Holcostethus (Enigmocoris) fissiceps Horváth, 1905

Belousova, E. N., 2007, Revision of the shield-bug genera Holcostethus Fieber and Peribalus Mulsant et Rey (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) of the Palaearctic Region, Entomological Review 87 (6), pp. 701-739 : 732

Holcostethus (Enigmocoris) fissiceps Horváth, 1905

Holcostethus fissiceps Horváth, 1905: 180 .

Description. Body brownish-reddish, large, 9.4– 10.3 (9.8) mm. Head narrowed anteriorly (h. wl 1– 1.1), jugae not covering apex of clypeus, distinctly longer than latter ( Fig. 41 ). Scutellum rather short and wide, with slightly emarginate sides, widely rounded at apex, with narrow pale edging, without callose spots at base. Abdominal segments with black spots only in posterior corners of tergites.

Male genitalia. Aedeagus with 1 pair of conjunctive processes ( Figs. 42, 43 ). Paramere large, arcuately curved, with tooth at apex ( Fig. 53 ).

Distribution. This species from Turkey was collected from grasses at heights of 1200–1500 m.

Material. Holotype: ♀, Turkey, Ilani-Dagh, 6.VII.1902 (Penther) .

The description and figures are taken from Seidenstücker (1975).

Figures

Figs. 41–46. (41–43) Holcostethus fissiceps Horv. [(41) head, (42, 43) aedeagus]; (44–46) Peribalus Mulsant et Rey, aedeagus [(44) P. imtiazi Abbasi, (45) P. urakensis Ahmad, (46) P. classeyi Hob.].

Figs. 50–62. Parameres: (50–53) Holcostethus Fieber [(50) H. albipes (F.), (51) H. sphacelatus (F.), (52) H. evae Ribes, (53) H. (E.) fissiceps Horv.], (54–62) Peribalus Mulsant et Rey [(54) P. strictus capitatus (Jak.), (55) P. strictus vernalis (Wolff), (56) P. strictus strictus (F.), (57) P. congenitus Putsh., (58) P. hoberlandti Lodos et Önder, (59) P. nitidus (Kir.), (60) P. inclusus (Dohrn), (61) P. manifestus Kir., (62) P. tianshanicus sp. n.].