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015D8E70FF9EFF92FDFF0054FADBBFF7.text	015D8E70FF9EFF92FDFF0054FADBBFF7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudocetherinae Villiers 1963	<div><p>Subfamily Pseudocetherinae Villiers, 1963</p> <p>Pseudocetherinae Villiers, 1963b: 531.</p> <p>Type genus: Pseudocethera Villiers, 1963 (= Voconia Stål, 1866). Reduviinae Latreille, 1807: 126–127 (in part, new concept).</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from other Reduviidae by the combination of the following characters: head and pronotum pubescent with interspersed macrosetae or setigerous tubercles; labial segment II straight, as long as remaining segments, and adpressed to head (Fig. 3E–F); apex of the third visible labial segment bent and slender; antennal insertion near eye, medially in lateral view (Fig. 3E–F); pedicel longer than scape; prosternum drawn into an anteriad-directed process (Fig. 6); absence of dorsal abdominal glands on terga IV–VI; ventral surface of all femora with anterior and posterior rows of spine-like protuberances with macrosetae at base of protuberance (Fig. 4F, I); males with fossula spongiosa on fore and mid legs (except in V. motoensis sp. nov. where the the fossula spongiosa is absent on the midleg) (Fig. 4G–H); females with fossula spongiosa on fore leg, but fossula spongiosa usually absent or vestigial on mid leg; tibiae laterally compressed (Fig. 4H); three-segmented tarsi (Fig. 4H).</p> <p>Redescription</p> <p>Usually macropterous, only micropterous morphs are known in three species and one species includes both micropterous and macropterous morphs.</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 6.7–12.4 mm.</p> <p>BODY. Either robust (Fig. 8, e.g., V. motoensis sp. nov.) or slender (Fig. 8, e.g., V. minima sp. nov.) with variable color patterns.</p> <p>HEAD. Elongate or globose; pubescent with interspersed macrosetae or setigerous tubercles; interocular region with two glabrous lines; scape and pedicel with dense, short macrosetae; scape reaching or slightly surpassing head apex, 0.2–0.3 times length of pedicel; ocelli present in macropterous morphs and minute or absent in micropterous morphs; buccula with ventrolateral swelling; labial segment III drawn into bent, slender apex.</p> <p>THORAX. Prosternum in lateral view drawn into anteriad-directed process; scutellar spine long, either sub-horizontal or raised.</p> <p>HEMELYTRON. In macropterous individuals, Cu-An1 cell triangular, shorter than M-Cu cell (Fig. 4B) or Cu-An 1 cell similar in length to M-Cu cell, slender and tapered apically (Fig. 4A).</p> <p>LEGS. Fossula spongiosa present on fore tibia, usually present on mid tibia of males; all femora with ventral anterior and posterior rows of spine-like protuberances with macrosetae at base of protuberance (Fig. 4I); tibiae laterally compressed (Fig. 4G–H).</p> <p>ABDOMEN. Posterolateral margin of dorsal laterotergites with (Fig. 5, e.g., Gerbelius sp. 2) or without single macroseta; anterior margin of terga carinulate; dorsal abdominal glands absent.</p> <p>Male</p> <p>PYGOPHORE. Posterior margin with a short median apical process, either straight or bent posteriorly.</p> <p>PARAMERES. Sinusoidal or rounded.</p> <p>AEDEAGUS. Basal plate extension long in relation to phallotheca; endosoma covered in spicules.</p> <p>Habitat and collecting method</p> <p>Pseudocetherinae have been collected using light traps, but records on habitat and collecting methods are scarce on specimen labels.</p> <p>Distribution (Figs 17–20)</p> <p>Pseudocetherinae are widespread, with species distributed in the Afrotropical, Neotropical, Oriental, and Australasian regions. The highest diversity occurs in Southeast Asia (Fig. 20) and the lowest in the Neotropics (Fig. 19).</p> <p>Key to the genera of Pseudocetherinae</p> <p>1. Cu-An1 cell of hemelytron of macropterous individuals similar in length to M-Cu cell, slender and tapering apically (Fig. 4A). Maxillary plates enlarged laterally in dorsal view (Fig. 3A). Labium stout, morphologically ventral surface of labial segment I with dense, long macrosetae (Fig. 3G)....................................................................................................... Gerbelius Distant, 1903</p> <p>– Cu-An 1 cell of hemelytron of macropterous individuals shorter than M-Cu cell, triangular (Figs 4B, 6C). Maxillary plates forming ellipsoid projections in dorsal view (Figs 3B, 6B). Labium gracile, morphologically ventral surface of labial segment I with short macrosetae or few long macrosetae (Figs 3E–F, 6E)..................................................................................................... Voconia Stål, 1866</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FF9EFF92FDFF0054FADBBFF7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FF9DFF9DFD8406EDFE13B88F.text	015D8E70FF9DFF9DFD8406EDFE13B88F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gerbelius Distant 1903	<div><p>Genus Gerbelius Distant, 1903</p> <p>Figs 1, 2, 3A, G, 4A, 5, 11, 14, 20</p> <p>Gerbelius Distant, 1903a: 59.</p> <p>Type species: Gerbelius typicus Distant, 1903, by original designation.</p> <p>Revised diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from the other genus in the subfamily, Voconia, by the smooth or corrugated surface of the head and pronotum (Fig. 3G); laterally flattened shape of the maxillary plates (Fig. 3A); long, basally adjacent mandibular plates (Fig. 3A); stout labium densely covered with long macrosetae on the morphologically ventral surface of labial segment I (Fig. 3G); morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II 0.8–0.9 times length of labial segment I (Fig. 3G); and Cu-An1 cell slender and tapering apically, similar in size to the M-Cu cell (Fig. 4A).</p> <p>Redescription</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 7.0–8.0 mm.</p> <p>BODY. Robust; only macropterous morphs known (Fig. 5).</p> <p>COLORATION. Variable color patterns; scutellum uniform or with contrasting yellow scutellar spine.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: smooth to corrugated with dense pubescence and sparse, long macrosetae; antennifer with macroseta, without lateral protuberance (Fig. 3A); labium with dense, long macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae. Hemelytron: corium with dense setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half and three or fewer small spines. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent with long macrosetae.</p> <p>HEAD (Fig. 3A, G). Elongate, 1.2–1.3 times as long as wide; anteocular region about a third of head length and shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view globose and longer than eye; pedicel 1.1–1.3 times length of head width; mandibular plates in dorsal view long with basal half adjacent; maxillary plates in dorsal view enlarged laterally forming flattened projections, adjacent to clypeus; clypeus width in dorsal view narrower than maxillary plates; interocular glabrous markings V-shaped, joined medially at interocular sulcus; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis, eye not reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labium stout; second (first visible) labial segment in lateral view surpassing posteroventral eye margin, gradually widened apically; dorsal surface of third (second visible) labial segment convex, 0.8–0.9 times length of second segment; fourth (third visible) labial segment drawn into bent, slender apex.</p> <p>THORAX. Pronotal collar narrow medially with anterolateral angles short and flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe lateral margins rounded; scutellum width 0.8 times length; scutellar spine subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process on prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum projected into sharp spine; proepimeron with obtuse protuberance on posteroventral margin.</p> <p>HEMELYTRON (Fig. 4A). Cu-An 1 cell similar in size to M-Cu cell; Cu-An 1 cell slender, tapered apically.</p> <p>LEGS. Fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs in males, present on fore but absent or vestigial on mid legs of females.</p> <p>ABDOMEN. Anterior margin of terga weakly carinulate; terga II and III with paired, prominent, and longitudinal carinae, almost reaching posterior margin of tergum III.</p> <p>PYGOPHORE (Fig. 11). Transverse bridge rounded on posterior margin; lateral pygophore margin flat; paramere shape in dorsal view sinusoidal, apex tapered into squarely round tip.</p> <p>AEDEAGUS (Fig. 15). Endosoma almost entirely covered with spicules; apex of dorsal phallothecal sclerite rounded in dorsal view; basal plate extension 4.4–4.8 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Distribution</p> <p>This genus currently comprises two described species from India and Southeast Asia, and we are aware of at least four undescribed species distributed across India, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Gerbelius typicus is the most widespread among them.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Photographs of type specimens in their unit trays at the BMNH were used to evaluate species concepts for G. typicus and G. confluens. This genus previously had a third described species that is now transferred to Voconia, V. ornata. Molecular phylogenetics recovered a Gerbelius clade (Gerbelius sp. 3 + [Gerbelius sp. 1 + Gerbelius sp. 4]) sister to Voconia wegneri sp. nov. (Hwang &amp; Weirauch, 2012). We also recovered a well-supported Gerbelius clade sister to Voconia (Figs 1–2). The pygophore of two specimens were dissected for this study (Figs 11, 14); however, the median apical process of G. typicus (AMNH_IZC 00321200) broke off during dissection (Fig. 11). We decided not to describe new species of Gerbelius as part of this study. Since species of Gerbelius somewhat resemble other small-bodied assassin bugs currently classified as Reduviinae, we suspect that our specimen searches in various natural history collections were not comprehensive for this genus. However, this material should be included in a future revision of this genus.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FF9DFF9DFD8406EDFE13B88F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FF92FF9DFDA901C7FC1DB9D6.text	015D8E70FF92FF9DFDA901C7FC1DB9D6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gerbelius confluens Distant 1903	<div><p>Gerbelius confluens Distant, 1903</p> <p>Gerbelius confluens Distant, 1903b: 260, pl. 16 fig. 6, 6a.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Lectotype (present designation) MALAYSIA [“SIAMESE MALAY STATES”] • ♀; Terengganu, Bukit Besar; 1903; Annandale and Robinson leg.; USI: UCR_ENT 00048383; BMNH(E) 1255221.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FF92FF9DFDA901C7FC1DB9D6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FF92FF9DFDB9070EFA86BCBD.text	015D8E70FF92FF9DFDB9070EFA86BCBD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gerbelius typicus Distant 1903	<div><p>Gerbelius typicus Distant, 1903</p> <p>Gerbelius typicus Distant, 1903a: 59</p> <p>Gerbelius typicus – Distant 1904: fig. 175.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Lectotype (present designation) MYANMAR [“BIRMANIA”] • ♀; Bhamo; Aug. 1885; L. Fea leg.; Distant coll. 1911-383; USI: UCR_ ENT 00048382; BMNH(E) 1255220.</p> <p>Paralectotype MYANMAR • 1 ♀; “Palon (Pegu)” [Palon]; Aug. – Sep. “87” [1887]; L. Fea leg.; Distant coll. 1911-383; BMNH.</p> <p>Additional material examined</p> <p>INDIA • 1 ♂; Kerala, Trivandrum, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=77.12&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.77" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 77.12/lat 8.77)">Poonmudi Range</a> [<a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=77.12&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.77" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 77.12/lat 8.77)">Ponmudi</a>]; [8.77 ° N, 77.12 ° E]; elev. “ 3000 ft ” [914 m]; Sep. 1971; T.R.S. Nathan leg.; dissected genitalia in vial; USI: AMNH_IZC 00321200.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FF92FF9DFDB9070EFA86BCBD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FF92FF9EFD5805B8FB79BB54.text	015D8E70FF92FF9EFD5805B8FB79BB54.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gerbelius undefined-1	<div><p>Gerbelius sp. 1</p> <p>Material examined</p> <p>LAOS • 1 ♀; Vientiane Prov., Houayang Nat. Park; 18.09815 ° N, 102.67535 ° E; elev. 180 m; 19–20 Jun. 2008; A. Solodovnikov and J. Pedersen leg.; collecting event: LAO08-2G; mostly secondary rainforest; DNA voucher specimen R_CW 0705; USI: UCR_ENT 00052189; UCR.</p> <p>THAILAND • 1 ♀; Chaiyaphum, Pa Hin Ngam; 15.63553 ° N, 101.3987 ° E; elev. 698 m; 11–18 Aug. 2006; Katae Sa-nog and Buakaw Adnafai leg.; collecting event: T444; ecotone between mix deciduous/ dry dipterocarp; DNA voucher specimen R_CW 1185; USI: UCR_ENT 00002541; UCR.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FF92FF9EFD5805B8FB79BB54	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FF91FF9EFD58028FFC7BB802.text	015D8E70FF91FF9EFD58028FFC7BB802.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gerbelius undefined-2	<div><p>Gerbelius sp. 2</p> <p>Material examined</p> <p>VIETNAM • 1 ♂; Gia Lai, 20 km N of Pleiku; [14.15 ° N, 107.95 ° E]; elev. 650 m; 9 May 1960; S. Quate leg.; dissected genitalia in vial; USI: UCR_ENT 00073816; BPBM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FF91FF9EFD58028FFC7BB802	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FF91FF9EFD58017AFD5DB90B.text	015D8E70FF91FF9EFD58017AFD5DB90B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gerbelius undefined-3	<div><p>Gerbelius sp. 3</p> <p>Material examined</p> <p>LAOS • 1 ♀; Vientiane Prov., Phou Khao Khouay; 18.33948° N, 102.80871° E; elev. 750 m; 26–31 May 2008; A. Solodovnikov and J. Pedersen leg.; collecting event: LAO08-7b; DNA voucher specimen R_CW 0704; USI: UCR_ENT 00052219; UCR.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FF91FF9EFD58017AFD5DB90B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FF91FF9EFD580042FCC5BE13.text	015D8E70FF91FF9EFD580042FCC5BE13.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gerbelius undefined-4	<div><p>Gerbelius sp. 4</p> <p>Material examined</p> <p>THAILAND • 1 ♀; Phetchabun Prov., Nam Nao National Park; 16.728217° N, 101.563933° E; elev. 917 m; 6–13 Nov. 2006; Leng Janteab leg.; collecting event: T1018; malaise trap; DNA voucher specimen R_CW 0552; USI: UCR_ENT 00052225; UCR.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FF91FF9EFD580042FCC5BE13	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FF91FF9BFD66074AFADBBF52.text	015D8E70FF91FF9BFD66074AFADBBF52.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia Stal 1866	<div><p>Genus Voconia Stål, 1866</p> <p>Figs 1–4, 6–14, 17–20</p> <p>Voconia Stål, 1866a: 120.</p> <p>Type species: Voconia pallidipes Stål, 1866, by subsequent monotypy (Stål 1866b: 165). Gender feminine.</p> <p>Microvarus Jeannel, 1917: 50.</p> <p>Type species: Microvarus conradti Jeannel, 1917, by original designation. syn. nov.</p> <p>Kayanocoris Miller, 1954: 5.</p> <p>Type species: Kayanocoris wegneri Miller, 1954, by original designation. syn. nov.</p> <p>Paragerbelius Miller, 1958: 66.</p> <p>Type species: Paragerbelius typicus Miller, 1958, by original designation. syn. nov.</p> <p>Pseudocethera Villiers, 1963b: 532.</p> <p>Type species: Pseudocethera monodi Villiers, 1963, by original designation. syn. nov.</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from the other genus in the subfamily, Gerbelius, by the granulose integument of the head and pronotum (Fig. 6A, D), ellipsoid shape of the maxillary plates (Fig. 6B, blue), short non-adjacent mandibular plates (Fig. 6B, green), gracile labium with short macrosetae on the morphologically ventral surface of labial segment I (Fig. 6E), and the Cu-An 1 cell of the fore wing shorter than the M-Cu cell and triangular (Fig. 6C).</p> <p>Redescription</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 6.7–12.4 mm.</p> <p>BODY. Slender or robust; macropterous or micropterous (Figs 7–10).</p> <p>COLORATION.Thorax:scutellum uniform or with contrasting yellow scutellar spine.Hemelytron(abducted): corium with various combinations of yellow spots on the proximal, anteromedial, posteromedial, and distal areas, with medial yellow stripe, or uniformly yellow; membrane uniformly dark or with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: granulose with pubescence and interspersed macrosetae or setigerous tubercles; interocular region with two glabrous lines; antennifer with macroseta, with or without lateral protuberance; morphologically ventral surface of labial segment I with short macrosetae or sparse long macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar armed with macrosetae or setigerous tubercles. Legs: posterior row of spine-like protuberances on all femora well developed, anterior row poorly developed on ventral surface of mid and hind femora.Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent with long macrosetae.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: globose to elongate; mandibular plates in dorsal view short, not adjacent basally; maxillary plates in dorsal view elongate anteriorly, forming ellipsoid projections; pedicel 0.6–1.9 times length of head width; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with or without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin; labium gracile; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II 0.2–0.7 times length of segment I; labial segment III drawn into bent, slender apex. Thorax: scutellum width 0.5–0.8 times length; scutellar spine subhorizontal or raised; proepimeron without or with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Hemelytron: Cu-An1 cell triangular, smaller than M-Cu cell. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs in males, either present on fore and mid legs or absent on mid legs of females.</p> <p>Distribution</p> <p>This genus currently comprises nine described species and 23 new species with a circumtropical distribution. The lowest known species diversity is in the Neotropics, and the highest species diversity for this genus is in Southeast Asia across India, Indonesia, Laos, Brunei, and the Philippines.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Originally a monotypic genus. It is here expanded to include numerous new species as well as several previously described species formerly placed in Reduviinae.</p> <p>Key to the species of Voconia</p> <p>1. Corium of macropterous morph entirely yellow [Kenya]................... Voconia chrysoptera sp. nov.</p> <p>– Corium of macropterous morph with various brown and pale patterns (e.g., Fig. 4B–C) or micropterous (Fig. 4D)..................................................................................................................... 2</p> <p>2. Micropterus; maxillary plates in lateral view about twice the width of scape [Afrotropical].......... 3</p> <p>– Macropterous; maxillary plates in lateral view cylindrical, about the width of scape [Circumtropical]............................................................................................................................... 5</p> <p>3. Maxillary plates toothed at apex; legs yellow [West Africa]........................................................................................................................................................ Voconia ifana (Villiers, 1963) comb. nov.</p> <p>– Maxillary plates rounded at apex; legs yellow with distal half of femora brown............................ 4</p> <p>4. Paired longitudinal carinae on abdominal tergum II not prominent, not reaching posterior margin of segment; ocelli indistinct [West Africa]........................ Voconia monodi (Villiers, 1963) comb. nov.</p> <p>– Paired longitudinal carinae on abdominal tergum II prominent, reaching posterior margin of segment (Fig. 4D); ocelli distinct [Central Africa]............. Voconia schoutedeni (Villiers, 1964) comb. nov.</p> <p>5. Head and pronotum coarsely granulose, with setigerous tubercles (Fig. 3C–D)............................. 6</p> <p>– Head and pronotum finely granulose, without large setigerous tubercles (Fig. 3B, H).................. 15</p> <p>6. Antennifer with large spine-like protuberance (Fig. 3D) [Afrotropical].......................................... 7</p> <p>– Antennifer with setigerous tubercle (Fig. 3C) [New World; Australasia]........................................ 8</p> <p>7. Head and pronotum almost entirely dark brown; scutellar spine slightly raised; hemelytra blackish with pale coloration at base and apex of corium [Central Africa]..................................................................................................................................... Voconia schoutedeni (Villiers, 1964) comb. nov.</p> <p>– Head and pronotum yellow; scutellar spine subhorizontal; hemelytra light brown with proximal half of corium yellow and distal yellow spot [Sudan]........................................ Voconia tridens sp. nov.</p> <p>8. Clypeus round [Mexico; Honduras]........................................................ Voconia mexicana sp. nov.</p> <p>– Clypeus bifid (Fig. 3C) [Australia; Papua New Guinea].................................................................. 9</p> <p>9. Hemelytron with yellow spots on corium (e.g., Fig. 4B–C)........................................................... 10</p> <p>– Hemelytron with a broad yellow band across corium (e.g., Fig. 7, V. fasciata sp. nov. and V. grandioculata sp. nov.)............................................................................................................... 12</p> <p>10. Head globose, about as long as wide [Northern Territory, Australia; Papua New Guinea].......................................................................................................................... Voconia brachycephala sp. nov.</p> <p>– Head elongate, 1.4–1.6 times as long as wide.................................................................................11</p> <p>11. Body dark, almost black; males small, body length 7–8 mm [Northern Territory, Australia]..................................................................................................................... Voconia dolichocephala sp. nov.</p> <p>– Body light brown; males larger, body length 8–9 mm [Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia].............................................................................................. Voconia tuberculata sp. nov.</p> <p>12. Body longer, 9–11 mm; legs entirely yellow.................................................................................. 13</p> <p>– Body shorter, 7–9 mm; femora dark brown, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown.............................. 14</p> <p>13. Eyes as long as ante- and postocular regions in dorsal view; ocelli occupying half-length of postocular region; membranal veins forming Cu-An 1 and M-Cu cells brown; proximal half of corium not entirely yellow; body length 9–10 mm [Western Australia and Queensland, Australia]............................................................................................................................... Voconia grandioculata sp. nov.</p> <p>– Eyes shorter than ante- and postocular regions in dorsal view; ocelli occupying less than halflength of postocular region; membranal veins forming Cu-An1 and M-Cu cells mostly or entirely yellow; proximal half of corium entirely yellow; body length 10.5–12 mm [New South Wales and Queensland, Australia]......................................................................... Voconia pallidipes Stål, 1866</p> <p>14. Corium band is translucent yellow; body length 8–9 mm [Queensland, Australia]................................................................................................................................................. Voconia fasciata sp. nov.