Rhynchocoris
Westwood, 1837
Rhynchocoris
Westwood, 1837:29.
Type Species:
Cimex hamatus Fabricius, 1787 (= Cimex humeralis Thunberg, 1783), by
subsequent designation (Kirkaldy, 1902).
Included Species:
alatus Distant, 1900
bicolor Distant, 1909
brevirostris Stål, 1871
humeralis (Thunberg, 1783)
longirostris Stål, 1871
margininotatus Breddin, 1900
nigridens Stål, 1871
patulus Breddin, 1904
plagiatus (Walker, 1867)
poseiden Kirkaldy, 1909
Key to Rhynchocoris
species
1
Dorsal surface of head nearly completely black; pronotum distinctly
bicolored, anterior third ochraceous, posterior two-thirds black (Celebes) |
bicolor Distant |
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Dorsal surface of head mostly ochraceous, with a few minor black markings;
pronotum not bicolored, with at most black punctures and markings confined
to humeral angles and along anterlateral margins |
2 |
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2(1)
Anterolateral pronotal margins, each with a thin black line along entire
length from humeral apex to base of head |
3 |
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Black line on anterolateral pronotal margins confined to apical third |
4 |
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3(2)
Mesosternal process produced downward and anteriorly apically; humeral
angles large and robust; head only feebly narrowed in front of eyes |
patulus Breddin |
-
Mesosternal process roundly truncate, apex not produced downward or
forward; humeral angles more narrow and acuminate; head distinctly
narrowed in front of eyes (Philippines) |
brevirostris Stål |
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4(2)
Lateral margins of head black |
5 |
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Lateral margins of head concolorous with rest of head |
8 |
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5(4)
Humeral angles acute, but not spinose, relatively weakly produced
(Philippines) |
nigridens
Stål |
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Humeral angles spinose, strongly produced |
6 |
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6(5)
Lateral margins of head subparallel, apex more broadly rounded; antennal
segments II-V black (Borneo) |
new species 1 |
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Lateral margins of head more tapering, apex narrowly rounded; antennal
segments II and III variable, but often brownish (India) |
7 |
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7(6)
Lateral spines of last abdominal segment distinctly larger than those on
other abdominal segments; antennal segments II and III usually brownish;
rostrum reaching onto base of abdomen |
plagiatus (Walker) |
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Lateral spines of last abdominal segment nearly the same size as those on
other abdominal segments; antennal segments II and II usually black;
rostrum not reaching onto base of abdomen |
alatus Distant |
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8(4)
Lateral margins of head subparallel, apex more broadly rounded; rostrum
relatively short, reaching onto base of 4th (3rd visible) abdominal
segment; mesosternal process roundly truncate apically (southeast Asia,
China) |
new species (or might be margininotatus Breddin) |
-
Lateral margins of head more tapering, apex narrowly rounded; rostrum
relatively long, reaching to near apex of abdomen; mesosternal process
triangular or hook-shaped apically |
9 |
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9(8)
Humeral angles narrowly spinose, mesosternal process distinctly
hook-shaped |
poseidon Kirkaldy (prob. = longirostris StDl) |
-
Humeral angles rather robust, apex acute and directed posteriorly;
mesosternal process subtriangularly produced apically, not hook-shaped |
humeralis (Thunberg) |
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