Dryadocoris apicalis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842)

Cimex apicalis Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842: 95.

Pentatoma (Pentatoma) analis Costa, 1847: 387 (syn. Linnavuori, 1975: 86). Carapezza et al., 1995: 291.

Pentatoma inquinata Stål, 1853: 218 (syn. Stål, 1865: 166).

Pentatoma bipunctipes Signoret, 1858: 282 (syn. Stål, 1865: 166); Linnavuori, 1975: 86).

Holcostethus jani Fieber, 1861: 334 (syn. Puton, 1874: 225); Linnavuori, 1975: 86.

Pentatoma heterocera Walker, 1867: 297 (syn. Linnavuori, 1975: 86).

Pentatoma confinis Walker, 1867: 298 (syn. Distant, 1898: 316).

Holcostethus obscuratus Distant, 1892: 249 (syn. Distant, 1898: 296, with heterocera).

Dryadocoris analis (Costa) 1847: Tamanini, 1981: 133.

Dryadocoris apicalis: Linnavuori, 1982: 124.

Description. Body ochraceous, with fine brown irregular punctation, 7.3 mm long. Pronotum convex, with straight, not flattened sides and with widely rounded angles. Scutellum with black spot at apex (Fig. 108). Paired membranous conjunctive processes of aedeagus with 3 apices, pointed, one of apices sclerotized at extremity. Unpaired process small, curved. Vesica long, strongly curved. Sclerotized median plates with small club (Figs. 113, 114). Paramere with elongate rounded hypophysis at apex and distinct sensory lobe; uneven area of inner surface of paramere in form of wide stripe passing through entire hypophysis and sensory lobe (Fig. 110).

Distribution. France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Northern Africa, Syria.

Material examined. 1 Ô, Victoria, Nyasa, Tukoba, 27.VI.1912 (Troitskii); 1 ♀, same locality, 3.VII.1912 (Troitskii); 1 Ô, Marocco, 1900 (Vaucher).