</p> <p>– Corium band is opaque yellow; body length approximately 7 mm [Queensland, Australia]..................................................................................................................................... Voconia vittata sp. nov.</p> <p>15. Labial segment I swollen subapically on ventral surface (Fig. 4E); labial segment II swollen ventrobasally and narrowed apically (Fig. 4E); labial segment III stout, 0.2 times length of segment II (Fig. 4E) [Borneo]...................................................... Voconia wegneri (Miller, 1954) comb. nov.</p> <p>– Labial segments I and II straight; labial segment III elongate, 0.4–0.7 times length of segment II............................................................................................................................................................ 16</p> <p>16. Head long, about 1.7 times as long as wide; ventral surface of hind femur with four large spines in posterior row (Fig. 4K); large pale spot between R and M veins (Fig. 4C)................................... 17</p> <p>– Head elongate, not more than 1.4 times as long as wide; ventral surface of hind femur with three large and 0–3 small spines in posterior row (Fig. 4I–J).................................................................. 18</p> <p>17. Mid and hind femora dark, proximal third yellow (Fig. 4K); anterior pronotal lobe convex, strongly curved inward on posterolateral margins; body length about 11 mm [Normanby Island]...................................................................................................................................... Voconia bracata sp. nov.</p> <p>– Legs uniformly dark; anterior pronotal lobe gently rounded, posterolateral margins nearly straight; body length 12–13 mm [New Guinea]............................. Voconia typica (Miller, 1958) comb. nov.</p> <p>18. Pronotum dark with contrasting yellow posterior margin; abducted corium dark with antero- and posteroproximal yellow stripes and posteromedial and distal white spots [Trinidad].................................................................................................................................... Voconia trinidadensis sp. nov.</p> <p>– Color patterns variable but combination not as above [Old World]............................................... 19</p> <p>19. Proepimeron with posteroventral margin rounded [Afrotropical].................................................. 20</p> <p>– Proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin [Oriental].................................. 22</p> <p>20. Fossula spongiosa absent or vestigial on mid leg of males and females; scutellum uniformly brown; abducted corium with an antero- and posteromedial yellow spot; uniformly brown dorsal laterotergites [Central Africa]............................ Voconia motoensis (Schouteden, 1929) comb. nov.</p> <p>– Fossula spongiosa present on mid leg of male; scutellar spine yellow (Fig. 4E); abducted corium with proximal, posteromedial, and distal yellow spots; dorsal laterotergites bicolored................. 21</p> <p>21. Body longer, 10–12 mm; dark dorsal laterotergites with strongly contrasting yellow anterior spots; eyes reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; eyes strongly bulging past postocular lateral margins in dorsal view [West and Central Africa]...... Voconia conradti (Jeannel, 1917) comb. nov.</p> <p>– Body shorter, 9–10 mm; light brown dorsal laterotergites with weakly contrasting yellow anterior spots; eyes do not reach ventral head margin in lateral view; eyes do not bulge strongly in dorsal view [Central Africa].................................................................................. Voconia smithae sp. nov.</p> <p>22. Membrane of hemelytra dark; membranal veins forming Cu-An1 and M-Cu cells paler than remainder of membrane (Fig. 4B)................................................................................................................... 23</p> <p>– Membrane of hemelytra dark; membranal veins dark or with R and M veins proximally pale in V-shape........................................................................................................................................... 25</p> <p>23. Body light brown; labium lighter than head, yellow; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine [Borneo]........................................................................................... Voconia decorata sp. nov.</p> <p>– Body dark brown, almost black; labium as dark as head; scutellum uniformly dark [Sumatra]..... 24</p> <p>24. Head dark with semicircular yellow stripe encircling both ocelli; body longer, about 11 mm; anterior pronotal lobe relatively long, posterior lobe about 1.8 times as long as than anterior lobe.................................................................................................................................. Voconia coronata sp. nov.</p> <p>– Head dark with yellow spots adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; body shorter, about 9 mm; anterior pronotal lobe relatively short, posterior lobe about 2.2 times as long as anterior lobe...................................................................................................................................... Voconia lirophleps sp. nov.</p> <p>25. Legs yellow, distal halves of femora brown [India]................................ Voconia ornata comb. nov.</p> <p>– Femora unicolored [Southeast Asia]............................................................................................... 26</p> <p>26. Legs dark brown............................................................................................................................. 27</p> <p>– Legs yellow or yellowish-brown.................................................................................................... 29</p> <p>27. Dorsal laterotergites dark with yellow spots anteriorly; anterior margin of abducted corium with a small pale spot medially; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with small paramedial lobes; stridulitrum elongated anteriorly into a small protuberance [Philippines]................................................................................................................................................................ Voconia bakeri sp. nov.</p> <p>– Dorsal laterotergites uniformly dark; anterior margin of abducted corium with a yellow stripe along proximal half; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes (Fig. 4J); stridulitrum not elongated into an anterior protuberance (Fig. 4J) [Southeast Asia]...... 28</p> <p>28. Body length about 10.0 mm; pronotum dark, posterior margin paler [Philippines]...................................................................................................................................................... Voconia nyx sp. nov.</p> <p>– Body length about 8.5 mm; pronotum uniformly dark [Philippines]......... Voconia minima sp. nov.</p> <p>29. Anterior margin of abducted corium with medial and distal yellow spots; pronotum and scutellum uniformly dark [Philippines]....................................................................... Voconia hemera sp. nov.</p> <p>– Anterior margin of abducted corium with proximal half yellow and distal yellow spot; pronotum dark, posterior margin pale; scutellum dark with contrasting brown or yellow apical spine (Fig. 4E)... 30</p> <p>30. Clypeus coloration as rest of head; proximal half of corium entirely yellow, forming a yellow triangle [Philippines].............................................................................................. Voconia isosceles sp. nov.</p> <p>– Clypeus lighter than rest of head, yellow; proximal half of corium not entirely yellow, with brown markings......................................................................................................................................... 31</p> <p>31. Labial segment I short, not surpassing posteroventral eye margin in lateral view; Cu-An1 cell elongate, reaching at least half the length of M-Cu cell [Laos]............... Voconia laosensis sp. nov.</p> <p>– Labial segment I long, surpassing posteroventral eye margin in lateral view; Cu-An 1 cell stout, less than half the length of M-Cu cell.................................................................................................... 32</p> <p>32. Abducted corium mostly dark with anteroproximal reddish-brown stripe and posteromedial and distal yellow spots; pale posterior margin of pronotum wide, a third of posterior pronotal lobe [Borneo]................................................................................................. Voconia lasiosoma sp. nov.</p> <p>– Abducted corium with proximal half mostly yellow, distal half dark with distal yellow spot; pale posterior margin of pronotum narrow, a fifth of posterior pronotal lobe [Borneo]....................................................................................................................................................... Voconia loki sp. nov.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FF91FF9BFD66074AFADBBF52	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FF94FFA6FD690689FA89BCF4.text	015D8E70FF94FFA6FD690689FA89BCF4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia bakeri Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia bakeri sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 21FEECCD-754F-4DF8-815B-E18666CE9CE5</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 7, 9, 11, 14, 20</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>This species most closely resembles two other dark-brown Philippine species, V. minima sp. nov. and V. nyx sp. nov., with yellow posteromedial yellow spots on the abducted corium, but is differentiated by the yellow patches on the dorsal laterotergites, the faint yellow spot on the anteromedial portion of the abducted corium, the presence of small paramedial lobes on the anteriad-directed process of the prosternum, and the stridulitrum being elongated anteriorly into a small protuberance. It specifically differs from V. minima sp. nov. by the uniformly dark legs and short labial segment I that does not reach the posteroventral eye margin and from V. nyx sp. nov. by the uniformly dark pronotum.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>Named after Austin Baker, a former colleague at UCR who provided support and insightful comments on this revision.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype PHILIPPINES • ♂ (dissected pygophore and aedeagus in vial); <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=124.92&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.81" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 124.92/lat 8.81)">Mindanao</a>, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=124.92&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.81" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 124.92/lat 8.81)">Mts Or.</a>, Mt Pomalihi, Gingoog City, 21 km W of Gingoog City; [8.81° N, 124.92° E]; elev. 800–1000 m; 16 Oct. 1965; H.M. Torrevillas leg.; light trap; USI: UCR_ENT 00073810; BPBM.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 9.8 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown with paired pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium nearly as dark as head. Thorax: coloration as head; scutellum uniformly dark brown. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark reddish-brown, distal half yellow; corium dark reddish-brown with anteromedial, posteromedial, and distal yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale, remainder as membrane. Legs: dark brown. Abdomen: dark reddish-brown, almost black; dorsal laterotergites dark with yellow spots anteriorly.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with dense, long macrosetae interspersed among dense pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with macroseta, base without lateral protuberance; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae; scutellar lateral carinae with long setation. Hemelytron: corium with sparse long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large and two small spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.2 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one quarter of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view about as long as eye, lateral margins in dorsal view gently rounded; pedicel about 1.2 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view converging; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view nearly straight; eye width in dorsal view about as wide as synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, not reaching posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.6 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar narrow medially with anterolateral angles short and flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.7 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded; glabrous markings on pronotum thin and not deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep, elongated longitudinally; scutellar spine long, raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum projected into small protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Abdomen: anterior margin of terga weakly carinulate; terga II and III with paired prominent longitudinal carinae, reaching about two-thirds of tergum III. Pygophore (Fig. 11): transverse bridge with rounded posterior margin; posterior region of ventral surface of pygophore in lateral view straight, not swollen; lateral pygophore margin with protuberance; posterior pygophore margin with clustered macrosetae on protuberance; parameres sinusoidal, apex tapered into squarely rounded tip. Aedeagus (Fig. 14): endosoma almost entirely covered with spicules; apex of dorsal phallothecal sclerite tongue-shaped in dorsal view; basal plate extension about 4.3 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 20)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality in the Philippines. Based on the record of a Miridae Hahn, 1831 specimen with the same collection event, Mt Pomalihi is presumably in Mt Balatukan Range Natural Park. The type locality is also shared with V. isosceles sp. nov.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The median apical process broke off during dissection (Fig. 11). It was presumably short as is the case in all Pseudocetherinae, but it was not possible to determine if it was upright or bent posteriorly.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FF94FFA6FD690689FA89BCF4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFA9FFA0FD6005EFFE91B851.text	015D8E70FFA9FFA0FD6005EFFE91B851.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia bracata Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia bracata sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 32D3A427-888D-4D48-B0C3-5EB69CB43B1A</p> <p>Figs 1, 2, 3J, 4C, K, 7, 9, 18</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from other species of the genus Voconia by its long, slender body (about 10.8 mm), long head (about 1.7 times as long as wide), hind leg with four large spines in the posterior row, a large pale spot</p> <p>between R and M veins, and dorsal laterotergites I and II yellow, the remainder dark brown. This species is most similar to V. typica, but is differentiated by the yellow proximal third of the mid and hind femora as well as the anterior pronotal lobe, which is convex, strongly curved inward on the posterolateral margins.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective ‘ bracatus, - a, - um ’, meaning ‘wearing trousers’. It refers to the yellow coloration of the proximal half of the femora.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype PAPUA NEW GUINEA • ♂; Milne Bay Province, Waikaiuna, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=150.97&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-10.06" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 150.97/lat -10.06)">Normanby Island</a>; [10.06° S, 150.97° E]; elev. 0–50 m; 14 Apr. 1956; L.J. Brass leg.; Fifth Archibold Exped. to New Guinea; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170707; AMNH.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 10.8 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region with dark patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin and paired pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labial segments II and III lighter than head. Thorax: coloration as head; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark reddish-brown with distal half yellow; corium dark reddish-brown with anteromedial, posteromedial, and distal yellow spots; membrane dark, large pale spot between R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale, remainder as membrane. Legs (Fig. 4K): dark brown with yellow mid and hind coxae, trochanter, and proximal third of femora. Abdomen (Fig. 4C): dark reddishbrown; dorsal laterotergites I and II yellow.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with sparse, short macrosetae interspersed among dense pubescence; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with dense, short macrosetae; anterolateral angles of pronotal collar without macrosetae or setigerous tubercles. Legs (Fig. 4K): posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with four large spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent with long macrosetae.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.7 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, subequal in length to postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view longer than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.8 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and reaching apex of clypeus; apex of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view slightly narrower than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings V-shaped, joined medially at interocular sulcus; interocular sulcus in dorsal view slightly bent anteromedially, subtriangular; eye width in dorsal view wider than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II slightly curving apically, about 0.4 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe subequal in length to posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded; glabrous markings on pronotum thin and not deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep and elongated transversely; scutellar spine long and subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes (Fig. 3J); anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance (Fig. 3J); proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 18)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality of Normanby Island off of Papua New Guinea, where no other Pseudocetherinae species are known.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>This species forms a well-supported clade with another species from Papua New Guinea, V. typica (Figs 1–2).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFA9FFA0FD6005EFFE91B851	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFAFFFA2FDBB018CFAD4B9D6.text	015D8E70FFAFFFA2FDBB018CFAD4B9D6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia brachycephala Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia brachycephala sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: AB497C37-1CBA-4270-AAE0-DDA9ADDCAB25</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 7, 9, 18</p> <p>Voconia pallidipes (non Stål, 1866) – Swanson 2015: 268–269, fig. 10. Misidentification.</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Recognized by its Australasian distribution, small size (about 7.4 mm), globose head (about as long as wide), labial segment II swollen ventromedially, and coarsely granulose, tuberculate head and pronotum. Most closely resembles V. dolichocephala sp. nov. in size and hemelytral coloration but V. dolichocephala sp. nov. has a conspicuously elongate head.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the latinized Greek adjective ‘ brachycephalus, - a, - um ’, formed from the prefix ‘ brachy- ’ (meaning ‘short’) and the noun ‘ cephale ’ (meaning ‘head’), referring to the fact that this species has the shortest head among species of Voconia.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype PAPUA NEW GUINEA [“N. GUINEA”] • ♀; <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.73&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.42" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.73/lat -5.42)">Madang Province</a>, Erima; [5.42 ° S, 145.73 ° E]; 1896; L. Bíró leg.; “Astrolabe B.”; USI: AMNH_PBI 00213935; HNHM.</p> <p>Material examined from literature</p> <p>AUSTRALIA • 1 ♀; Northern Territory, 2 km E of Saddle Creek; 15.95694 ° S, 129.56167 ° E; elev. 75 m; 27 Sep. 1983; E.L. Schlinger and M.E. Irwin leg.; INHS 914,917.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Female (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 7.4 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown, postocular region with dark patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin; labium lighter than head. Thorax: coloration as head; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium reddish-brown with anteromedial and posteromedial yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale, remainder as membrane. Legs: dark yellowishbrown. Abdomen: dark brown; dorsal laterotergites uniformly dark.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: coarsely granulose, with dense, short setigerous tubercles interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of stout setigerous tubercles paramedially and one medially; antennifer with two adjacent lateral setigerous tubercles; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, long macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with setigerous tubercles; scutellar lateral carinae with short macrosetae on setigerous tubercles. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half and three or fewer small spines. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent with long macrosetae.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: globose, about as long as wide; anteocular region about one quarter of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view shorter than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.2 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and shorter than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view diverging; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex bifid, narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view curved and smoothly rounded anteriorly; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view gradually thickens distally,</p> <p>surpassing posteroventral eye margin; labial segment II swollen ventromedially; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II curves ventrally, about 0.3 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.7 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum conspicuous and not depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated longitudinally; scutellar spine long and raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum projected into small protuberance; proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa of fore leg present.</p> <p>Male</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 18)</p> <p>This species has a disjunct distribution. It is known from Erima in Papua New Guinea (type locality) and the Northern Territory of Australia (Swanson 2015: 268, as V. pallidipes).</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>There is little doubt that the specimen figured by Swanson (2015: 269, fig. 10) as V. pallidipes pertains to V. brachycephala sp. nov. Although the size of the specimen in concern is unknown, its coloration and the short, tuberculate head do not seem to differ from the condition seen in the new species. Since the specimen could not be re-examined, it is, however, not included in the type material of the new species.