Eur. J. Entomol. 98 (1): 107-110, 2001 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2001.016

Revision of the genus Vanniusoides (Heteroptera: Miridae)

Jacek GORCZYCA1, Fedor KONSTANTINOV2
1 Department of Zoology, Silesian University, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland; e-mail: gorczyca@us.edu.pl
2 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Biology & Soil Sciences, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya emb. 7/9, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; e-mail: konst@ent.bio.pu.ru

The genus Vanniusoides Carvalho & Lorenzato is revised and redescribed, a new species V. clypeatus is described from the Solomon Islands. Redescription of the species V. brevis (Poppius) and a key to the species of the genus are given. Illustrations of dorsal habitus, tarsi and male genitalia of the new species are provided.

Keywords: Vanniusoides, Miridae, Heteroptera, revision, new species, entomology, Solomon Islands

Received: April 4, 2000; Accepted: June 12, 2000; Published: March 15, 2001  Show citation

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GORCZYCA, J., & KONSTANTINOV, F. (2001). Revision of the genus Vanniusoides (Heteroptera: Miridae). EJE98(1), 107-110. doi: 10.14411/eje.2001.016
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