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Ectomocoris fuscifemoralis Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. (Figs. 14, 15) Type specimens. Holotype male macropterous, Australia, Western Australia, 48 km ENE Norseman, 431-1, at light at night, 19–20.i.1982, B. Hanich & T. F. Houston (WAM). Paratypes (all macropterous): WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 1 male, same data as holotype (WAM); 1 male, same data as holotype except 431-3, on foliage of Eucalyptus (WAM). Description. Macropterous male (Fig. 14) Colouration (Fig. 14): Generally black, thoracic pleura with bluish tinge, abdomen with entire segments II & III and adjoining part of IV, connexiva both dorsally and ventrally with anterior area one third to half (dorsally yellow extending to entire width of connexiva) of segments IV–VII, and most of corium reddish orange. Tarsi brownish, lighter than tibiae. Clavus and inner narrow area of corium bordered by vein Cu adjoining distal 2/3 length of claval suture brown, remainder of corium reddish orange, membrane fuscous excluding a whitish spot located on basal area of AIC. Scutellar arch, pronotum shiny smooth black. Head and body including abdomen generally covered with fine short pubescence, with sparse longer bristles obvious on appendages. Structure (Fig. 14): Body small. Head: elongate fusiform, wholly covered with short whitish pilosity and sparse longer bristly setae, dorsal surface with granules. Anteocular region elongate triangular, clypeus near its base distinctly elevated to a knob above mandibular plate. Interocular region with arcuate convex sulcus at posterior border of eyes, a small pit near base. Postocular region almost rounded to neck. Neck with lateral tubercles obvious. Ventral surface of head slightly tumid before eyes. Antennae with all segments cylindrical, with short whitish pilosity and sparse longer setae. Scape thickest, pedicel thinner, then basi-and distiflagellum thinnest. Eyes large, reniform, not reaching ventral margin in lateral view. Ocelli small, conspicuously raised, separated from each other by slightly more than diameter of single ocellus, separated from eye by about the same distance. Labium curved, second visible segment tumid narrowing distally, second and third sparsely covered with longish setae. Thorax: Anterior lobe of pronotum with collar armed with rounded and obvious tubercles at lateral ends, integument smooth, stripes indistinct, except shallow middle long sulcus in basal half. Posterior pronotal lobe arcuately quadrate, integument finely rugulose, with short pilosity, humeri rounded, posterior margin almost smoothly rounded. Scutellum triangular, disc deeply depressed, sides carinate, integument pilose, armed with laterally flattened projected upwards apex. Propleuron with integument sparsely granulose, smoothly pilose, set off from dorsal surface by a carina. Mesopleuron integument minutely granulate, sparsely pilose. Metapleuron with integument sparsely granulate as mesopleuron but granules slightly striate, metapleural sulcus moderately bicarinate and curved, pilose with silvery but not conspicuous hairs posteriorly. All sternites more or less smooth, shiny moderately pilose, in addition with sparse long hairs particularly on disc of venter. Pronotum densely pilose laterad of labial groove. Mesosternum with disc raised, metasternum with disc more or less tumid. Hemelytra slightly exceeding abdomen, laterally narrowly exposing connexiva. Legs: Fore leg with coxa with whitish pilosity; trochanter unarmed, sparsely hairy; femur strongly fusiform, greatly incrassate near base narrowing distally, much thicker than other femora, armed below with rows of bristly setae, also a few irregular granules in row, in addition sparsely pilose laterally and above; tibia cylindrical, more or less straight but apex slightly reflexed, fossula spongiosa present, occupying about half of tibial length; tarsi three segmented, cylindrical, denser short pilosity ventrally. Mid leg with coxa globular, femur only slightly thickened, tibia with short whitish pilosity for whole length, with fossula spongiosa about one third its length. Hind leg with femur almost cylindrical, tibia with brush of seta, denser at apex. Abdomen: In male elongate oval, sternum distinctly carinate in