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFAFFFA2FDBB018CFAD4B9D6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFADFFACFD8A070DFB1AB9FA.text	015D8E70FFADFFACFD8A070DFB1AB9FA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia chrysoptera Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia chrysoptera sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 79E22180-F528-4166-8D25-02AD3BA726BE</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 7, 9, 17</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Recognized from other African Voconia species by the unique coloration of the corium, abdomen, and legs which are entirely yellow. Additionally, the posterior row of spines on the mid and hind femora have three large and many small spines, and the antennifer lacks a lateral protuberance. Females possess a fossula spongiosa on the mid leg.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective ‘ chrysopterus, - a, - um ’, meaning ‘golden-winged’, referring to the entirely yellow corium.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype KENYA • ♀; Eastern Province, Mwingi, Nguni; 7 Apr. 2004; M. Snizek leg.; USI: UCR_ENT 00001551; NHMW.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Female (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 10.5 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown, maxillary plates lighter; postocular region dark brown with paired pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium lighter than head, yellow. Thorax: coloration as head, with posterior pronotal lobe lighter than anterior lobe; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus and corium uniformly yellow; membrane uniformly dark;</p> <p>membranal veins as remainder of membrane. Legs: yellow. Abdomen: ventral surface and dorsal laterotergites yellow.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: coarsely granulose with sparse pubescence and sparse, short macrosetae; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer without lateral projection; labium with dense, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar without macrosetae or setigerous tubercles; scutellar lateral carinae with short macrosetae. Hemelytron: corium with dense short setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half and many small spines. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, 1.3 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view longer than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.8 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view diverging; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates, apex rounded, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings curved anterolaterally, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view curved and smoothly rounded anteriorly; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis, reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, setigerous tubercles along apical margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, reaching posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.6 times length of segment I. Thorax: with pronotal collar narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.5 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded, glabrous markings not depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow and elongated longitudinally; scutellar spine long and raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum projecting into a small protuberance. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs.</p> <p>Male</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 17)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality in Mwingi, Kenya. It is the easternmost Afrotropical species.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>This is the only female in the subfamily with fossula spongiosa present on the mid leg.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFADFFACFD8A070DFB1AB9FA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFA3FFAFFDF700F0FE92B9BB.text	015D8E70FFA3FFAFFDF700F0FE92B9BB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia conradti (Jeannel 1917) Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia conradti (Jeannel, 1917) comb. nov.</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 7, 9, 11, 17</p> <p>Microvarus conradti Jeannel, 1917: 51.</p> <p>Microvarus achteni Schouteden, 1929: 252. Synonymized by Villiers (1948: 280).</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from other species in Voconia by its Afrotropical distribution and stout body. This species most closely resembles V. motoensis and V. smithae sp. nov. It differs from V. motoensis by its distinct coloration: yellow scutellar spine, corium with a proximal and distal yellow spot, and contrasting yellow anterior spots on dark dorsal laterotergites. Despite the strong superficial resemblance to V. smithae sp. nov. due to its coloration and stoutness, closer examination reveals that V. conradti is distinguishable by the longer body (10.4–11.4 mm), dark dorsal laterotergites with strongly contrasting yellow anterior spots, finely granulose head, antennifer with short or absent laterally projecting setigerous tubercle, lack of paired interocular setigerous tubercles, maxillary plates with medial margins diverging, shorter anteocular region than postocular region (measured to where the posterior margin of the granulations meet the anterior margin of the smooth neck), buccula without lateral protrusion, and strongly bulging eyes that greatly surpass the postocular lateral margin in dorsal view and reach the ventral head margin in lateral view.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Lectotype (present designation) EQUATORIAL GUINEA • ♂; “ Fernando-Po ” [Bioko Island]; 1901; L. Conradt leg.; MNHN_EH24709.</p> <p>Additional material examined</p> <p>CAMEROON • 1 ♀; <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=11.45&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.87" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 11.45/lat 3.87)">N Kolbisson</a>; [3.87° N, 11.45° E]; 27 Jun. 1966; B. de Mire leg.; USI: AMNH_ PBI 00170693; AMNH • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 31 Mar. 1971; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170694; AMNH.</p> <p>IVORY COAST • 1 ♂; Foro Foro; [7.98° N, 5.06° W]; 13 Oct. 1971; D. Duviard leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170691; AMNH • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; 25–28 Sep. 1973; R. Linnavuori leg.; dissected pygophore in vial (Fig. 11), aedeagus lost; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170695; AMNH.</p> <p>NIGERIA • 1 ♂; W State, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=4.56&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.47" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 4.56/lat 7.47)">Ife</a>; [7.47° N, 4.56° E]; 7 Jul.–14 Aug. 1973; R. Linnavuori leg.; USI: AMNH_ PBI 00170692; AMNH.</p> <p>Redescription</p> <p>Male (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 10.4–11.4 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region with dark patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin and pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium lighter than head. Thorax: coloration as head; pronotum uniformly dark (Fig. 3K) or posterior pronotal lobe lighter than anterior lobe; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium dark reddish-brown with proximal, anteromedial, posteromedial, and distal yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale. Legs: completely yellow or yellow with distal half of femur dark brown. Abdomen: dark brown, dorsal laterotergites with yellow spots anteriorly.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with sparse, short macrosetae interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, short macrosetae. Thorax (Fig. 3K): anterolateral angles of pronotal collar without macrosetae or setigerous tubercles. Hemelytron: corium with dense long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, 1.1–1.4 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one quarter of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view about as long as eye or shorter, lateral margins subrectangular; pedicel about 1.3 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view with medial margins diverging; clypeus in dorsal view narrower than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view curved and smoothly rounded anteriorly; eye width in dorsal view either wider or narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, reaching posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.5 times length of segment I. Thorax (Fig. 3K): pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially, with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe 0.5–0.6 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum slightly depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep, circular; scutellar spine long, raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Abdomen: anterior margin of terga weakly carinulate; terga II and III with paired prominent longitudinal carinae reaching about one-third of tergum III. Pygophore (Fig. 11): transverse bridge with triangular posterior margin; posterior region of ventral surface of pygophore in lateral view with slight swelling; median apical process in caudal view short; direction of median apical process in lateral view sharply bent posteriorly; lateral pygophore margin with protuberance; posterior pygophore margin with clustered macrosetae on protuberance; parameres sinusoidal, apex tapered into squarely rounded tip.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Mostly as male but differs from males by the following. Body length: about 11.2 mm. Head: elongate, about 1.4 times as long as wide; pedicel about 1.2 times length of head width; ocelli minute, occupying 0.15 times length of postocular region. Legs: fossula absent or vestigial on mid leg.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 17)</p> <p>This species is distributed in Western Africa. The type locality is from Bioko, an island off the west coast, north of Equatorial Guinea.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Originally described as Microvarus conradti based on several specimens which are to be treated as syntypes (Jeannel 1917). The type material of M. conradti is deposited at the MNHN under loan restrictions; habitus photographs of one of the syntypes (Fig. 7; USI: MNHN_EH24709) were used to evaluate this species concept and this specimen is designated as the lectotype. The synonymy of M. achteni proposed by Villiers (1948) is accepted here without re-examining the type material of Schouteden (1929). This species is transferred to Voconia based on the cladistic analysis conducted in this study. Based on the phylogeny, V. conradti and V. smithae sp. nov. form a well-supported clade (Figs 1–2).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFA3FFAFFDF700F0FE92B9BB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFA0FFA8FD9900B2FB83BD47.text	015D8E70FFA0FFA8FD9900B2FB83BD47.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia coronata Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia coronata sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 13ED6C82-C06A-4DE4-92E3-EAD71C9B8D71</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 7, 9, 20</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from most species of Voconia by the semicircular yellow stripe encircling both ocelli, membranal veins forming Cu-An1 and M-Cu cells paler than remainder of membrane, and proepimeron with protuberance on posteroventral margin. This species is most similar to two other Oriental species, V. decorata sp. nov. and V. lirophleps sp. nov. It is distinguishable from V. decorata sp. nov. by its distribution in Sumatra and the dark brown, almost black coloration of the body. Despite the holotypes of V. coronata sp. nov. and V. lirophleps sp. nov. being collected within about 106 km of each other, there are several differences, particularly in size. Among our larger series, conspecific Voconia males do not vary more than about ± 1 mm from each other, and V. coronata sp. nov. is about 2 mm longer than V. lirophleps sp. nov. It is distinguishable by the slightly more elongate head (about 1.3 times as long as wide), the pedicel is much longer (about 1.9 times length of head width), maxillary plates directed straight in dorsal view, postocular region is about as long as the eye, labial segment I is long, almost reaching posterior margin of head, wide pronotal collar, long anterior pronotal lobe relative to posterior pronotal lobe (posterior lobe about 1.8 times as long as anterior lobe), scutellum dark with brown apical spine, inconspicuous distal yellow spot on the corium, and the presence of three large spines and many small spines on the posterior row of spines of the hind leg.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective ‘ coronatus, - a, - um ’, meaning ‘crowned’ or ‘encircled’, referring to the yellow ring around the postocular region of the head.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype INDONESIA • ♀; Sumatra, “ <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=97.66&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.68" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 97.66/lat 3.68)">Central Atjeh</a> ” [Aceh], <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=97.66&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.68" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 97.66/lat 3.68)">Ketambe</a>; [3.68° N, 97.66° E]; elev. 400 m; 26–27 Jan. 1974; E.W. Diehl leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170706; AMNH.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 11.0 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region dark with a semicircular pale stripe encircling both ocelli; labium nearly as dark as head. Thorax: coloration as head; posterior pronotal lobe lighter than anterior lobe; scutellum dark with brown apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark with distal yellow stripe; corium dark with anteroproximal yellow stripe, posteromedial and small distal yellow spots; membrane uniformly dark; membranal veins forming Cu-An 1 and M-Cu cells paler than remainder of membrane. Legs: dark brown, femora darker. Abdomen: almost black, dorsal laterotergites dark with yellow spots anteriorly.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with sparse, short macrosetae interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, long macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae; scutellar lateral carinae with long setation. Hemelytron: corium with sparse long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half and more than three small spines. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, 1.3 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one quarter of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view about as long as eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.9 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and surpassing clypeal apex; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view bent anteromedially, subtriangular; eye width in dorsal view wider than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.5 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view wide medially with anterolateral angles short and flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.6 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded; glabrous markings on pronotum deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated transversely; scutellar spine long, raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 20)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality of Ketambe in the northernmost province of Sumatra, Aceh.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The phylogenetic placement of V. coronata sp. nov. is uncertain (Figs 1–2).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFA0FFA8FD9900B2FB83BD47	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFA6FFAAFD670216FB82B9F5.text	015D8E70FFA6FFAAFD670216FB82B9F5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia decorata Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia decorata sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 93BE46E2-210B-45C7-8FD6-2C38EC62B2D9</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 3B, 4J, 7, 9, 20</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from most other species of Voconia by the yellow ring around the postocular region, membranal veins forming Cu-An 1 and M-Cu cells paler than remainder of membrane, and proepimeron with protuberance on posteroventral margin. This species is most similar to two other Oriental species, V. coronata sp. nov. and V. lirophleps sp. nov. It is distinguishable from these species by its distribution in the Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo, the light brown coloration of the body, the labium being lighter than the head, and the dark scutellum with a contrasting yellow apical spine.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective ‘ decoratus, - a, - um ’, meaning ‘decorated, elegant’, referring to its light brown coloration and yellow markings on the hemelytron and dorsal laterotergites that gives it a flashier and more elegant look.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype MALAYSIA [“NORTH BORNEO”] • ♀; Sabah, Tawau, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=118.02&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.42" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 118.02/lat 4.42)">Quoin Hill</a>, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=118.02&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.42" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 118.02/lat 4.42)">Cocoa Res. Stn</a>, [4.42° N, 118.02° E]; elev. 225 m; 16 Sep. 1962; K.J. Kuncheria leg.; USI: UCR_ENT 00073809; BPBM.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 10.0 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head (Fig. 3B): light brown, yellowish; postocular region with dark patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin, semicircular pale stripe encircling both ocelli; labium lighter than head. Thorax: coloration as head; posterior margin of posterior pronotal lobe lighter; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium reddish-brown with anteroproximal yellow stripe, posteromedial and distal yellow spots; membrane light brown with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins forming Cu-An1 and M-Cu cells paler than remainder of membrane. Legs: yellowish-brown, distal half of femora darker. Abdomen: yellowish-brown, dorsal laterotergites with yellow spots anteriorly.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head (Fig. 3B) and pronotum: finely granulose with sparse, short macrosetae interspersed among sparse pubescence; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with dense, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae. Hemelytron: corium with sparse, long setation. Legs (Fig. 4J): posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half and one small spine. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head (Fig. 3B): elongate, 1.3 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view shorter than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.3 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and as long as clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view about as wide as maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view bent anteromedially, subtriangular; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.5 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view wide medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.7 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated longitudinally; scutellar spine long, subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 20)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality of Quoin Hill in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The phylogenetic placement of V. decorata sp. nov. is uncertain (Figs 1–2).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFA6FFAAFD670216FB82B9F5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFA5FFB4FDBF00F0FCF8B835.text	015D8E70FFA5FFB4FDBF00F0FCF8B835.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia dolichocephala Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia dolichocephala sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 7528828E-ADAD-49A4-BA42-98BCE32BF011</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 6–7, 9, 18</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from most other species of Voconia by its tuberculate and coarsely granulose head and pronotum. This species most closely resembles another Australian species, V. tuberculata sp. nov. These two species are recognized from other Australian species by the acute protuberance on the posteroventral margin of the proepimeron, long macrosetae of the setigerous tubercles, elongate head (1.4–1.6 times as long as wide), and yellow spots antero- and posteromedially on the abducted corium. Voconia dolichocephala sp. nov. differs from V. tuberculata sp. nov. by its overall dark brown, almost black coloration, dorsal laterotergites uniformly dark or with yellow spots posteriorly, and males are smaller than about 7.5 mm. Females slightly surpass the high-end range for female length of V. tuberculata sp. nov. (8.4–8.8 mm).</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the latinized Greek adjective ‘ dolichocephalus, - a, - um ’, formed from the prefix ‘ dolicho- ’ (meaning ‘long’) and the noun ‘ cephale ’ (meaning ‘head’), referring to the long head of the type specimen, which is about a fifth of the body length.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype AUSTRALIA • ♀; Northern Territory, Tindal; [14.52° S, 132.38° E]; 1–20 Dec. 1967; W. Vestjens leg.; at light; USI: AMNH_PBI 00168747; ANIC.</p> <p>Paratypes AUSTRALIA • 1 ♀; Northern Territory, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=132.47&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-12.65" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 132.47/lat -12.65)">Kakadu NP</a>, S Alligator River, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=132.47&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-12.65" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 132.47/lat -12.65)">Gungaree Rainforest</a>; [12.65 ° S, 132.47 ° E]; 17 Dec. 1993; S. and J. Peck leg.; coll. S. and J Peck 93-131; at light; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170709; deposited in AMNH • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; USI: AMNH_PBI 00168748; AMNH • 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype; USI: AMNH_PBI 00168745; AMNH.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 7.1–7.5 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head (Fig. 3F): dark brown; postocular region uniformly dark with pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labial segment I nearly as dark as head, segments II and III lighter than head. Thorax: coloration as head; scutellum uniformly dark brown. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark brown with distal yellow stripe; corium dark brown with anteromedial, posteromedial, and distal yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale. Legs: dark brown, tarsi yellow. Abdomen: dark brown; dorsal laterotergites uniformly dark or dark with yellow spots posteriorly.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head (Fig. 3F) and pronotum: coarsely granulose with sparse, long setigerous tubercles interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of stout setigerous tubercles paramedially; antennifer with long lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with setigerous tubercles; scutellar lateral carinae with setigerous tubercles with long macrosetae. Hemelytron: corium with dense long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with four large spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent, long macrosetae interspersed.