply
triangular |
6 |
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6(5)
Humeral angles elongate, distinctly directed dorsad, when viewed from
behind, inclined at a 45 degree angle or greater; base of scutellum with
three relatively large pale calloused spots, one in each basal angle,
and one medially that continues posteriorly for short distance medially |
pugionata (Stål) |
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Humeral angles usually not as elongate, directed more anteriorly and/or
laterally, when viewed from behind, inclined at less than a 45 degree
angle; pale calloused spots along base of scutellum usually lacking, or
very small, indistinct |
7 |
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5(4)
Head distinctly tapering apicad, juga therefore narrow apically |
mimica Distant |
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Head rather parallel-sided |
sanguinirostris (Thunberg) |
References:
Linnavuori, R. E. 1982. Pentatomidae and
Acanthosomatidae (Heteroptera) of Nigeria and the Ivory Coast, with remarks on
species of the adjacent countries in West and Central Africa. Acta Zoologica
Fennica, no. 163: 176 pp.
David A. Rider
Professor of Entomology
North Dakota State University
E-Mail:
David.Rider@ndsu.edu
updated:
19 Dec 2008
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