Caepovultus Gnezdilov & Wilson & Cf 2007, gen. nov.
- 1. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia; e-mail: vmgnezdilov @ mail. ru, hemipt @ zin. ru
- 2. National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF 10 3 NP, United Kingdom; e-mail: mike. wilson @ museumwales. ac. uk
Description
Caepovultus gen. nov.
Type species. Caepovultus deemingi sp. nov.
Diagnosis. Coryphe narrow, with strongly keeled lateral margins, anterior and posterior margins acutely angulate (Fig. 1). Metope onion-shaped (narrow apically and enlarged before clypeus, Fig. 3), with strong median keel reaching through postclypeus and sublateral keels developed only in its basal part. Pronotum and scutellum without keels. Anterior margin of pronotum rightly angulate. Fore wings oval, with narrow hypocostal plate (Fig. 2). Radius bifurcate (branching right from basal cell), median single, cubitus anterior bifurcate; longitudinal veins keeled, transverse veins weak. Hind wings well developed, reaching apices of fore wings. Hind tibia with two lateral teeth distally. Metatarsomere I with five intermediate socle setae.
Etymology. The generic name is derived from the Latin nouns ‘caepe’ – onion and ‘vultus’ – face. The gender is masculine.
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Issidae
- Genus
- Caepovultus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Gnezdilov & Wilson & Cf
- Taxonomic status
- gen. nov.
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Caepovultus Gnezdilov, Wilson & Cf, 2007