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head (Fig. 3F): elongate, 1.5–1.6 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view as long as eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel 1.3–1.5 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and as long as clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view with medial margins diverging; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex bifid, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings V-shaped, joined medially at interocular sulcus; interocular sulcus in dorsal view nearly straight; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II curves ventrally, 0.3–0.4 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view wide medially with anterolateral angles long, flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe 0.7–0.8 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum conspicuous and not depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated longitudinally; scutellar spine long, subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum projected into small protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Abdomen: anterior margin of terga weakly carinulate, terga II and III with deeper and longer carinules; terga II and III with paired prominent longitudinal carinae, reaching about two-thirds of tergum III.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Mostly as male, distinguished from males by the following. Body length: 8.8–9.0 mm. Head: elongate, 1.5–1.6 times as long as wide; pedicel about 1.5–1.7 times length of head width. Legs: fossula spongiosa absent or vestigial on mid leg.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 18)</p> <p>This species is only known from the Northern Territory of Australia. The nearest species of Voconia is V. tuberculata sp. nov., known from about 100 km southeast of the three specimens collected in Tindal.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Voconia dolichocephala sp. nov. is nested among the Australian clade. According to the phylogeny (Figs 1–2), it is the sister taxon to V. tuberculata sp. nov.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFA5FFB4FDBF00F0FCF8B835	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFBBFFB5FD620130FBA3BF7B.text	015D8E70FFBBFFB5FD620130FBA3BF7B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia fasciata Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia fasciata sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 22FAB401-5B52-4866-86CD-0ED8B980A3A5</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 7, 9, 18</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from most other species of Voconia by its tuberculate and coarsely granulose head and pronotum, lateral protrusion of the buccula, and dorsally projecting mandibular plates. This species most closely resembles three other Australian species, V. grandioculata sp. nov., V. pallidipes, and V. vittata sp. nov. This species, V. grandioculata sp. nov., and V. vittata sp. nov. have a similar yellow stripe across the corium; however, the stripe in V. fasciata sp. nov. is pale, almost translucent and the body is larger, total length is about 8.7 mm long. It is easily distinguished from V. pallidipes by its smaller size and coloration, i.e., the membranal veins are not yellow, the proximal half of the corium is not entirely yellow, and the legs are not completely yellow as described above.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective ‘ fasciatus, - a, - um ’, meaning ‘banded’, referring to the pale yellow band that crosses the middle of the corium and scutellar spine.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype AUSTRALIA • ♂; Queensland, Einasleigh River, 33 km W of Mt Surprise; [18.13 ° S, 143.99 ° E]; 10–11 Jun. 1993; M. and B. Baehr leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00127097; ZSMC.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 8.7 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Dark brown, maxillary plates lighter; postocular dark with pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium lighter than head. Thorax: coloration as head; posterior pronotal lobe with yellow posterolateral margins; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark brown with distal yellow stripe; corium dark brown with thick medial yellow stripe; membrane and membranal veins uniformly dark. Legs: femora dark brown, tibiae and tarsi yellowishbrown. Abdomen: ventral surface light brown medially, dark brown laterally; dorsal laterotergites I and II paler than remainder.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: coarsely granulose with dense, short setigerous tubercles interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with setigerous tubercles medially and two pairs paramedially; antennifer with long lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with setigerous tubercles; scutellar lateral carinae with short macrosetae on setigerous tubercles. Hemelytron:</p> <p>corium with dense, long macrosetae. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with four spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent, long macrosetae interspersed.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: globose, about as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, about as long as postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view shorter than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.3 times length of head width; mandibular plates in anterior view projecting dorsolaterally; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and reaching apex of clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view diverging; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex bifid, narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view nearly straight; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, setigerous tubercles along apical margin; labial segment I in lateral view gradually thickens distally, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II curves ventrally, about 0.3 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view wide medially with anterolateral angles short, flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.7 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum depressed near posterolateral margins; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated transversely; scutellar spine long, subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum projected into sharp spine; proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 18)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality of Einasleigh River in Queensland, Australia.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Voconia fasciata sp. nov. is nested within the Australian clade (Figs 1–2). Though poorly supported, it forms the sister taxon to V. brachycephala sp. nov. and V. vittata sp. nov.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFBBFFB5FD620130FBA3BF7B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFBAFFB7FD870672FD9FB92A.text	015D8E70FFBAFFB7FD870672FD9FB92A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia grandioculata Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia grandioculata sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 23167BBE-77C8-434F-9574-B9F59130EAAB</p> <p>Figs 1– 2, 4E, 7, 9, 11, 14, 18</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from most other species of Voconia by its tuberculate and coarsely granulose head and pronotum, the lateral protrusion of the buccula, and notably the large ocelli that occupy half the length of the postocular region. Due to the yellow stripe across the corium, this species resembles two other Australian species, V. fasciata sp. nov. and V. vittata sp. nov. However, the yellow stripe of this species is bright and opaque, unlike that of V. fasciata sp. nov. Additionally, the legs are entirely yellow, and the corium has a small proximal yellow spot. It is easily distinguished from V. pallidipes by the brown membranal veins, the proximal half of the corium being not entirely yellow, and its globose head.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective ‘ grandioculatus, - a, - um ’, formed from the prefix ‘ grandi- ’ (meaning ‘large’) combined with the adjective ‘ oculatus, -a, -um ’ (meaning ‘possessing eyes’), referring to the large ocelli of this species, occupying half the length of the postocular region.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype AUSTRALIA • ♂ (dissected pygophore and aedeagus in vial); Queensland, 3 km NE of Mt Webb; [15.05 ° S, 145.15 ° E]; 30 Apr.–3 May 1981; A. Calder leg.; at light; USI: AMNH_PBI 00168749; ANIC.</p> <p>Paratype AUSTRALIA • 1 ♂; Western Australia, East York; USI: AMNH_PBI 00213934; HNHM.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 9.2–9.7 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region with pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labial segment I yellowish brown, segments II and III yellow. Thorax (Fig. 4E): coloration as head; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark brown with distal yellow stripe; corium proximal half mostly yellow, distal half dark brown with yellow spot at distal apex; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale. Legs: yellow. Abdomen: dark brown; dorsal laterotergites uniformly colored.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: coarsely granulose with dense, short setigerous tubercles interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with setigerous tubercles medially and two pairs paramedially; antennifer with long lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with setigerous tubercles; scutellar lateral carinae with short macrosetae on setigerous tubercles. Hemelytron: corium with dense, long macrosetae. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with four spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: globose, about as long as wide; anteocular region about one quarter of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view shorter than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel 1.4–1.6 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and as long as clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view diverging; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex bifid, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view nearly straight; eye width in dorsal view about as wide as synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ocelli large, occupying halflength of postocular region; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, setigerous tubercles along apical margin; labial segment I in lateral view gradually thickens distally, reaching posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II curves ventrally, about 0.4 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe 0.6– 0.7 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum depressed near posterolateral margins; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated transversely; scutellar spine long, raised (Fig. 4E); anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum projected into sharp spine; proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Abdomen: anterior margin of tergum III weakly carinulate, remaining terga not carinulate; terga II and III with paired prominent longitudinal carinae, reaching about one-third of tergum III. Pygophore (Fig. 11): transverse bridge with rounded posterior margin; posterior region of ventral surface of pygophore in lateral view with slight swelling; median apical process short, sharply bent posteriorly in lateral view; lateral pygophore margin with protuberance; posterior pygophore margin with clustered macrosetae on protuberance; parameres sinusoidal, apex round, not sharply tapered or expanded. Aedeagus (Fig. 14): endosoma almost entirely covered with spicules; apex of dorsal phallothecal sclerite tongue-shaped in dorsal view; basal plate extension about 5.7 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 18)</p> <p>This species is known from Queensland and Western Australia.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The phylogenetic placement of V. grandioculata sp. nov. within the Australian clade is uncertain (Figs 1–2). The abdomen of the holotype was extracted, but we did not get sufficient DNA in our NGS library for Illumina sequencing.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFBAFFB7FD870672FD9FB92A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFB8FFB0FD600020FEECBC29.text	015D8E70FFB8FFB0FD600020FEECBC29.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia hemera Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia hemera sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A6B29189-616B-4489-BAE0-4A1F5F055DEA</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 7, 9, 20</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>This species is most similar to other Southeast Asian Voconia species with a finely granulose head and pronotum and yellow spots on the anteromedial, posteromedial, and distal apex of the abducted corium. Voconia hemera sp. nov. is larger than V. minima sp. nov. (9.2–9.3 mm). It is distinguished from V. ornata, V. nyx sp. nov., and V. bakeri sp. nov. by its uniformly yellow legs and antenna as well as its uniformly brown scutellum and dorsal laterotergites.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>Named after the Greek primordial goddess of the day, Hemera. Refers to the yellow legs and antennae of this species, which differs from a similar yet darker species, V. nyx sp. nov., named after the goddess of night. A proper noun in apposition.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype PHILIPPINES • ♂; Laguna, Los Baños; [14.17 ° N, 121.18 ° E]; 1925; Pemberton leg.; USI: UCR_ENT 00073812; BPBM.</p> <p>Paratype PHILIPPINES • 1 ♂; Luzon, Camarines Sur, Mt Isarog, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=123.37&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=13.66" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 123.37/lat 13.66)">Pili</a>; [13.66 ° N, 123.37 ° E]; elev. 800 m; 25 Apr. 1965; H.M. Torrevillas leg.; light trap; USI: UCR_ENT 00073813; BPBM.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 1–2)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 9.2–9.3 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region with dark patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin, semicircular pale stripe encircling both ocelli; labium lighter than head, brownish yellow. Thorax: as head; scutellum uniformly dark brown. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium reddish-brown with anteromedial, posteromedial, and distal yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale. Legs: yellowish-brown. Abdomen: dark brown.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with dense, long macrosetae interspersed among dense pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with dense, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae; scutellar lateral carinae with long setation. Hemelytron: corium with sparse long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large and two small spines. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.3 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view about as long as eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.2 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and as long as clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view bent anteromedially, subtriangular; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.5 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.8 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded; glabrous markings on pronotum thin, gently depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated transversely; scutellar spine long, raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality on the Philippine island of Luzon.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The holotype locality of Los Baños is about 10 km from the holotype locality of V. nyx sp. nov. at Mt Maquiling.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFB8FFB0FD600020FEECBC29	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFBFFFB1FDC30524FADBBFE7.text	015D8E70FFBFFFB1FDC30524FADBBFE7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia ifana (Villiers 1963) Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia ifana (Villiers, 1963) comb. nov.</p> <p>Fig. 17</p> <p>Pseudocethera ifana Villiers, 1963a: 989, fig. 11.</p> <p>Revised diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from other species of Voconia by the following combination of characters: short body length (about 6.5 mm); coarsely granulose head and pronotum; maxillary plates are not adjacent to and far surpass clypeal apex; maxillary plates in lateral view are wide, about twice the width of scape; antennifer with long lateral spine; eyes do not reach ventral head margin in lateral view. It is recognized from micropterous individuals of V. schoutedeni and V. monodi by the toothed apex of the maxillary plates.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype SENEGAL • ♂; “ Forêt classée de Tobor ” [Tobor Forest]; 21 Nov. 1961; “Mission IFAN” [Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire exped.]; “sous un morceau de bois mort” [under a piece of dead wood]; MNHN.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 6.5 mm; micropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. As described for V. monodi, except legs testaceous.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: coarsely granulose with setigerous tubercles; interocular region with two pairs of large setigerous tubercles paramedially.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: scape not reaching head apex; antennifer with long lateral spine; postocular region in dorsal view as long as eye, lateral margins subrectangular; maxillary plates in lateral view about twice the width of scape and apex toothed; eye not reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin. Thorax: scutellar spine reduced, subhorizontal. Abdomen: anterior margin of terga carinulate; tergum II with paired prominent longitudinal carinae reaching posterior margin of segment.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 17)</p> <p>This species is known from Northwest Africa.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The holotype was on loan and not available for study at the time we requested it. Consequently, this description is based on the interpretation of the short differential diagnosis and illustration of the head in lateral view provided by Villiers (1963a). Due to the limited data that we were able to obtain, it was excluded from cladistic analyses, but we are confident that it likely forms a clade with V. schoutedeni and V. tridens sp. nov. because of the unique head morphology, microptery, and Afrotropical distribution.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFBFFFB1FDC30524FADBBFE7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFBEFFB3FD67051EFCD1B92A.text	015D8E70FFBEFFB3FD67051EFCD1B92A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia isosceles Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia isosceles sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 826EFBC8-FA03-42DA-8E5E-E0D4F29A5B66</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 7, 9, 20</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>This species most closely resembles another Southeast Asian species, V. loki sp. nov., due to the finely granulose head and pronotum, yellow legs and antennae, dark pronotum with contrasting yellow posterior margin, and the proximal half of the corium being entirely yellow, distal half dark with small distal yellow spot. Voconia isosceles sp. nov. is slightly larger (about 8.8 mm long), the membranal veins forming the Cu-An 1 and M-Cu cells are paler than the remainder of the membrane, and the postocular region is dark with a semicircular pale stripe encircling both ocelli.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective ‘ isosceles, -, -’, which has the same meaning as its equivalent geometric term used in English for a triangle having at least two sides of equal length (also known as a golden triangle). Refers to the yellow or golden isosceles triangle on the proximal half of the corium.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype PHILIPPINES • ♂; <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=124.92&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.81" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 124.92/lat 8.81)">Mindanao</a>, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=124.92&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.81" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 124.92/lat 8.81)">Gingoog City</a>, Mts Or., Mt Pomalihi, 21 km W of Gingoog City; [8.81° N, 124.92° E]; elev. 800–1000 m; 16–18 Oct. 1965; H.M. Torrevillas leg.; light trap; USI: UCR_ENT 00073814; BPBM.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 8.8 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region with dark patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin, semicircular pale stripe encircling both ocelli; labium lighter than head, yellow. Thorax: as head; posterior pronotal lobe with posterior margin lighter, yellow; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium proximal half yellow, distal half reddish-brown with yellow spot at distal apex; membrane brown with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins forming Cu-An 1 and M-Cu cells paler than remainder of membrane. Legs: yellow. Abdomen: dark brown ventrally; laterotergites light brown.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with dense, long macrosetae interspersed among dense pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with dense, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae; scutellar lateral carinae with long setation. Hemelytron: corium with dense long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent, long macrosetae interspersed.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.3 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, about as long as postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view about as long as eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.4 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and as long as clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view bent anteromedially, subtriangular; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.3 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.6 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded; glabrous markings on pronotum conspicuous and not depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated transversely; scutellar spine long, raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Abdomen: anterior margin of terga prominently carinulate; terga II and III with paired prominent longitudinal carinae, almost reaching posterior margin of tergum III.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 20)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality in the Philippines.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Based on the record of a Miridae specimen from the same collection event as the holotype, Mt Pomalihi is presumably in Mt Balatukan Range Natural Park. The type locality is also shared with V. bakeri sp. nov. Though V. isosceles sp. nov. and V. loki sp. nov. closely resemble each other, we are treating them as separate species because they were not recovered as closely related taxa in our analyses (Figs 1–2). This hypothesis should be further tested with additional material.