midline, extragenital structure on sternite VII absent (Fig. 14C). Connexivum with golden pilosity as elsewhere on sternum, abdominal sterna and terga entire. Spiracles situated below connexival suture, about halfway between anterior and posterior margin of each segment. Each spiracle postero-ventrally with small spherical to oval shiny impressed spot, also a smaller and irregularly shaped impressed spot close to anterior margin of each abdomen sternum (Fig. 14B). These spots present on corresponding segments on dorsum also but are obscured by hemelytra. Male genitalia (Fig. 15): Median pygophore process with a subbasal indent, medially exteriorly slightly ribbed, gradually narrowed from base to apex and slightly curved apically to point towards right side (Fig. 15A). Parameres subtriangular (Fig. 15B&C), right paramere (Fig. 15C) distinctly broader than left paramere (Fig. 15B). Phallus (Fig. 15D–F) in resting condition with basal plate bridge almost as long as basal plate (Fig. 15D); pedicel nearly straight and slightly shorter than basal plate (Fig. 15E); dorsal phallothecal sclerite broad and flat (Fig. 15D), weekly tumid in middle (Fig. 15E), lateral phallothecal sclerite subrectangular, without process on inner margin (Fig. 15F). Measurements: [of holotype male macropterous]. Body length 10.60; maximum width of abdomen 3.12; length of head 1.82; length of anteocular region 0.77; length of postocular region 0.38; width of head across eyes 1.33; width of interocellar space 0.19; length of eye in dorsal view 0.57; width of eye in dorsal view 0.45; lengths of antennal segments I–IV 0.83 / 2.09 / 2.47 / 1.97 (approximate only); length of visible labial segments I–III 0.57 / 0.95 / 0.57; length of pronotum 2.62; length of anterior pronotal lobe 1.55; length of posterior pronotal lobe 1.02; length of scutellum 1.44; maximum width of scutellum 1.63; length of hemelytra 7.17; length of fore tibia 2.09; length of fossula spongiosa on fore tibia 0.97. Distribution. Australia (Western Australia). Etymology. The species epithet is the Latin adjective fuscifemoralis (meaning ‘having dark femur’), in allusion to the dark femora of the species. Notes. This species, occurring only as macropterous form, resembles E. ornatus (Stål, 1863) macropterous form in general facies, but differs from the latter in the smaller body size (10.6 mm) (vs. 17.2–18.3 mm in E. ornatus), the legs entirely and uniformly blackish as remainder of the body (Fig. 14) (vs. the legs mostly brownish yellow in contrast to the black head and pronotum in E. ornatus (Figs. 26–28)), and the markings on connexiva that are conspicuously darker (Fig. 14)., Published as part of Malipatil, M. B., Liu, Yingqi & Cai, Wanzhi, 2023, Revision of Australian Ectomocoris with the description of nine new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), pp. 451-504 in Zootaxa 5263 (4) on pages 472-474, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7835813, {"references":["Stal, C. (1863) Formae speciesque novae reduviidum. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 4, 25 - 58. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00379271.1863.11755426"]}

Ectomocoris interiorius Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. (Figs. 16–18) Type specimens. [all macropterous]. Holotype male, Western Australia, 40 km N of Johnston Lakes, 1.i.1977, ABFC A.M. & M.J. Douglas (WAM). Paratypes: WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 3 males, same data as holotype (WAM); 1 male, Buningonia Spring Well 31 26S 123 33E, 18-25.xi.1978, T. F. Houston et al. 225-10 (WAM); 1male, 1 km NE of Millstream H.S. 21 35S 117.04E, 23.iv.1971, Key, Upton & Mitchell (ANIC); 1 male, “Salmon Gums”, 39-869 (WAM); 1 male, Salmon Gums, 41-122 (WAM); 1 male, W. Australia, From C. French Collection, 15.11.11 (MV); 1 male, Talawana Stn, i.1971, A. Douglas (WAM). Other specimens. [all micropterous]. