Himalayacoris, Belousova, 2007

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 : 735-736

Genus HIMALAYACORIS Belousova, gen. n.

Type species Himalayacoris pilosus sp. n.

Diagnosis. The genus clearly differs from the closely related genera in the pale pubescence of the body, most distinct on the head and pronotum. In the other morphological characters, the genus occupies an intermediate position between the genera Holcostethus and Peribalus . It is similar to the former genus in the open clypeus and in the presence of only one pair of conjunctive processes of the aedeagus, and to the latter, in the wide median plates connected at the base. Noteworthy also is the shape of the parameres pointed at the apices, which occurs within the limits of the discussed generic complex only in representatives of the genus Paraholcostethus . Thus, Himalayacoris is characterized by a distinctive combination of features.

Composition. This genus is monotypic.