Claviplatys henryi, a new genus and species of Plataspidae from southern India (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

By

Rédei, Dávid
Jindra, Zdenek

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

796

Pages

397-408

Subjects

Heteroptera , Indomalaya , new genus , new species , Plataspidae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.796.21515

 

Abstract

Claviplatysgen. n. and its type species C.henryisp. n. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae: Plataspinae) are described from Kerala, India. The new genus is related to the Indomalayan genera Heterocrates Amyot & Serville, 1843, Cratoplatys Montandon, 1894, and Cronion Bergroth, 1891, but differs from them and all other plataspid genera by the peculiarly modified antenna. The morphological characters and systematic relationships of the above genera are discussed.