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 1 male, Dedari, 29.i.1970, FHW Baker, L.E. Koch leg., LN McKenna (WAM); 2 males, 95 mls SE of Wallal, 11.i.1970, M. de Graaf (WAM); 1 male, 72 mls NE of Kalgoorlie, 22.vii.1969, AV Thomas (WAM); 1 male, Eneabba, 29 49S 115 16E, 10.ix.1982, RP McMillan (WAM); 1 male, Clampton, 46-1421 (WAM); 1 male, 31 05S 121 21E, Yellar Sandalwood Res. 22 km SEbyE Coolgardie, 7.v.1984, ES Nielson & ED Edwards (ANIC); 1 female, Bunketch, 3.iv.1965, K. Buller (WAM); 1 female, well8, Canning Stock Route, xii.1971 - i.1972, D. Williams (WAM). Description. Macropterous male (Fig. 16) Colouration (Fig. 16): Generally bi-coloured, head, pronotum scutellum, thoracic pleura (slight bluish tinge) and terga, most of membrane (apical area paler), disc of abdominal venter posterior to segment V, disc of abdominal terga IV–VI fuscous or blackish. Appendages, remainder of hemelytra including most of clavus and all of corium, remainder of abdomen including connexiva contrastingly yellowish orange, occasionally apical area of hind femur also irregularly fuscous. Overall intensity of colouration variable among specimens. Structure (Fig. 16): Body medium, elongate. Scutellum and pronotum shiny smooth. Head and body including abdomen generally covered with fine short pubescence, with sparse long bristles obvious on appendages and on dorsum of head. Head: elongate fusiform, wholly covered with short whitish pilosity and sparse long brown bristly setae prominent on mandibular plates, dorsal aspect of head and between eyes, and dorsal aspect of labial segments. Anteocular region elongate triangular, clypeus near its base elevated knobbed above mandibular plates. Interocular region with arcuate convex sulcus at posterior border of eyes, and with a small median pit. Postocular region gradually rounded to neck. Neck with lateral tubercles obvious. Ventral surface of head tumid before eyes. Ocellar tubercle distinct. Antennae with all segments cylindrical, with short whitish pilosity and sparse longer setae. Scape thickest, pedicel thinner towards distal end, then basi-and distiflagellum thinnest. Eyes large, reniform, almost reaching ventral margin in lateral view. Ocelli large, conspicuously raised, separated from each other by less than diameter of single ocellus, separated from eye by about similar distance. Thorax: Anterior lobe of pronotum with collar armed with rounded tubercles at lateral ends, integument smooth, stripes indistinct, except shallow middle long sulcus in basal half. Posterior pronotal lobe short, arcuately quadrate, integument finely rugulose, with short pilosity, posterior margin almost smoothly rounded, posterior angles not developed. Scutellum triangular, disc slightly depressed, sides carinate, integument pilose, armed with strongly pointed and upwardly projected apex. Meso-and metanotum generally also rugulose, carinate not smooth. Propleuron with integument faintly granulate, pilose, set off from dorsal surface by a carina. Mesopleuron integument minutely granulate, sparsely pilose. Metapleuron with integument more distinctly granulate but granules not striate, metapleural sulcus distinctly bicarinate and curved, pilose with silvery dense hairs posteriorly. Pronotum densely pilose laterad of labial groove. Legs: Fore leg with coxa with whitish pilosity; trochanter unarmed, sparsely hairy; femur elongate fusiform, incrassate near base narrowing distally, much thicker than other femora, armed below with rows of bristly setae, in addition sparsely pilose laterally and above; tibia cylindrical, straight but apex slightly reflexed, fossula spongiosa present, occupying about half of tibial length; tarsi three segmented, cylindrical, denser short pilosity ventrally. Mid leg with coxa globular, femur only slightly thickened, tibia with short whitish pilosity for whole length, with fossula spongiosa slightly less than half length. Hind leg with femur cylindrical, slender, tibia with brush of seta, denser at apex. Abdomen: Dorsally elongate oval, sternum weakly carinate in midline near base, smooth with sparse long hairs in addition to pilosity, sternite VII without extragenital structure. Connexivum with golden pilosity as elsewhere on sternum, abdominal sterna and terga entire. Spiracles situated below connexival suture, about halfway between anterior and posterior margin of each segment. Each spiracle postero-ventrally with indistinct small oval shiny impressed spot, also a smaller and irregularly shaped impressed spot close to anterior margin of each sternum. These spots present on corresponding segments on dorsum also but are of equal size. Hemelytra slightly exceeding abdomen, only slightly exposing connexivum. Male