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFBEFFB3FD67051EFCD1B92A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFBCFFBCFD990020FC7EBCBE.text	015D8E70FFBCFFBCFD990020FC7EBCBE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia laosensis Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia laosensis sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: D92E888A-8436-42C2-8316-881775941725</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 7, 9, 12, 14, 20</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>This species is distinguishable by the elongate Cu-An 1 cell (reaching at least half the length of M-Cu cell) and short labial segment I (not surpassing ventral eye margin in lateral view). This species most closely resembles three other Southeast Asian species, V. isosceles sp. nov., V. lasiosoma sp. nov., and V. loki sp. nov., due to the finely granulose head and pronotum, long setation of the body, semicircular pale stripe encircling both ocelli, and the dark pronotum with contrasting pale posterior margin. However, in V. laosensis sp. nov. this pale posterior margin occupies almost the entire posterior pronotal lobe.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>A proper noun with the Latin adjectival suffix ‘- ensis ’ meaning ‘belonging to’, referring to the country of the type locality, Laos. To be treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype LAOS • ♂ (dissected pygophore and aedeagus in vial); Khammouan Prov., Ban Khoun Ngeun; 18.11666 ° N, 104.48333 ° E; elev. 250 m; 4–16 Nov. 2000; E. Jendek and P. Pacholátko leg.; USI: UCR_ENT 00001552; NHMW.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 9.2 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown, maxillary plates and clypeus lighter; postocular region with dark patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin, semicircular pale stripe encircling both ocelli; labium lighter than head, yellow. Thorax: as head; posterior pronotal lobe lighter than anterior lobe; scutellum dark with brown apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark reddish-brown with proximal and distal yellow stripe; corium dark reddish-brown with anteroproximal yellow stripe, posteromedial and distal yellow spots; membrane uniformly dark; pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins. Legs: yellowish-brown. Abdomen: dark brown, laterotergites light brown.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with sparse, long macrosetae interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with dense, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae; scutellar lateral carinae with long setation. Hemelytron: corium with sparse long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large and one small spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.2 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, about as long as postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view shorter than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.2 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and reaching apex of clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view nearly straight; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, not reaching posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.6 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially, anterolateral angles short, flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.5 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded; glabrous markings on pronotum thin and not deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated longitudinally; scutellar spine long, raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance. Hemelytron: Cu-An 1 cell elongate, reaching at least half the length of M-Cu cell. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Pygophore (Fig. 12): transverse bridge with rounded posterior margin; posterior region of ventral surface of pygophore in lateral view straight, not swollen; short median apical process upright in lateral view; lateral pygophore margin with protuberance; posterior pygophore margin with clustered macrosetae on protuberance; parameres sinusoidal, apex tapered into squarely rounded tip. Aedeagus (Fig. 14): endosoma almost entirely covered with spicules; apex of dorsal phallothecal sclerite tongueshaped in dorsal view; basal plate extension 4.4 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 20)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality in Laos. This is the only known species of Voconia on mainland Southeast Asia.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The pygophore was dissected from this pinned holotype and used to extract DNA, for which we acquired the lowest DNA concentration (0.124 ng /µL) and did not sequence.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFBCFFBCFD990020FC7EBCBE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFB3FFBFFD9F05B5FD09B8EF.text	015D8E70FFB3FFBFFD9F05B5FD09B8EF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia lasiosoma Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia lasiosoma sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: C5495703-AEE2-49FC-8B08-099ED0F398D3</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 7, 9, 12, 14, 20</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Recognized from other Voconia by the densely long setation on the pronotum, corium, legs, and abdomen. This species most closely resembles two other Southeast Asian species, V. isosceles sp. nov. and V. loki sp. nov. due to the finely granulose head and pronotum and dark pronotum with contrasting pale posterior margin. While V. loki sp. nov. is also hairy, V. lasiosoma sp. nov. is larger (about 9.4 mm) than these two species; legs, antennae, and corium are dark yellowish-brown rather than yellow; dark portions of corium and clavus are black rather than reddish-brown; Cu-An 1 cell stout (less than half the length of M-Cu cell); and proximal half of corium not entirely yellow (abducted corium with anteroproximal yellowish-brown stripe and posteromedial yellow spot).</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>Derived from the Latinized Greek prefix ‘ lasio- ’ meaning ‘hairy’ combined with the Latinized Greek noun ‘- soma ’ meaning ‘body’. Refers to the long macrosetae covering the body and hemelytra. A noun in apposition.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype MALAYSIA • ♂ (dissected pygophore and aedeagus in vial); Sarawak, Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary; [1.55 ° N, 110.36 ° E]; [elev. 3 m]; 9–10 Oct. 2017; W. Hwang et al. leg.; collecting event: SW17_L_27; MV light trap in dipterocarp forest; DNA voucher R_CW 5472; USI: UCR_ENT 00127826; ZRC.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 9.4 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region with dark patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin, semicircular pale stripe encircling both ocelli; labium lighter than head, yellow. Thorax: anterior pronotal lobe darker than head and posterior pronotal lobe; posterior pronotal lobe with dark yellowish-brown gradient; scutellum dark with contrasting dark yellowish-brown apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus black with proximal dark yellowish-brown spot and distal yellow stripe; corium black with anteroproximal dark yellowish-brown stripe, posteromedial and distal yellow spots; membrane mostly dark with pale stripe along most of M vein; membranal veins R and M proximally pale. Legs: yellowishbrown. Abdomen: dark brown.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with dense, long macrosetae interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with dense, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae; scutellar lateral carinae with long setation. Hemelytron: corium with dense long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large and three small spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent, long macrosetae interspersed.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.3 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view shorter than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; length of pedicel subequal to head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and shorter than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view nearly straight; eye width in dorsal view about as wide as synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.5 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially, with anterolateral angles short, flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.7 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded; glabrous markings on pronotum conspicuous and not depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep, elongated longitudinally; scutellar spine long, subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum projected into small protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Abdomen: anterior margin of terga prominently carinulate; terga II and III with paired prominent longitudinal carinae, reaching posterior margin of tergum III. Pygophore (Fig. 12): transverse bridge with rounded posterior margin; posterior region of ventral surface of pygophore in lateral view straight, not swollen; short median apical process, upright in lateral view; lateral pygophore margin with protuberance; posterior pygophore margin with clustered macrosetae on protuberance; parameres sinusoidal, apex tapered into squarely rounded tip. Aedeagus (Fig. 14): endosoma almost entirely covered with spicules; apex of dorsal phallothecal sclerite tongueshaped in dorsal view; basal plate extension 5.6 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 20)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality in Sarawak, Malaysia.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The holotype was preserved in ethanol when the abdomen was dissected for DNA extraction. We acquired sufficient DNA in our NGS library for Illumina sequencing for future phylogenomic studies, referred to as DNA voucher R_CW 5472.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFB3FFBFFD9F05B5FD09B8EF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFB0FFB8FD9F01E7FBA0BC67.text	015D8E70FFB0FFB8FD9F01E7FBA0BC67.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia lirophleps Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia lirophleps sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 66547E0B-D2F8-46E0-B1F7-CC2DD12BFC2A</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 4B, 7, 9, 20</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from most species of Voconia by the pale membranal veins. This species is most similar to two other Oriental species, V. decorata sp. nov. and V. coronata sp. nov. It is distinguishable from V. decorata sp. nov. by its distribution in Sumatra; the dark brown, almost black coloration of the body; and uniformly brown scutellum. V. lirophleps sp. nov. is about 2 mm shorter than V. coronata sp. nov. It is also distinguishable by the yellow spots adjacent to the lateral ocellar margin; slightly more globose head (about 1.2 times as long as wide); pedicel much shorter (about 1.1 times length of head width); maxillary plates converge in dorsal view, postocular region is shorter than eye; narrow pronotal collar; short anterior pronotal lobe relative to posterior pronotal lobe (about 2.2 times shorter than posterior lobe); conspicuous distal yellow spot on the corium; and only three large spines and two small spines on the posterior row of spines of the hind leg.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>Derived from the Latinized Greek prefix ‘ liro- ’ meaning ‘pale’ combined with the Latinized Greek noun ‘ phleps ’ meaning ‘vein’. Refers to the prominent pale coloration of the membranal veins. To be treated as a noun in apposition, ending not to be changed.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype INDONESIA • ♂; Sumatra, Djulu, Rajeu, 250 km N of Medan; elev. 50 m; E.W. Diehl leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170704; AMNH.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 7, 9)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 8.9 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region uniformly dark with pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium nearly as dark as head. Thorax: coloration as head; scutellum uniformly dark brown. Hemelytron (Fig. 4B; abducted): clavus dark reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium dark reddishbrown with anteroproximal yellow stripe, posteromedial and distal yellow spots; membrane uniformly dark;</p> <p>membranal veins forming Cu-An1 and M-Cu cells paler than remainder of membrane. Legs: dark brown, femora darker. Abdomen (Fig. 4B): dark brown; dorsal laterotergites dark with yellow spots anteriorly.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with sparse, short macrosetae interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, long macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae; scutellar lateral carinae with long setation. Hemelytron: corium with sparse long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large and three small spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, 1.2 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one quarter of head length, about as long as postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view shorter than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.1 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and as long as clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view converging; clypeus in dorsal view narrower than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view bent anteromedially, subtriangular; eye width in dorsal view about as wide as synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, reaching posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.5 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.5 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded; glabrous markings on pronotum deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated longitudinally; scutellar spine long, raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 20)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality in North Sumatra.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Despite the holotypes of V. coronata sp. nov. and V. lirophleps sp. nov. being collected within about 106 km of each other, there are several differences, particularly in size. Among our larger series, conspecific Voconia males do not vary much in size, and V. lirophleps sp. nov. is about 2 mm shorter than V. coronata sp. nov.; thus, we are keeping them as separate species.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFB0FFB8FD9F01E7FBA0BC67	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFB7FFBAFD79059DFAB8B8C8.text	015D8E70FFB7FFBAFD79059DFAB8B8C8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia loki Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia loki sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: BBC757E0-8E3F-4CCC-9B5F-8E7FA5FAB7A2</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 3H, 8, 10, 20</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>This species most closely resembles two other Southeast Asian species, V. isosceles sp. nov. and V. lasiosoma sp. nov., due to the finely granulose head and pronotum; legs and antennae yellow; pronotum dark with contrasting yellow posterior margin; and relatively denser and longer setation. Voconia loki sp. nov. is smaller (about 8.3 mm long) than these two species. It is also recognized from V. isosceles sp. nov. by the stout Cu-An 1 cell (less than half the length of the M-Cu cell), brown membranal veins that form the Cu-An1 and M-Cu cells, and the postocular region brown having dark patches adjacent to the medial ocellar margin. Apart from its smaller size, this species is distinguished from V. lasiosoma sp. nov. by the almost entirely yellow proximal half of the corium, reddish-brown distal half of the corium instead of black, and yellow legs instead of a darker yellowish-brown.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>Named after the cunning trickster from Norse mythology and from the Marvel Comics’ character, Loki, since this specimen deceived and tricked authors in a previous study (Hwang &amp; Weirauch 2012) who misidentified it as “ Kayanocoris wegneri ” (V. wegneri comb. nov.). A proper noun in apposition.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype BRUNEI • ♂; Belait District, 21.5 km N of Labi on Labi Rd, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=114.50508&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.58244" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 114.50508/lat 4.58244)">Karanga Forest</a>; 4.58244 ° N, 114.50508 ° E; elev. 40 m; 28 Jun. 2010; C. Weirauch and W. Hwang leg.; collecting event: BR10_L18; hand collected; low-elevation dipterocarp forest; DNA voucher R_CW 1590; USI: UCR_ENT 00052216; UCR.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 8.3 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head (Fig. 3H): light brown; clypeus yellow; postocular region with dark patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin; labium lighter than head, yellow. Thorax: pronotum darker than head; posterior pronotal lobe with posterior margin lighter; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; proximal half of corium mostly yellow with small black spot, distal half reddish-brown with distal yellow spot; membrane dark with proximally pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale, veins forming Cu-An 1 cell pale. Legs: yellow. Abdomen: dark brown; dorsal laterotergites yellow.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum (Fig. 3H): finely granulose with dense, long macrosetae interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with strong macroseta, base not protruded laterally; morphologically ventral surface of labium with dense, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae; scutellar lateral carinae with long setation. Hemelytron: corium with dense long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large and three small spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent, long macrosetae interspersed.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head (Fig. 3H): elongate, about 1.2 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, about as long as postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view as long as eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 0.9 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and shorter than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view bent anteromedially, subtriangular; eye width in dorsal view wider than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.5 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.7 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum conspicuous and not depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep, elongated longitudinally; scutellar spine long, raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 20)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality in Brunei on the island of Borneo.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The holotype is referred to as Kayanocoris wegneri R_CW 1590 in Hwang &amp; Weirauch’s (2012) molecular phylogeny, where it is recovered as the sister taxon to all other species of Gerbelius.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFB7FFBAFD79059DFAB8B8C8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFB5FFC4FD9D0003FB50BB86.text	015D8E70FFB5FFC4FD9D0003FB50BB86.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia mexicana Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia mexicana sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 2FAEA443-4F17-4ABE-9F77-C28792F7D5D0</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 3I, 4I, 8, 10, 12, 14, 19</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>One of two New World species of Voconia. Recognized by the coarsely granulose head and prothorax; wide anteocular region; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparsely long macrosetae; buccula with lateral tubercles protruding past buccular margin; and yellow antero- and posteromedial spots on the abducted corium.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective ‘ mexicanus, - a, - um ’, meaning ‘from or pertaining to Mexico’, referring to the country of the type locality.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype MEXICO • ♂ (dissected pygophore and aedeagus in vial); Veracruz, 4 mi N of “Cardale” [José Cardel]; 30 Oct. 1982; G. Gordh leg.; DNA voucher R_CW 2768; USI: UCR_ENT 00004570; UCR.</p> <p>Paratypes HONDURAS • 1 ♀; El Paraíso, 13 km NW of El Zamorano; [14.15 ° N, 86.47 ° W]; 27 Jul. 1977; C.W. and L.B. O’Brien and Marshall leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170701; AMNH.</p> <p>MEXICO • 1 ♂; Oaxaca, Tehuantepec; [16.33 ° N, 95.23 ° W]; 11 Jun. 1964; J.C. and D. Pallister leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170702; AMNH. • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170703; AMNH.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 10.3–10.9 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: uniformly dark brown; labium lighter than head, yellow brown. Thorax: as head; posterior pronotal lobe with posterior margin lighter; scutellum dark with brown apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium dark reddish- brown with anteromedial and posteromedial yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R, M, and An 1 proximally pale. Legs: dark brown. Abdomen: dark brown, laterotergites light brown.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: coarsely granulose with sparse pubescence on setigerous tubercles; interocular region unarmed with macrosetae; antennifer with 1–3 short lateral setigerous tubercles; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, long macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with setigerous tubercles. Hemelytron: corium with dense, short setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half and two to five small spines. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, 1.2–1.3 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, longer than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view about as long as eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel 1.4–1.9 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight or diverging; clypeus in dorsal view narrower than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view curved and smoothly rounded anteriorly; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, reaching or slightly shorter than posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.4 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.5–0.6 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded; glabrous markings on pronotum thin and gently depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep, circular; scutellar spine long, subhorizontal or raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes (Fig. 3I); anterior margin of stridulitrum projected into small protuberance (Fig. 3I); proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Abdomen: anterior margin of terga weakly carinulate; terga II and III with paired prominent longitudinal carinae, reaching about one-third of tergum III. Pygophore (Fig. 12): transverse bridge with rounded posterior margin; posterior region of ventral surface of pygophore in lateral view with large swelling; short median apical process sharply bent posteriorly in lateral view; lateral pygophore margin with protuberance; posterior pygophore margin with clustered macrosetae on flat margin; parameres sinusoidal, apex tapered into squarely rounded tip. Aedeagus (Fig. 14): endosoma almost entirely covered with spicules; apex of dorsal phallothecal sclerite rounded in dorsal view; basal plate extension about 4.3 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Distinguished from males by the following. Body length: about 12.2 mm. Head: elongate, about 1.2 times as long as wide; anteocular region shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); with sparse, short macrosetae on setigerous tubercles and sparse pubescence on setigerous tubercles; pedicel about 1.6 times length of head width; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; labium lighter than head, brown; labial segment I in lateral view surpassing posteroventral eye margin. