Geotomus MULSANT et REY, 1866

Lis, J. A., 2000, A review of the Australian species of Geotomus Mulsant et Rey, 1866, with descriptions of three new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae), Polish Journal of Entomology 69 (4), No. 4, pp. 411-428 : 412-413

Geotomus MULSANT et REY, 1866

Geotomus MULSANT et REY, 1866: 324 (type-species: Cydnus punctulatus COSTA, 1847, subsequent designation by DISTANT, 1902).

Moonta DISTANT, 1911: 338 (type-species: Moonta alexandria DISTANT, 1911 , by monotypy); syn. by LIS, 1996: 214.

Diagnosis

Body ovate, or more or less elongated, moderately convex, medium sized. Head broader than long; clypeus free, usually as long as paraclypei, its subapical part with or without a pair of hair-like setae; each paraclypeus with setigerous punctures bearing hair-like setae only, pegs and peg-like setae absent; eyes from small to large, each with the apical seta; ocelli present; antennae 5-segmented, segments cylindrical. Pronotum broader than long, narrowed anteriorly, disc undivided into lobes; anterior margin angularly insinuated, the posterior almost straight; umbones not swollen; each lateral margin with setigerous punctures bearing hair-like setae. Scutellum longer than broad, its apex tongue-like, elongated. Corium divided into clavus, meso- and exocorium; costa with or without setigerous punctures; membranal suture almost straight; membrane normally developed, usually reaching the tip of abdomen. Evaporative areas on meso- and metapleuron well developed, apex of peritreme modified into lobe-like auricle, osteolar opening on ventral side, clearly visible.