genitalia: As in micropterous male, below. Micropterous male (Fig. 17A–C) Generally as in macropterous form, except disc of abdominal venter posterior of segments IV, disc of abdominal terga IV–VI fuscous or blackish. Appendages, remainder of abdomen including connexiva contrastingly yellowish orange (Fig. 17A–C). General intensity of colouration variable among specimens. Structural details as in macropterous male, except: Head: Integument covered with granules all over. Ocellar tubercle indistinct. Eyes moderately large, not reaching ventral margin in lateral view. Ocelli small, indistinct, not conspicuously raised, separated from each other by slightly more than diameter of single ocellus, separated from eye by about similar distance. Thorax: Anterior lobe of pronotum large, stripes distinct and covered with minute granules. Posterior pronotal lobe short, integument finely thickly granulate, humeri rounded, posterior margin almost smoothly rounded, Scutellum triangular, disc deeply depressed, sides indistinctly carinate, near base scutellum fused with greatly reduced wing ‘scales’, integument in apical 2/3 with dense conspicuous granules, armed with strongly abbreviated pointed and upwardly projected apex. Meso-and metanotum generally rugulose carinate. Propleuron set off from dorsal surface by an ill-defined carina. All thoracic pleurae densely covered with granules, metapleural sulcus inconspicuous, with short silvery pilosity. Metasternum disc covered with dense granules as pleura. Legs: Fore leg with coxa on anterior surface covered with granules. Mid leg with coxa globular and covered with granules, femur with stout short spine-like bristles in addition to sparse long bristles. Abdomen: Venter weakly carinate in midline on basal two segments, covered with granules, these granules becoming sparser and smaller towards posterior end of abdomen, particularly on lateral areas. Dorsum with cuticle on median area inside the connexiva covered with granules, these granules becoming smaller, denser and almost absent towards posterior end. Male genitalia (Fig. 18): Median pygophore process elongate, flat broad blade-like and ribbed on posterior surface, appearing slightly twisted in its length (Fig. 18B&C). Parameres almost triangular (Fig. 18D&E), right paramere (Fig. 18E) slightly broader than left paramere (Fig. 18D). Phallus (Fig. 18F–H) in resting condition with basal plate and basal plate bridge slender, basal plate bridge slightly longer than basal plate (Fig. 18F); pedicel nearly straight and much shorter than basal plate (Fig. 18G); dorsal phallothecal sclerite broad, with a twisted depress in middle (Fig. 18F), lateral phallothecal sclerite somewhat rectangular, inner margin smooth, without process (Fig. 18H). Micropterous female (Fig. 17D–F) Colouration (Fig. 17D–F): As in micropterous male, except almost always with posterior margins of abdominal terga and sterna of segments IV-VI narrowly fuscous, appearing like three thin bands on connexiva, apical one third to half of hind femur also irregularly fuscous in most specimens. Other details generally as in micropterous male, except ocellar area inconspicuous, ocelli further reduced to only impressed cuticular areas, metapleural sulcus indistinctly unicarinate. Abdominal venter on disc smooth and shiny (Fig. 17F). Measurements: [Holotype male macropterous, followed by paratype male micropterous and paratype female micropterous]. Body length 16.38, 13.40 (♁), 13.72 (♀); maximum width of abdomen 4.52, 4.52 (♁), 4.40 (♀); length of head 2.43, 2.28 (♁), 2.28 (♀); length of anteocular region 1.10, 1.02 (♁), 1.14 (♀); length of postocular region 0.48, 0.45 (♁), 0.35 (♀); width of head across eyes 1.74, 1.74 (♁), 1.59 (♀); width of interocellar space 0.22, 0.19 (♁), 0.19 (♀); length of eye in dorsal view 0.79, 0.72 (♁), 0.58 (♀); width of eye in dorsal view 0.64, 0.57 (♁), 0.47 (♀); lengths of antennal segments I–IV 1.06, 1.42 (♁), 1.33 (♀) / 2.73, 2.58 (♁), 2.20 (♀) / 3.42, 3.80 (♁),? (♀) / 2.60, 2.66 (♁),? (♀); length of visible labial segments I–III 0.76, 0.91 (♁), 0.91 (♀) / 1.40, 1.40 (♁), 1.40 (♀) / 0.72, 0.76 (♁), 0.60 (♀); length of pronotum 3.38, 2.92 (♁), 2.85 (♀); length of anterior pronotal lobe 2.05, 2.20 (♁), 2.28 (♀); length of posterior pronotal lobe 1.36, 0.72 (♁), 0.58 (♀); length of