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow, almost absent medially; anterolateral angles of pronotum long, projected forward. Hemelytron: corium dark with thick medial yellow stripe; with dense, long macrosetae. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half and many small spines (Fig. 4I); fossula spongiosa absent or vestigial on mid leg.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 19)</p> <p>This species is distributed in Southern Mexico and Honduras.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The female from Honduras is considerably different from the males from Mexico as the description states above. We keep them as a single species until this hypothesis can be further tested with additional material. Specimen voucher UCR_ENT 00004570 was mis-labelled as collected “ 4 mi N of Cardale”, though it should be “ 4 mi N of José Cardel” as recorded by other collectors on the same trip.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFB5FFC4FD9D0003FB50BB86	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFCBFFC5FD6102FDFEF4BE33.text	015D8E70FFCBFFC5FD6102FDFEF4BE33.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia minima Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia minima sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: CFBDCF33-C855-47F0-9945-98BE6E37A338</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 8, 10, 20</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>This species is recognized from other Philippine species such as V. bakeri sp. nov. and V. nyx sp. nov. by its short body length (about 8.5 mm long); dark tibiae with proximal and distal ends yellow; and abducted corium with yellow stripe occupying half of the anteroproximal margin and expanding medially to become adjacent to posteromedial yellow spot.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective ‘ minimus, - a, - um ’, meaning ‘smallest’. Refers to the fact that this is among the smallest species of Voconia.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype PHILIPPINES • ♂; Mindanao, Zamboanga del Sur, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=123.3&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.84" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 123.3/lat 7.84)">Lemesahan</a>; [7.84 ° N, 123.30 ° E]; elev. 600 m; 7 Sep. 1958; H.E. Milliron leg.; tight trap; USI: UCR_ENT 00073811; BPBM.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 8.5 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region with pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium nearly as dark as head. Thorax: as head; scutellum dark, tip of apical spine contrasting yellow. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium dark reddishbrown with anteroproximal yellow stripe, posteromedial and distal yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale. Legs: dark brown, proximal and distal ends of tibiae and tarsi yellow. Abdomen: dark brown.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with sparse, long macrosetae interspersed among dense pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with dense, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae; scutellar lateral carinae with long setation. Hemelytron: corium with sparse, long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large and two small spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.4 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one quarter of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view about as long as eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.2 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view converging; clypeus in dorsal view about as wide as maxillary plates; clypeal apex</p> <p>round, narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view nearly straight; eye width in dorsal view about as wide as synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.5 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.6 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded; glabrous markings on pronotum thin and not deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated transversely; scutellar spine long, raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 8)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality on the Philippine island of Mindanao.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The carinules on the dorsal surface of the abdomen were not examined in order to prevent damage to the holotype.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFCBFFC5FD6102FDFEF4BE33	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFCAFFC6FDF1072AFD43BEC7.text	015D8E70FFCAFFC6FDF1072AFD43BEC7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia monodi (Villiers 1963) Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia monodi (Villiers, 1963) comb. nov.</p> <p>Fig. 17</p> <p>Pseudocethera monodi Villiers, 1963b: 532, figs 14–15.</p> <p>Revised diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from other species of Voconia by the following combination of characters: short body length (about 7.0 mm long); coarsely granulose head and pronotum; maxillary plates not adjacent to and far surpass clypeal apex; maxillary plates in lateral view wide, about twice the width of the scape and not toothed apically; antennifer with long lateral spine. It is recognized from the micropterous V. schoutedeni by the paired, short, and not prominent longitudinal carinae on tergum II, not reaching the posterior margin of the segment; reliefs of the anterior lobe of the pronotum less strong, effaced in front; and indistinct ocelli.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype GUINEA • ♀; “Région du Mont Nimba” [Mount Richard-Molard region], “ Camp du Gouan ” [Guinea camp]; 5 Apr. 1957; L.A.V. leg.; prairie; MNHN.</p> <p>Redescription</p> <p>Female</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 7.0 mm; micropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: yellowish brown. Thorax: Pronotum yellowish in front and on the sides, brown on the rest of the surface; scutellum brown. Micropterous wing: yellowish. Legs: brown with proximal and</p> <p>distal part of femur and tarsus testaceous. Abdomen: dark brown, dorsal laterotergites with anterior half yellow.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: coarsely granulose with setigerous tubercles; interocular region with two pairs of large setigerous tubercles paramedially; antennifer with long lateral spine. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three or four spines.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: scape not reaching head apex and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view narrower than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, narrowed; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; ocelli absent; postocular region in dorsal view longer than eye, lateral margins subrectangular; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; pronotal anterolateral angles long, flared laterally; scutellar spine reduced, slightly raised. Abdomen: anterior margin of terga carinulate; tergum II with paired, short, and not prominent longitudinal carinae.</p> <p>Male</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 17)</p> <p>This species is known from Northwest Africa.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Specimens were on loan and not available for this study. Consequently, this description and localities were inferred from the French description, illustrations, and key provided by Villiers (Villiers 1963b, 1964). Villiers (1963b) includes an additional specimen from Guinea that was not treated as type material that we could not examine and have limited information for. We therefore refrain from including it. A drawer image of two specimens from the BMNH in 2011 suggests that this species may be distributed in Sierra Leone (collection event: 11 May 1926) and Nigeria, but their identification is difficult to confirm without better images and without the holotype.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFCAFFC6FDF1072AFD43BEC7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFC9FFC7FE09063DFDEEBDA0.text	015D8E70FFC9FFC7FE09063DFDEEBDA0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia motoensis (Schouteden 1929) Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia motoensis (Schouteden, 1929) comb. nov.</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 8, 10, 17</p> <p>Microvarus motoensis Schouteden, 1929: 252.</p> <p>Microvarus inermiceps Villiers, 1964: 107, fig. 27. Synonymized by Villiers (1976: 171).</p> <p>Revised diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from other species in Voconia by its finely granulose head; short labial segment I that does not reach posteroventral eye margin; anterior margin of buccula with dense, long macrosetae; and stout body. This species most closely resembles V. conradti and V. smithae sp. nov. in its stout body plan and Afrotropical distribution. It is easily recognized from these two species by the absent or vestigial fossula spongiosa on the midleg and its distinct coloration: uniformly brown scutellum, abducted corium with an anteromedial yellow spot, and uniformly brown dorsal laterotergites.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO • ♀; <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=29.415&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=2.90556" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 29.415/lat 2.90556)">Haut-Uélé</a>, Moto; [2.90556 ° N, 29.415 ° E]; [elev. 898 m]; 1920; L. Burgeon leg.; USI: UCR_ENT 00070525; RMCA ENT 000018004.</p> <p>Redescription</p> <p>Female (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 11.6 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; labium nearly as dark as head. Thorax: coloration as head; posterior pronotal lobe with posterior margin lighter; scutellum uniformly dark brown. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium dark reddish-brown with anteromedial and posteromedial yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins proximally pale. Legs: yellowish-brown with distal half of femora dark brown. Abdomen: dark brown; dorsal laterotergites uniformly dark brown.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with sparse, short macrosetae interspersed among dense pubescence; antennifer with macroseta, base not protruded; morphologically ventral surface of labium with dense, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae. Hemelytron: corium with sparse long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half, middle spine much longer. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.2 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one quarter of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view shorter than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.5 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view bent anteromedially, subtriangular; eye width in dorsal view wider than synthlipsis, eye not reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, not reaching posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.7 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar wide medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.7 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum thin and not deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep, circular; scutellar spine long, raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore leg, absent or vestigial on mid leg.</p> <p>Male</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 17)</p> <p>Only known from Moto and Garamba National Park (Villiers 1964) in the Haut-Uélé province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The carinules on the dorsal surface of the abdomen were not examined to prevent damage to the holotype. The synonymy of Microvarus inermiceps proposed by Villiers (1976: 171) was accepted without a reexamination of the type material.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFC9FFC7FE09063DFDEEBDA0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFCFFFC1FD790216FEF2BE45.text	015D8E70FFCFFFC1FD790216FEF2BE45.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia nyx Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia nyx sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 374635C1-1613-483F-A653-17F63F0C9545</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 4F–H, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>This species is most similar to other Southeast Asian species of Voconia with a finely granulose head and pronotum and abducted corium with yellow spots on the posteromedial and distal apex. Despite the similarity in color, V. nyx sp. nov. is larger than V. minima sp. nov. (about 10.0 mm long) and has uniformly brown legs. It is distinguished from V. bakeri sp. nov. by its uniformly brown dorsal laterotergites, pale stripe along the posterior margin of the pronotum, and the abducted corium with an anteroproximal yellowish-brown stripe.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>Named after the Greek primordial goddess of the night, Nyx. Refers to the dark legs and antennae of this species, which differ from those of a similar yet lighter colored species, Voconia hemera sp. nov., named after the goddess of day. A proper noun in apposition.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype PHILIPPINES • ♂ (dissected pygophore and aedeagus in vial); Laguna, Mt Maquiling; [14.13 ° N, 121.20 ° E]; elev. 100 m; 28 Feb. 1949; A.E. Bigornia leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170705; AMNH.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 10.0 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region with pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium lighter than head, brown. Thorax (Fig. 4F): as head; posterior pronotal lobe with posterior margin lighter; scutellum uniformly dark brown. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium dark reddish-brown with yellowish-brown stripe on anteroproximal margin, posteromedial and distal yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M pale. Legs: dark reddish-brown. Abdomen: dark reddish-brown; dorsal laterotergites dark brown.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with sparse, long macrosetae interspersed among dense pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, long macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae; scutellar lateral carinae with long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half and three or fewer small spines. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.3 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, about as long as postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view shorter than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.2 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view about as wide as maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view bent anteromedially, subtriangular; eye width in dorsal view about as wide as synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, not reaching posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.6 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.6 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded; glabrous markings on pronotum thin and not deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated transversely; scutellar spine long, raised (Fig. 4F); anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs (Fig. 4G–H): fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Pygophore (Fig. 12): transverse bridge with triangular posterior margin; posterior region of ventral surface of pygophore in lateral view with large swelling; short median apical process bent posteriorly in lateral view; lateral pygophore margin with protuberance; posterior pygophore margin with clustered macrosetae on protuberance; parameres sinusoidal, apex tapered into squarely rounded tip. Aedeagus (Fig. 14): endosoma almost entirely covered with spicules; apex of dorsal phallothecal sclerite tongue-shaped in dorsal view; basal plate extension 4.6 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 17)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality on the Philippine island of Luzon.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The holotype locality of Mt Maquiling is about 10 km from the holotype locality of V. hemera sp. nov. at Los Baños.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFCFFFC1FD790216FEF2BE45	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFCEFFC3FDFB0780FD35B89C.text	015D8E70FFCEFFC3FDFB0780FD35B89C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia ornata (Distant 1903) Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia ornata (Distant, 1903) comb. nov.</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 8, 10, 20</p> <p>Gerbelius ornatus Distant, 1903a: 59.</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from other species of Voconia by the following combination of characters: slender and short body (~ 7.8–8.7 mm long); proepimeron with protuberance on posteroventral margin; legs yellow with distal half of femora brown; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine; and dark abducted corium with anteromedial, posteromedial, and distal yellow spots.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Lectotype (present designation) SRI LANKA • ♂; “ Ceylon ” [Sri Lanka]; E.E. Green leg.; Distant coll. 1911–383; USI: UCR_ENT 00048381; BMNH.</p> <p>Additional material examined</p> <p>INDIA – Madhya Pradesh • 1 ♀; Jahalpur; elev. “ 1600 ft ” [488 m]; Oct. 1957; P.S. Nathan leg.; dissected abdomen in vial; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170698; AMNH • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; Susai Nathan leg.; dissected abdomen in vial; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170697; AMNH. – Tamil Nadu • 1 ♀; Tranquebar, Madras; 30 Mar. 1969; K. Krishna leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170699; AMNH. – Uttar Pradesh • 1 ♂; Maldevta, Dehra Dun; elev. “ 3500 ft ” [1067 m]; 15 Apr. 1942; Jai K. Uniyal leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170696; AMNH.</p> <p>UNKNOWN COUNTRY • 1 ♂; “832-13”; USI: AMNH_PBI 00213933; HNHM.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 8.0–9.0 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: light brown; postocular region with pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium lighter than head, brown to yellow. Thorax: as head; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium reddishbrown with anteromedial, posteromedial, and distal yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale. Legs: yellow, distal half of femora brown. Abdomen: light brown; dorsal laterotergites dark brown with faint pale bands on posterior margins.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with dense, short macrosetae interspersed among dense pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae. Hemelytron: corium with dense, long macrosetae. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half and many small spines. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.3 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, about as long as postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view about as long as eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel 1.3–1.4 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight or diverging; clypeus in dorsal view about as wide as maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view nearly straight; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, setigerous tubercles along apical margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, reaching posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.5 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe 0.7–0.8 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum thin and deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep, circular; scutellar spine long, subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Mostly as male, distinguished from males by the following. Body length: 7.8–8.5 mm. Head: elongate, 1.3–1.4 times as long as wide; pedicel 1.3–1.5 times length of head width. Legs: fossula spongiosa absent or vestigial on mid leg.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 20)</p> <p>Distributed in India and Sri Lanka.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Originally described as Gerbelius ornatus based on an unspecified number of specimens (syntypes) from Sri Lanka (Distant 1903a). Cladistic analyses (Weirauch 2008; present study: Figs 1–2) confirm that this species is nested within Voconia, and hence it is hereby transferred to the latter genus. The abdomen of pinned specimen USI: AMNH_PBI 00170697 was removed for DNA extraction, but insufficient DNA was acquired in the NGS library for Illumina sequencing.</p> <p>A single male pertaining to the type series (Fig. 8), here designated as the lectotype, was examined from a unit tray image at the BMNH, along with six other specimens for which we can only distinguish the locality for one specimen as Halwaldi, India and is not included in our distribution map nor material examined (Fig. 20). While the locality and date for the lectotype are not specified, we are confident that this specimen was studied by Distant. Kirby (1891) notes that the collector E.E. Green shared his collection of Hemiptera with the BMNH, most of which were collected at Pundaloya and could be inferred as the locality where no locality is mentioned. Less likely localities include Nitagala, Nawalapitya, Kandy, Colombo, or other.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFCEFFC3FDFB0780FD35B89C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFCCFFCDFD8B01D7FE70BB7A.text	015D8E70FFCCFFCDFD8B01D7FE70BB7A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia pallidipes Stal 1866	<div><p>Voconia pallidipes Stål, 1866</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 3C, 8, 10, 13–14, 18</p> <p>Voconia pallidipes Stål, 1866b: 165.</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from most other species of Voconia by the tuberculate and coarsely granulose head and pronotum, tuberculate lateral protrusion of the buccula, the anterolateral angles of the pronotal collar with many (more than two) setigerous tubercles, and the abducted corium with the proximal half entirely yellow and distal half dark with distal yellow spot. This species resembles another Australian species, V. grandioculata sp. nov., in coloration but is easily distinguished by its larger size (10.5–11.3 mm long), smaller eyes and ocelli (ocellus does not occupy half-length of postocular region), M-Cu cell partially or entirely yellow, membranal veins forming Cu-An 1 and M-Cu cells mostly or entirely yellow, and yellow clavus with a dark medial spot.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Lectotype (present designation) AUSTRALIA • 1 ♀; Queensland, Moreton Bay; Stevens leg.; NHRS-GULI000007827.