Paraholcostethus breviceps (Horváth, 1897)

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 : 733-734

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15003239
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scientific name	Paraholcostethus breviceps (Horváth, 1897)
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Peribalus breviceps Horváth, 1897: 81 .

Description. Ventral and dorsal sides of body sandy yellowish, with black, rather sparse punctation (distance between punctures exceeding puncture diameter). Abdomen yellowish, with black punctation. Abdominal segments yellow, without black punctures. Scutellum paler at apex. 4th and 5th antennal segments black, with yellow bases. Body small, 6.7–8.6 (7.57) mm, b. lw 1.49–1.72 (1.64).

Head wide, h. wl 1.19–1.42 (1.3), medium-sized, l. bh 4.06–4.91 (4.33). Jugae slightly longer than clypeus, not covering it, slightly emarginate. Eye medium-sized, ds 1.34–1.51 (1.42). Antenna of medium length, l. ba 2.02–2.28 (2.12.); 3rd antennal segment 1–1.47 (1.29) times as long as 2nd.

Pronotum with straight sides bordered with yellow costa slightly deflexed upwards, p. wl 2.07–2.43 (2.21). Lateral angles widely rounded, almost not projecting beyond elytral base. Scutellum of subequal length and width, s. lw 0.91–1.03 (0.99).

Male genitalia. Pygofer with widely rounded angles and shallowly emarginate apical margin ( Fig. 63 View Figs ). Aedeagus with 3 pairs of conjunctive processes. Lateral processes with bifurcate and sclerotized apices. Sclerotized median plates absent. Theca with rather large lateral processes ( Fig. 38 View Figs ). Paramere narrow, slightly curved; hypophysis flat, with rounded apex and with rounded lobe at base ( Fig. 68 View Figs ).

Female genitalia. Spermatheca with small spherical bulb (l. bb 13.1) bearing up to 3 processes and with long sclerotized duct narrowed toward base ( Fig. 16 View Figs ). Laterotergite IX widened at apex; sternite IX long, with straight base and curved pointed apex ( Fig. 107 View Figs ).

Distribution. The southern part of the Russian Far East.

Holotype: ♀, “ Eastern Siberia, Raddefka (Chris-toph).”

Material examined. 1 Ô, Tumen-Ula River mouth, 3.VII.1913 (Czerski) ; 2 Ô, 1 ♀, Sudzukhe River, Pri-morskii Nature Reserve , 10.VIII.1946 (Zharov) ; 1 Ô, Kukan, NW of Khabarovsk , 8.X.1978 (Kabakov) ; 1 Ô, Yuzhno-Ussuriiskii Uyezd, Odarka River valley, 25 versts from Evgen’evka, 26.V.1911 (Czerski) ; 1 ♀, Yuzhno-Ussuriiskii Uyezd, Kamen-Rybolov, Lake Khanka , 29.VIII.1908 (Czerski) ; 1 Ô, Sivakovka, southern coast of Lake Khanka , Ussuriiskii Territory, 8.VII.1924 (Samoilova) ; 8 Ô, 13 ♀, Lake Khanka, W of Spassk , southern part of Primorskii Territory, 19.VIII.1963 (Kerzhner) .