scutellum 1.52, 1.10 (♁), 1.00 (♀); maximum width of scutellum 1.67, 1.67 (♁), 1.59 (♀); length of hemelytra 10.76, - (♁), - (♀); length of fore tibia 2.70, 3.11 (♁), 2.85 (♀); length of fossula spongiosa on fore tibia 1.44, 1.82 (♁), 1.59 (♀). Distribution. Australia (Western Australia). Etymology. The species name is derived from the Latin adjective interior (meaning ‘inner’) and the suffix -ius, in allusion to the species’ distribution in the interior, arid areas of Western Australia. Notes. This species superficially resembles E. ornatus (Stål, 1863) in having the base of the abdomen dorsally and ventrally yellowish orange, and almost always three fuscous patches on connexiva in macropterous male and micropterous female forms but not in micropterous males. However it differs in having the smaller body size in both macropterous (16.3 mm) and micropterous forms (13.4–13.7 mm) (vs. 17.2–20.1 mm in both macropterous and micropterous forms in E. ornatus), in colour pattern of hemelytra (the clavus and the corium similarly coloured yellowish orange, membrane without distinct white spot in the new species (Fig. 16A) vs. the hemelytra brownish yellow except the clavus and the inner narrow area of the corium adjoining distal 2/3 length of the clavus that are distinctly darker, membrane with one whitish spot located on the basal area of AIC in E. ornatus (Fig. 26A)), in having different shapes of median pygophore process and parameres of male genitalia (see Fig. 18B–E for the new species and Fig. 29A–E for E. ornatus) and as well as the generally interior and arid distribution within Western Australia (vs. E. ornatus generally occurs in coastal areas in eastern Australia)., Published as part of Malipatil, M. B., Liu, Yingqi & Cai, Wanzhi, 2023, Revision of Australian Ectomocoris with the description of nine new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), pp. 451-504 in Zootaxa 5263 (4) on pages 475-478, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7835813, {"references":["Stal, C. (1863) Formae speciesque novae reduviidum. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 4, 25 - 58. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00379271.1863.11755426"]}

Ectomocoris australicus (Reuter, 1881) (Figs. 1–3) Eumerus (Eumerus) australicus Reuter, 1881: 316. Ectomocoris australicus: Lethierry & Severin (1896: 122); Maldonado (1990: 350). Type specimen examined. Lectotype (present designation), macropterous female, Nov. Holl, Caming, Eumerus australicus Reut. n. sp. Typ., 3209, Typus, Zool. Mus. Berlin (MFN). Other specimens examined. [all macropterous]. AUSTRALIA. QUEENSLAND. 1 female, Saibai Is., Torres Straits, N. Queensland. Aug. 1912. F.H. Taylor. 1912-461a. (NHM); 3 females, Kowanyama, 7.i.1977, D. L. Hancock (QM); 1 female, Wulguru, Townsville, at light, iii.1990, K. L. Dunn (VAIC); 1 male, Split Rock, 14 km S of Laura, 23-26.vi.1975, G. B. Monteith (QM). NEW SOUTH WALES. 1? (abdomen missing), Manning River, Kundibakh, G. Dennes. B.M. 1927-170. (NHM). NORTHERN TERRITORY. 2 males, 2 females, 1? (abdomen missing), Alligator R., from P. Cahill Esq, 22.ix.14 (MV); 2 males, 1 female, Oenpelli, 12.18, D.P. Cahill (MV); 1 male, Darwin, 24.ii.1982, J. R. Hanley (NTM); 1 male, 12.40S 132.22E, CSIRO HQ, Kapalga, MV Light, 19.vii.1979, G. B. Monteith & D. Cook (QM). WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 1 male, Monsmont Rock Shelter on bank of Ord River on Argyle Downs Stn, x.1971, M. & E. Archer (WAM); 1 female, Wyndham, 10.vii.1990, R.P. McMillan (WAM). PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 1 male, H. 40 Papua Port Moresby x-xii. 1946 L. Jones, IMP. INST. ENT. COLL. NO. 10608, Pres. by Imp. Inst. Ent. B.M. 1947-29 (NHM). Redescription. Macropterous male and female (Fig. 1) Colouration (Fig. 1): Blackish brown to black, legs (except tarsi yellowish brown) and abdominal sternites dark brown; clavus with basal half black and apical half dark brown, hemelytra with two yellow patches: one subbasal elongate stripe adjoining claval suture; second a similar sized but rather irregularly shaped transverse spot on basal area of membrane, almost entire spot located within AIC, two cells on membrane blackish brown; also connexiva with about anterior one third to half of segments III–VII yellow (in dorsal aspect these