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Cimex
subgenus Afrius Stål, 1870: 44.
Type Species:
Pentatoma purpurea
Westwood, 1837 (= Pentatoma yolofa Guérin-Méneville, 1831), by subsequent
designation (Schouteden, 1907).
Subgenus Subafrius
Schouteden, 1907
Afrius (Subafrius) Schouteden,
1907: 51.
Type species: Picromerus
flavirostrum Signoret, 1861, by monotypy.
Included Species:
Subgenus Afrius:
kolleri Schouteden, 1907 - Tropical Africa
marmoratus (Dallas, 1851) - South Africa
annulipes (Dallas, 1851)
rubromarginatus Bergroth, 1903 -
Botswana, Djibouti, Mozambique, Tanzania.
yolofa (Guérin-Menéville, 1831 - subsaharan Africa
purpurea (Westwood, 1837)
figuratus (Germar, 1838)
marginella (Dallas, 1851)
caerulea (Dallas, 1851)
miniatescens (Stål, 1854)
Subgenus Subafrius:
flavirostrum (Signoret, 1861) - Madagascar
migratorius (Distant, 1913) - Seychelles
williamsi Miller, 1951 - Mauritius
Key to Species
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1
Scutellum equilateral; males lacking setose patches on abdominal venter
(subgenus Subafrius) |
2 |
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Scutellum slightly longer than width at base; males with pair of
distinct setose patches on abdominal venter (subgenus Afrius) |
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2(1)
Distribution: Madagascar |
flavirostrum (Signoret) |
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Not from Madagascar |
3 |
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3(2)
Distribution: Seychelles |
migratorius (Distant) |
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Distribution: Mauritius |
williamsi Miller |
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4(1)
Pronotum transversely strongly constricted; humeral angles produced
(South Africa) |
marmoratus (Dallas) |
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Pronotum not or less strongly constricted |
5 |
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5(4)
Humeral angle not produced, rounded or obtusely truncate; punctures
dense, rugulose |
rubromarginatus Bergroth |
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Humeral angles often produced, distinctly emarginate, usually anteriorly
prominent, punctures more remote |
yolofa (G.-M.) |
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