THE LEPTOCORISINAE OE THE WORLD 



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Characterized by yellowish brown unicoloured abdominal venter, palish brown 

 unicoloured minute ocelli, about a third of basal portion of apical antennal segment 

 pale and by the form of the <$ and $ genitalia. 



(J. Body length, 13-5-15-2 mm., width, 2-1-2-4 mm. Head length, 1-5-1-7 mm., width, 

 1-7-1-85. Antennae, segment I, 31-3-6 mm., II, 2-7-3-1 mm., Ill, 2-8-3-2 mm., IV, 51 mm. 

 Rostrum, segment I, 1-66-1-7 mm., II, 1-7-1-8 mm., Ill, 0-8-0-96 mm., IV, 1-3-1-4 mm. 

 Pronotum, length, 2-1-2-4 mm., width, 2-1-2-4 mm. Hind femora, 5-9-6-4 mm. Hind tibia, 

 6-8-8-o mm. Distance between ocelli, 0-4 mm., distance between an ocellus and an eye, 

 0-86-0-96 mm. 



Body elongated and slim, tinged brown. Head pale, unicolourous, dorsal and ventral ; 

 antennae brownish black, at least a third basal portion of apical segment pale. Rostrum long, 

 extending well beyond third coxae. Propleuron including procoxae, mesopleuron and underside 

 of collar brownish black. Pronotal disc brownish black with at least anterior quarter pale ; 

 latero-posterior spines long, thin, curved near apices and acutely pointed. Legs brownish 

 black, with at least basal half of femora pale. Entire hemielytra, except pale costal margin, 

 brownish black, densely punctate. Abdomen, dorsum including connexiva pale, unicoloured ; 

 abdomen ventrally pale unicolourous, including seventh venter and visible portion of eighth 

 segment and pygophore. Posterior margin of seventh abdominal tcrgum truncated, slightly 

 medially convex, with backward spine-like projection on either side, concealing two-thirds of 

 pygophore ; pygophore curved and tapering at apex, posterior margin concave (Text-fig. 448). 



o* genitalia : Claspers symmetrically placed (Text-fig. 448) ; both (dorsal and ventral) 

 pairs of thecal appendages present, two pairs of lateral conjunctival appendages (Text-fig. 450), 

 second right partly sclerotized (Text-fig. 451) ; frontal conjunctiva with two sclerotized rounded 

 pieces in middle of basiconjunctiva and a spiny appendage on right, top of first right lateral 

 conjunctival appendage ; membranous appendage with a bow-shaped dorsal appendage, 

 strongly curved in middle (Text-fig. 450). 



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Figs. 448-450. Noliphus insularis, o*- 448, terminalia, dorsal view ; 449, 

 claspers, inner and outer views ; 450, aedeagus (inflated), ventral view. 