</p> <p>Additional material examined:</p> <p>AUSTRALIA – New South Wales • 1 ♀; Inverell; [29.78 ° S, 151.12 ° E]; Armstrong leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170708; AMNH. — Queensland • 1 ♂; Clermont; [22.82 ° S, 147.64 ° E]; Jul. 1928; K.K. Spence leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00088008; AMS K 156495 • 1 ♂; Condamine River, 10 km WSW of Dalby; [27.21 ° S, 151.18 ° E]; 5 Nov. 1990; M. Baehr leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00127094; ZSMC • 1 ♂; <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=148.92&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.94" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 148.92/lat -22.94)">Mackenzie River</a> Fitzroy Developmental Road; [22.94 ° S, 148.92 ° E]; 11 Nov. 1990; M. Müller leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00127093; ZSMC.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 10.5–11.3 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head (Fig. 3C): dark brown; postocular region with pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium lighter than head, yellow. Thorax: as head; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus yellow with dark medial spot; corium proximal half yellow, distal half dark reddish-brown with yellow spot at distal apex; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins, M-Cu cell entirely or partially yellow; membranal veins forming Cu-An 1 and M-Cu cells mostly or entirely yellow. Legs: yellow. Abdomen: light brown, laterotergites uniformly yellow.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head (Fig. 3C) and pronotum: coarsely granulose with dense, short setigerous tubercles interspersed among sparse pubescence; antennifer with long and 1–2 adjacent short lateral setigerous tubercles; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with setigerous tubercles; scutellar lateral carinae with short macrosetae on setigerous tubercles. Hemelytron: corium with short macrosetae. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with four or more large spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head (Fig. 3C): elongate, 1.2–1.3 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, about as long as postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view longer than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel 1.4–1.6 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view diverging; clypeus in dorsal view about as wide as maxillary plates; clypeal apex bifid, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view nearly straight; eye width in dorsal view about as wide as synthlipsis; ventral eye margin surpassed by setigerous tubercles in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with large lateral setigerous tubercles that surpass buccular margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II curves ventrally, about 0.4 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.8 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded; glabrous markings on anterior pronotal lobe depressed near posterolateral margins of pronotum; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep, elongated transversely; scutellar spine long, subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum projected into small protuberance; proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Abdomen: anterior margin of terga weakly carinulate, tergum II without carinules laterally; terga II and III with paired prominent longitudinal carinae, reaching about one-third of tergum III. Pygophore (Fig. 13): transverse bridge with rounded posterior margin; posterior region of ventral surface of pygophore in lateral view with large swelling; short median apical process, bent posteriorly in lateral view; lateral pygophore margin with protuberance; posterior pygophore margin with clustered macrosetae on decline; parameres sinusoidal, apex tapered sharply. Aedeagus (Fig. 14): endosoma almost entirely covered with spicules; apex of dorsal phallothecal sclerite bifid in dorsal view; basal plate extension about 5.8 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>As male. Body length: about 10.7 mm. Head: elongate, about 1.3 times as long as wide; pedicel about 1.5 times length of head width. Legs: fossula spongiosa absent or vestigial on mid leg.</p> <p>Distribution</p> <p>Only known from Eastern Australia.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>We were unable to physically examine the type material of Voconia pallidipes (photographs available on the NHRS website) and we thus based our redescription and character coding on a specimen deposited at the AMNH that was identified as V. pallidipes (USI: AMNH_PBI 00170708) by P. Wygodzinsky and that matches the diagnostic features visible in the type photographs. The specimen in the NHRS photographs is the only specimen in the series and thus designated as the lectotype. Characters of the dorsal part of the abdomen (i.e., carinules and carinae), pygophore, and aedeagus are based on a single specimen (USI: AMNH_PBI 00127093), to limit damage to specimens. This species is nested within the well supported Australian clade (Figs 1–2). The record and illustration of V. pallidipes by Swanson (2015: 268–269, fig. 10) is based on misidentification and pertains to V. brachycephala sp. nov. (see under the latter species).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFCCFFCDFD8B01D7FE70BB7A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFC2FFC8FE1C0272FADDBE33.text	015D8E70FFC2FFC8FE1C0272FADDBE33.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia schoutedeni (Villiers 1964) Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia schoutedeni (Villiers, 1964) comb. nov.</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 3D, 4D, 8, 10, 17</p> <p>Pseudocethera schoutedeni Villiers, 1964: 112, fig. 31.</p> <p>Pseudocethera schoutedeni forme alata Villiers, 1964: 112, fig. 32; infrasubspecific, permanently unavailable under ICZN Article 45.6.3.</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from other species of Voconia by the following combination of characters: coarsely granulose head and pronotum; maxillary plates not adjacent to and far surpassing clypeal apex; maxillary plates in lateral view wide, about twice the width of the scape and not toothed apically; antennifer with long lateral spine; eyes in lateral view do not reach ventral head margin; pedicel short, about 0.6 times length of head width. The macropterous morph is recognized from V. tridens sp. nov. by the almost entirely dark brown head and pronotum, the scutellar spine is slightly raised, and the hemelytra are blackish with pale coloration at the base and apex of the corium.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO • 1 ♂; “P. N. G.” [<a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=29.21&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.88" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 29.21/lat 3.88)">Garamba National Park</a>], “Aka- Gar/4” [confluence of rivers Aka and Garamba south of Mt Bawezi, locality no. 4]; [3.88 ° N, 29.21 ° E]; 2 Feb. 1951; Miss. H. De Saeger and J. Verschuren leg.; No. 1195; USI: UCR_ENT 00070524; RMCA- ENT-000018003.</p> <p>Paratype DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO • 1 ♀; Garamba National Park; 1952; Miss. H. De Saeger leg.; No. 3283; MNHN.</p> <p>Material examined from original description</p> <p>DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO • 1 ♂; Garamba National Park; No. 1281; repository not specified in description.</p> <p>Redescription</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 6.7 mm, micropterous; about 6.7 mm, macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head (Fig. 3D): yellow; labium as remainder of head (micropterous); almost entirely dark brown (macropterous). Thorax: as head; posterior pronotal lobe darker than anterior lobe; scutellum brown with darker lateral margins. Wing stumps: yellow with brown posterior margins. Hemelytra: blackish, slightly cleared up at the base and apex of corium. Legs: yellow, distal third of femora dark brown. Abdomen (Fig. 4D): dark brown, dorsal laterotergites with anterior half yellow.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head (Fig. 3D) and pronotum: coarsely granulose with dense, short macrosetae on setigerous tubercles; interocular region with two pairs of large setigerous tubercles paramedially; antennifer with long lateral spine; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar without macrosetae or setigerous tubercles; scutellar lateral carinae with pubescent tubercles. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half and three or fewer small spines. Abdomen (Fig. 4D): ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head (Fig. 3D): elongate, about 1.4 times as long as wide, narrower in macropterous morph; anteocular region two-fifths of head length, longer than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view longer than eye, lateral margins subrectangular; scape not reaching apex of head, about 0.4 times length of pedicel; pedicel about 0.6 times length of head width; maxillary plates conical, not adjacent to or longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view narrower than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, narrowed; interocular glabrous markings V-shaped, joined medially at interocular sulcus; interocular sulcus in dorsal view nearly straight; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis in micropterous morph, eyes considerably larger in macropterous morph; eye not reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ocelli minute, occupying about 0.16 times length of postocular region in micropterous morph, ocelli considerably larger in macropterous morph; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with acute protrusion surpassing buccular margin, small setigerous tubercles along margin of protrusion; labial segment I in lateral view straight, not reaching posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.4 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view wide medially with anterolateral angles long, flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe about 1.3 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins rounded in micropterous morph; anterior pronotal lobe shorter than posterior pronotal lobe in macropterous morph; glabrous markings on pronotum deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated longitudinally; scutellar spine reduced and subhorizontal in micropterous morph; scutellum about 2 times as long as wide at base, with long slightly raised scutellar spine in macropterous morph; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Abdomen (Fig. 4D): anterior margin of terga prominently carinulate, terga II and III with deeper and longer carinules; terga II with paired prominent longitudinal carinae reaching posterior margin of segment.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>As micropterous male. Body length: about 7.0 mm.</p> <p>Distribution</p> <p>Distributed in Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>This description of V. schoutedeni is based on the micropterous male holotype (UCR_ENT 00070524), which was the only type specimen available for examination. Any descriptive information of the micropterous female or macropterous form is taken directly from the original description by Villiers (1964). A lectotype was also designated for the macropterous morph, Pseudocethera schoutedeni forme alata Villiers, 1964. However, this infrasubspecific name is permanently unavailable under ICZN Article 45.6.3, therefore this specimen (referred to as No. 1281 by Villiers) has no type status. A drawer image of specimens at the BMNH in 2011 suggests that the macropterous morph may be distributed as far north as Sierra Leone, but this specimen and the macropterous paratype need to be properly examined.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFC2FFC8FE1C0272FADDBE33	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFC7FFCAFD62072AFACFBBAA.text	015D8E70FFC7FFCAFD62072AFACFBBAA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia smithae Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia smithae sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 6E950EB8-E03F-4F9F-B422-BD1D7A1A1594</p> <p>Figs 12, 14</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from other species in Voconia by its Afrotropical distribution and stout body. This species most closely resembles V. motoensis and V. conradti. Voconia smithae sp. nov. differs from V. motoensis by its distinct coloration: yellow scutellar spine; abducted corium with a yellow spot at proximal and distal apex, and brown dorsal laterotergites with contrasting yellow anterior spots. Despite the strong superficial resemblance to V. conradti due its to coloration and stoutness, closer examination reveals that V. smithae sp. nov. is distinguishable by the following: shorter body (9.7–9.8 mm long); light brown dorsal laterotergites with weakly contrasting yellow anterior spots; antennifer with long, laterally projecting setigerous tubercle; paired interocular setigerous tubercles; maxillary plates globular, directed straight anteriorly; longer anteocular region than postocular region (measured to where the posterior margin of the granulations meet the anterior margin of the smooth neck); and eyes do not bulge strongly laterally in dorsal view and do not reach ventral head margin in lateral view.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>Named after one of the collectors of the holotype and colleague from the Weirauch lab, Samantha Smith.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype GABON • ♂; Ogooué-Ivindo, Ipassa Reserve; 0.51167 ° N, 12.80306 ° E; elev. 516 m; 3–6 Feb. 2019; S. Smith, Y. Pacheco, S. Bybee, G. Svenson and G. Powell leg.; collecting event: GA19_L8_H; light trap; lowland forest; DNA voucher R_CW 5801; USI: UCR_ENT 00127891; UCR.</p> <p>Paratypes REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO • 1 ♂; Sibiti; [3.68 ° S, 13.35 ° E]; 25 Nov. 1963; Endrody-Younga leg.; Soil-Zoological Exped.; lamplight; USI: AMNH_PB 00213936; HNHM.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 9.7–9.8 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region with dark patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin, pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium lighter than head. Thorax: coloration as head, posterior margin of posterior pronotal lobe lighter; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus brown with distal yellow stripe; corium dark or light brown with proximal, anteromedial, posteromedial, and distal yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale. Legs: yellowish-brown. Abdomen: yellowish-brown; dorsal laterotergites light brown with yellow spots anteriorly.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: coarsely granulose with sparse, short macrosetae interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of stout setigerous tubercles paramedially; antennifer with long lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar without macrosetae or setigerous tubercles. Hemelytron: corium with dense long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half and three or fewer small spines. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, 1.3–1.4 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, longer than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view about as long as eye, lateral margins gently rounded and subrectangular; pedicel 1.4–1.5 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view narrower than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view curved and smoothly rounded anteriorly; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye not reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with tuberculate protrusion that surpasses buccular margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, reaching posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.6 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar narrow medially with anterolateral angles short and flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.6 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum slightly depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep, circular; scutellar spine long, subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Abdomen: anterior margin of terga weakly carinulate; terga II and III with paired prominent longitudinal carinae, reaching about one-third of tergum III.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 17)</p> <p>Only known from Congo and Gabon in Africa.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The male paratype varies from the holotype in the following: head and pronotum finely granulose, postocular region subrectangular, buccula without lateral tuberculate protrusion. The holotype was preserved in ethanol when the mid and hind legs were dissected for DNA extraction but was not Illumina sequenced.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFC7FFCAFD62072AFACFBBAA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFC5FFD4FD6C02A0FCD1BF76.text	015D8E70FFC5FFD4FD6C02A0FCD1BF76.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia tridens Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia tridens sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 82E67D5A-E019-40EE-A019-E3BCD5E781DA</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 8, 10, 13–14, 17</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from other species of Voconia by the following combination of characters: coarsely granulose head and pronotum; maxillary plates not adjacent to and far surpass clypeal apex; and antennifers with a long, lateral spine. This species is recognized from the macropterous morph of V. schoutedeni by the yellow head and pronotum; the maxillary plates in lateral view are not wide, about the width of the scape; scutellar spine is subhorizontal; and the hemelytra is not blackish, it is a light brown with pale coloration at the base and apex of the corium.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective ‘ tridens, -, -’, meaning ‘three-toothed, three-pronged’, derived from the prefix ‘ tri -’ combined with the Latin noun ‘ dens ’, referring to the elongated and separated maxillary plates and clypeus that form three prongs.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype SUDAN • ♂ (dissected pygophore and aedeagus in vial); Blue Nile, Abu Hashim-Galegu; [12.25 ° N, 34.69 ° E]; 23–24 Nov. 1962; R. Linnavuori leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170712; AMNH.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 8.0 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: yellow; postocular region with red patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin; labium as head. Thorax: uniformly yellow; scutellum yellow. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus uniformly yellow; corium proximal half mostly yellow, distal half brown with yellow spot at distal apex; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins. Legs: yellow. Abdomen: yellow, dorsal laterotergites with a pale brown stripe on posterior margin.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: coarsely granulose with dense, short setigerous tubercles; interocular region with two pairs of stout setigerous tubercles paramedially; antennifer with long lateral spine; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar without macrosetae or setigerous tubercles; scutellar lateral carinae with pubescent tubercles. Hemelytron: corium with short macrosetae. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.3 times as long as wide; anteocular region two-fifths of head length, longer than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view longer than eye, lateral margins subrectangular; scape not reaching head apex; pedicel about 0.9 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, not adjacent to or longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view diverging; clypeus in dorsal view narrower than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, narrowed; interocular glabrous markings V-shaped, joined medially at interocular sulcus; interocular sulcus in dorsal view curved and smoothly rounded anteriorly; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with acute protrusion surpassing buccular margin, small setigerous tubercles along margin of protrusion; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.4 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view wide medially with anterolateral angles long, flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.7 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated longitudinally; scutellar spine long, subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Pygophore (Fig. 13): transverse bridge with triangular posterior margin; posterior region of ventral surface of pygophore in lateral view straight, not swollen; short median apical process sharply bent posteriorly in lateral view; lateral pygophore margin with protuberance; posterior pygophore margin with clustered macrosetae on protuberance; parameres round, apex tapered into squarely rounded tip. Aedeagus: endosoma almost entirely covered with spicules; apex of dorsal phallothecal sclerite tongueshaped in dorsal view; basal plate extension about 4.6 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 17)</p> <p>Only known from the type locality in Northeastern Africa, Sudan.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The antennifer spine on the right side of the head of the holotype is absent. We assume it was damaged since three species, V. schoutedeni, V. monodi, and V. ifana, have similar long spines that are paired. The pygophore of specimen AMNH_PBI 00170712 was used for DNA extraction, but we did not get sufficient DNA in our NGS library for Illumina sequencing.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFC5FFD4FD6C02A0FCD1BF76	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFDBFFD5FD81066DFCD4BCF5.text	015D8E70FFDBFFD5FD81066DFCD4BCF5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia trinidadensis Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia trinidadensis sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: F5E8C8C5-6BD2-4544-A81D-0F31F846EF2E</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 8, 10, 19</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>One of two New World species of Voconia. Recognized by the finely granulose head and prothorax; proepimeron with protuberance on posteroventral margin; pronotum dark with contrasting yellow posterior margin; corium dark with anteroproximal yellow stripe, posteromedial and distal white spots; labial segment I in lateral view not surpassing posteroventral eye margin.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>Named after the collecting locality of the holotype in Trinidad. A proper noun with the Latin adjectival suffix ‘- ensis ’ meaning ‘belonging to’. To be treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO • ♀; Trinidad; J.W. Chapman leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00170700; AMNH.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Female (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 10.5 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; maxillary plates light brown; postocular region with pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium lighter than head, yellow. Thorax: as head; posterior pronotal lobe with posterior margin lighter; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus reddish-brown with distal white stripe; corium reddish-brown with anteroproximal yellow stripe, posteromedial and distal white spots; membrane dark with white V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally white. Legs: yellow. Abdomen: dark brown, dorsal laterotergites brown medially, with black stripe adjacent to yellow lateral margin.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with sparse, long macrosetae interspersed among dense pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of macrosetae paramedially; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with dense, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with macrosetae; scutellar lateral carinae with long setation. Hemelytron: corium with sparse, long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three large spines on distal half and many small spines. