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RESEARCH PRODUCT

The mesothoracic wings of Afrotropical Scutelleridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): morphology and taxonomic significance

subject

HemipteraHeteropterataxonomyAfrotropical RegionScutelleridaemorphologyforewingsmesothoracic wings

description

Mesothoracic wings have been examined and compared in 32 species representing 20 genera of Afrotropical Scutelleri- dae. Morphological characters of the corium are described. Three main types of mesothoracic wing venation patterns can be recognized. The taxonomic significance of forewi ng characters in Scutelleridae is briefly discussed.

10.11646/zootaxa.3616.2.1https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3616.2.1