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.4 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, about as long as postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view about as long as eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.3 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view curved and smoothly rounded anteriorly; eye width in dorsal view wider than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, reaching posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.6 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.5 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum thin, not deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep, elongated transversely; scutellar spine long, subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa of fore leg present, absent or vestigial on mid leg. Abdomen: anterior margin of terga prominently carinulate, posterior margin of terga III–VI weakly carinulate; terga II and III with paired prominent longitudinal carinae, reaching about two-thirds of tergum III; medial region between carinae on tergum II coarsely granulose.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 19)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality, Trinidad.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFDBFFD5FD81066DFCD4BCF5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFDAFFD0FD8805EFFE18B8A8.text	015D8E70FFDAFFD0FD8805EFFE18B8A8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia tuberculata Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia tuberculata sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: B50D3ECC-82C1-431B-95C1-6C8326049678</p> <p>Figs 12, 14, 17–18</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from most species of Voconia by its tuberculate and coarsely granulose head and pronotum. This species most closely resembles another Australian species, V. dolichocephala sp. nov. These two</p> <p>species are recognized from other Australian species by the acute protuberance on the posteroventral margin of the proepimeron, the long macrosetae of the setigerous tubercles, the elongate head (1.4–1.6 times as long as wide), and the yellow spots antero- and posteromedially on the abducted corium. Voconia tuberculata sp. nov. differs from V. dolichocephala sp. nov. by its overall light brown coloration and males are as long as about 7.9 mm. Females are smaller than the examined V. dolichocephala sp. nov. females (about 8.8 and 9.0 mm).</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective ‘ tuberculatus, - a, - um ’, meaning ‘warty’ or ‘tuberculate’. Refers to the densely tuberculate surfaces of the body.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype AUSTRALIA • ♂ (dissected pygophore and aedeagus in vial); Northern Territory, 17 km NE of Willeroo; [15.23 ° S, 131.67 ° E]; 8–9 Nov. 1984; M. and B. Baehr leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00127096; ZSMC.</p> <p>Paratypes AUSTRALIA – Northern Territory • 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype; USI: AMNH_PBI 00127095; ZSMC • 1 adult sex unknown (abdomen missing); 30 km ESE of Victoria R. Downs; 16.19 ° S, 131.17 ° E; 18 Jun. 1969; M. Mendum leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00168741; ANIC • 1 ♂; Elsey Ck, 19 km SSE of Mataranka; 15.05 ° S, 133.07 ° E; 15 Oct. 1972; Upton and Barrett leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00168742; ANIC. — Queensland • 1 ♀; Burketown, site of old Broom Hotel: [17.85 ° S, 139.62 ° E]; 18 May 1931; T.G. Campbell leg.; light trap; USI: AMNH_PBI 00168743; ANIC • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; USI: AMNH_PBI 00168744; ANIC • 1 ♂; Kunkulla Station, Gregory River; 25 May 1931; I.M. Mackerras leg.; USI: AMNH_PBI 00168746; ANIC.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 7.9–8.9 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region with dark patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin and pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium lighter than head. Thorax: coloration as head; scutellum uniformly brown. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium reddish-brown with anteromedial, posteromedial, and distal yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale. Legs: yellowish-brown. Abdomen: light brown, dorsal laterotergites I and II paler than remainder.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: coarsely granulose with sparse, long setigerous tubercles interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of stout setigerous tubercles paramedially; antennifer with long lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, short macrosetae. Thorax (Fig. 3L): anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with setigerous tubercles; scutellar lateral carinae with setigerous tubercles with long macrosetae. Hemelytron: corium with dense long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with four or more large spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent, long macrosetae interspersed.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, 1.4–1.6 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view longer than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.5–2.2 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and longer than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view diverging; clypeus in dorsal view about as wide as maxillary plates; clypeal apex bifid, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially or medially forming a V-shaped marking; interocular sulcus in dorsal view nearly straight; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II curves ventrally, about 0.3 times length of segment I. Thorax (Fig. 3L): pronotal collar in dorsal view wide medially with anterolateral angles long, flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe 0.6–0.8 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum conspicuous, not depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated transversely; scutellar spine long, raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum projected into small protuberance; proepimeron with acute protuberance on posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs. Abdomen: anterior margin of terga weakly carinulate, terga II and III with deeper and longer carinules; terga II and III with paired prominent longitudinal carinae, reaching about two-thirds of tergum III. Pygophore (Fig. 13): transverse bridge with rounded posterior margin; posterior region of ventral surface of pygophore in lateral view with large swelling; short median apical process, sharply bent posteriorly in lateral view; lateral pygophore margin with protuberance; posterior pygophore margin with clustered macrosetae on protuberance; parameres sinusoidal, apex tapered sharply. Aedeagus (Fig. 14): endosoma almost entirely covered with spicules; apex of dorsal phallothecal sclerite serrated; basal plate extension about 5.7 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Female Mostly as male, distinguished from males by the following. Body length: 8.4–8.8 mm. Head: elongate, 1.5 times as long as wide; pedicel about 1.5–1.7 times length of head width. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore leg, absent or vestigial on mid leg.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 18)</p> <p>This species is distributed across Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia. The nearest Voconia species is V. dolichocephala sp. nov., found about 100 km northwest of specimen AMNH_PBI 00168742.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The direction of the maxillary plates in dorsal view varies from nearly straight or parallel (e.g., AMNH_ PBI 00168741) to strongly diverging (e.g., AMNH_PBI 00168746). Voconia tuberculata sp. nov. is nested within the Australian clade. According to our phylogeny (Figs 1–2), V. tuberculata sp. nov. was recovered as the sister taxon to V. dolichocephala sp. nov. The abdomen of specimen AMNH_PBI 00127096 was used for DNA extraction, but we did not get sufficient DNA in our NGS library for Illumina sequencing.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFDAFFD0FD8805EFFE18B8A8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFDFFFD3FDC001A3FC53B8B2.text	015D8E70FFDFFFD3FDC001A3FC53B8B2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia typica (Miller 1958) Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia typica (Miller, 1958) comb. nov.</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 8, 10, 13–14, 18</p> <p>Paragerbelius typicus Miller, 1958: 66, figs 88–92.</p> <p>Revised diagnosis</p> <p>This species is most similar to V. bracata sp. nov. They are distinguished from other species of the genus Voconia by the slender body, long head (1.7 times as long as wide), the ventral surface of the hind leg with four large spines in the posterior row, the large pale spot between the R and M veins, and the dorsal laterotergites I and II being yellow, the remainder dark brown. The following differentiate V. typica: largest species of Voconia (12.4–12.7 mm long); uniformly brown legs; anterior pronotal lobe is gently rounded, posterolateral margins nearly straight.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype</p> <p>INDONESIA • ♂; “North New Guinea” [Papua], Jayapura Co., Cyclops Mts, Sabron camp; [2.50° N, 140.42 ° E]; elev. “ 2200 ft ” [671 m]; Jun. 1936; L.E.C. leg.; coll. B.M. 1936-271; USI: UCR_ENT 00048384; NHMUK 013588138 (previously BMNH(E) 1255222).</p> <p>Paratype INDONESIA • 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype; BMNH.</p> <p>Additional material examined:</p> <p>INDONESIA • 1 ♂; “West New Guinea” [Papua], Central Mountains, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=138.53&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-3.41" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 138.53/lat -3.41)">Archbold Lake</a>; [3.41 ° S, 138.53 ° E]; elev. 760 m; 26 Nov.–3 Dec. 1961; S. Quate and L. Quate leg.; dissected pygophore and aedeagus in vial; USI: UCR_ENT 00073815; BPBM.</p> <p>Redescription</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. 12.4–12.7 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown; postocular region with dark patches adjacent to medial ocellar margin and pale patches adjacent to lateral ocellar margin; labium lighter than head, light brown. Thorax: as head; pronotum uniformly coloured; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium reddish-brown with anteromedial, posteromedial, and distal yellow spots; membrane dark with large pale spot between R and M veins;</p> <p>membranal veins R and M proximally pale, remainder as membrane. Legs: dark brown. Abdomen: dark brown, dorsal laterotergites I and II yellow.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with sparse, short macrosetae interspersed among dense pubescence; interocular region with two paired macrosetae; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with dense, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar without macrosetae or setigerous tubercles. Hemelytron: corium with sparse, long setation. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with four large spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: elongate, about 1.7 times as long as wide; anteocular region about one third of head length, about as long as postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view longer than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.8 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and reaching apex of clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view narrower than maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings V-shaped, joined medially at interocular sulcus; interocular sulcus in dorsal view bent anteromedially, subtriangular; eye width in dorsal view wider than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II nearly straight, about 0.4 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe subequal in length to posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum thin and deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep and elongated transversely; scutellar spine long, subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs.Abdomen:anterior margin of terga weakly carinulate, tergum II without carinules laterally; terga II and III with paired prominent longitudinal carinae, almost reaching posterior margin of tergum III. Pygophore (Fig. 13): transverse bridge with rounded posterior margin; posterior region of ventral surface of pygophore in lateral view with large swelling; short median apical process sharply bent posteriorly in lateral view; lateral pygophore margin with protuberance; posterior pygophore margin with clustered macrosetae on decline; parameres sinusoidal, apex tapered into squarely rounded tip. Aedeagus (Fig. 14): endosoma almost entirely covered with spicules; apex of dorsal phallothecal sclerite bifid in dorsal view; basal plate extension about 7.9 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 18)</p> <p>This species is distributed on the island of New Guinea, in Papua.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>This description is based largely on UCR_ENT 00073815, since the holotype (Fig. 8) and paratype remain at the BMNH. Images of the types in their unit trays at the BMNH were used to evaluate this species concept. The abdomen of specimen UCR_ENT 00073815 was used for DNA extraction, but we did not get sufficient DNA in our NGS library for Illumina sequencing.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFDFFFD3FDC001A3FC53B8B2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFDCFFDDFD6801A8FC22BEC2.text	015D8E70FFDCFFDDFD6801A8FC22BEC2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia vittata Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia vittata sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 772BEB7A-1101-4AD1-91C0-8EED38AE4516</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from other species of Voconia by the following combination of characters: short body length (about 7.1 mm long); globose head; tuberculate and coarsely granulose head and pronotum; interocular region with two setigerous tubercles medially; apex of clypeus bifid; corium dark with thick medial yellow stripe; and dark brown femora with contrasting yellowish-brown tibiae and tarsi. This species most closely resembles another Australian species, V. fasciata sp. nov., but V. vittata sp. nov. is about 1.6 mm shorter and the yellow medial stripe on the corium is opaque.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective ‘ vittatus, - a, - um ’, meaning ‘banded’. Refers to the yellow band or color pattern that crosses the middle of the corium and scutellar spine.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype AUSTRALIA • ♂; Queensland, Cape York Peninsula, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=142.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-11.86666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 142.5/lat -11.86666)">Dulhunty Rd</a>; 11.86666° S, 142.5° E; 22 Mar. 1992; G. Cassis leg.; at light; USI: AMNH_PBI 00088406; AMS K 156496.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. About 7.1 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: uniformly dark brown; labium lighter than head, labial segment I brown, II and III yellowish-brown. Thorax: as head; scutellum dark with contrasting yellow apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark reddish-brown with distal yellow stripe; corium dark reddish-brown with thick medial yellow stripe; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins An 1 and R proximally pale. Legs: femora dark brown, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown. Abdomen: yellowish-brown medially, dark reddish-brown laterally; dorsal laterotergites I and II paler than remainder.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: coarsely granulose with dense, short setigerous tubercles interspersed among sparse pubescence; interocular region with two pairs of stout setigerous tubercles paramedially and two medially; antennifer with long lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with sparse, long macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar with setigerous tubercles; scutellar lateral carinae with short macrosetae on setigerous tubercles. Hemelytron:</p> <p>corium with dense, long macrosetae. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with three or four spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent, long macrosetae interspersed.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head: globose, about as long as wide; anteocular region about one quarter of head length, shorter than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view about as long as eye,lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.4times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and reaching apex of clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view converging; clypeus in dorsal view wider than maxillary plates; clypeal apex bifid, narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view bent anteromedially, subtriangular; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ventrolateral swelling of buccula with lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin; labial segment I in lateral view straight, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II curves ventrally, about 0.4 times length of segment I. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view wide medially with anterolateral angles short, flared laterally; anterior pronotal lobe about 0.9 times length of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral margins almost straight; glabrous markings on pronotum conspicuous and not depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum shallow, elongated longitudinally; scutellar spine long, raised; anteriad-directed process of prosternum with paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum projected into small protuberance; proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore and mid legs.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 18)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality in Northern Australia.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Nested within the well supported Australian clade (Figs 1–2).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFDCFFDDFD6801A8FC22BEC2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
015D8E70FFD2FFDEFDFC0638FC73BD37.text	015D8E70FFD2FFDEFDFC0638FC73BD37.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voconia wegneri (Miller 1954) Castillo & Rédei & Weirauch 2022	<div><p>Voconia wegneri (Miller, 1954) comb. nov.</p> <p>Figs 1– 2, 3E, 8, 10, 20</p> <p>Kayanocoris wegneri Miller, 1954: 6, fig. 3.</p> <p>Revised diagnosis</p> <p>Distinguished from other species of Voconia by the minute ocelli, occupying 0.12 times length of postocular region; labial segment I swollen subapically on ventral surface; labial segment II swollen ventrobasally and narrowed apically; labial segment III very short (about 0.14 mm long), about 0.2 times length of segment II.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype INDONESIA • ♂; <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=116.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-1.04" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 116.75/lat -1.04)">E Borneo</a>, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=116.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-1.04" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 116.75/lat -1.04)">Balikpapan</a>, Mentawir River; [1.04° S, 116.75° E]; elev. 50 m; 14 Oct. 1950; A.M.R. Wegner leg.; USI: RMNH.INS 1091587; NBCN (previously RMNH).</p> <p>Redescription</p> <p>Male (Figs 8, 10)</p> <p>BODY LENGTH. ~ 9.1 mm; macropterous.</p> <p>COLORATION. Head: dark brown with a semicircular pale stripe encircling both ocelli; labium lighter than head, brown. Thorax: as head; scutellum dark with brown apical spine. Hemelytron (abducted): clavus dark with distal yellow stripe; corium dark with anteroproximal yellow stripe, posteromedial and distal yellow spots; membrane dark with pale V-shaped marking along R and M veins; membranal veins R and M proximally pale. Legs: dark brown. Abdomen: dark brown; dorsal laterotergites dark brown.</p> <p>INTEGUMENT AND VESTITURE. Head and pronotum: finely granulose with dense, long macrosetae interspersed among dense pubescence; antennifer with short lateral setigerous tubercle; morphologically ventral surface of labium with dense, short macrosetae. Thorax: anterolateral angles of pronotal collar without macrosetae or setigerous tubercles. Legs: posterior row of protuberances on mid and hind femora with four spines on distal half. Abdomen: ventral surface pubescent.</p> <p>STRUCTURE. Head (Fig. 3E): elongate, about 1.5 times as long as wide; anteocular region about half of head length, longer than postocular region (measured to anterior margin of neck); postocular region in dorsal view longer than eye, lateral margins gently rounded; pedicel about 1.1 times length of head width; maxillary plates ellipsoidal, adjacent to and shorter than clypeus; apices of maxillary plates in dorsal view directed straight; clypeus in dorsal view about as wide as maxillary plates; clypeal apex round, not narrowed; interocular glabrous markings anterolaterally curved, joined at interocular sulcus paramedially; interocular sulcus in dorsal view curved and smoothly rounded anteriorly; eye width in dorsal view narrower than synthlipsis; eye reaching ventral head margin in lateral view; ocelli minute, occupying 0.12 times length of postocular region; ventrolateral swelling of buccula without lateral protrusion that surpasses buccular margin, flat margin; labial segment I swollen subapically on ventral surface, surpassing posteroventral eye margin; labial segment II swollen ventrobasally, narrowed apically; morphologically dorsal surface of labial segment II curves ventrally, ~0.2 times length of segment I; labial segment III short, ~0.2 times length of segment II. Thorax: pronotal collar in dorsal view narrow medially with anterolateral angles short, projected forward; anterior pronotal lobe ~0.8 times length of posterior pronotal lobe; glabrous markings on pronotum thin and not deeply depressed; median apodeme depression of pronotum deep, elongated transversely; scutellar spine long, subhorizontal; anteriad-directed process of prosternum smoothly rounded, without paramedial lobes; anterior margin of stridulitrum not elongated into protuberance; proepimeron with smoothly rounded posteroventral margin. Legs: fossula spongiosa present on fore legs, unknown on mid legs.</p> <p>Female</p> <p>Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution (Fig. 20)</p> <p>This species is only known from the type locality in Eastern Borneo.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The holotype remains at the NBCN under loan restrictions; habitus photographs were used to evaluate this species concept. Most closely resembles the two species from New Guinea, V. bracata sp. nov. and V. typica. These three species form a poorly supported clade in our analyses (Figs 1–2). This hypothesis should be further tested with additional material and molecular data.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/015D8E70FFD2FFDEFDFC0638FC73BD37	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Castillo, Stephanie;Rédei, Dávid;Weirauch, Christiane	Castillo, Stephanie, Rédei, Dávid, Weirauch, Christiane (2022): Pseudocetherinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) revisited: phylogeny and taxonomy of the lobe-headed bugs. European Journal of Taxonomy 788 (1): 1-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.788.1625