yellow patches narrowed to appear like triangles towards inner margin of individual connexivum). Structure (Figs. 1–3): Head: Elongate fusiform, wholly covered with short whitish pilosity and sparse brown longer bristly setae prominent on mandibular plates and dorsum of head. Anteocular region elongate triangular, about 2.8 times as long as postocular region, postocular region almost rounded to neck and slightly protruding laterally, clypeus near its base slightly elevated above surface. Ventral surface of head tumid before eyes. Neck with lateral tubercles indistinct. Antennae with all segments cylindrical, with short pilosity and sparse longer setae, scape also with brown bristly scattered setae. Scape thickest, pedicel thinner and markedly longer than scape, both basi-and distiflagellum thinnest. Eyes moderately developed, not reaching ventral margin in lateral view. Ocelli small, slightly raised, separated from each other by slightly more than diameter of single ocellus, separated from eye by less than diameter of single ocellus. Labium curved at base, second visible segment tumid narrowing distally, second and third sparsely covered with longish setae. Thorax: Anterior lobe of pronotum about 2.5 times as long as posterior lobe, collar armed with rounded tubercles at lateral ends, integument of stripes on anterior lobe pilose and rough, sulci indistinct, except shallow middle long sulcus in basal half. Posterior pronotal lobe arcuately quadrate, integument finely rugulose, with short pilosity, humeri rounded, posterior margin almost smoothly rounded. Scutellum triangular, slightly wider than long, disc deeply depressed, sides carinate, integument pilose, apical process projected and short, pointed horizontal, apex covered with several bristles. Propleuron with integument very finely granulate, smoothly pilose, set off from dorsal surface by a carina. Mesopleuron integument also granulate, smoothly pilose. Metapleuron with integument with slightly more distinctly and uniformly granulate, pilose with silvery dense hairs posteriorly. All sternites moderately pilose. Pronotum densely pilose laterad of labial groove. Metasternum with disc more or less tumid. Macropterous, hemelytra surpassing tip of abdomen in males but not reaching tip of abdomen in females, exposing connexiva. Legs: Coxa of fore leg with whitish pilosity; trochanter unarmed, sparsely hairy; femur armed below with rows of fine bristly setae, in addition sparsely pilose laterally and above; tibia cylindrical, more or less straight but apex slightly reflexed, fossula spongiosa occupying about 3/4 tibial length; tarsal segments with denser short pilosity ventrally. Mid leg with coxa globular, femur only slightly thickened, tibia with short whitish pilosity for whole length, with fossula spongiosa occupying slightly over half of tibial length. Hind leg with femur cylindrical, scarcely thickened, tibia with brush of setae, denser at apex. Abdomen: Male with abdominal sternum medially indistinctly carinate (Fig. 2A), extragenital process on sternite VII present, shape and degree of development of process slightly variable between individuals, venter with bristly posteriorly directed setae in addition to golden pilosity (Fig. 2A). Connexivum with golden pilosity as elsewhere on sternum, abdominal sterna and terga entire. Spiracles situated near connexival suture, about halfway between anterior and posterior margin of each segment. Each spiracle postero-ventrally with a small circular shiny impressed spot, also a smaller irregularly shaped impressed spot close to anterior margin of each sternite. Such impressed spots present on dorsal aspects of corresponding segments also but covered by hemelytra. Female with abdominal sternum pilose as in male, intersegmental sutures strongly curved anteromedially, all visible sterna appearing narrower medially except VII very enlarged (Fig. 1B). Male genitalia (Fig. 3): Median pygophore process short, laterally spatulate and pointed at apex, base of spatulate blade with two ridged notches on its posterior surface (Fig. 3A). Parameres with small process on apex (Fig. 3B&C), left paramere paddle shaped (Fig. 3B), right paramere broad falcate (Fig. 3C). Phallus (Fig. 3D–F) in resting position with length of pedicel similar with length to basal plate (Fig. 3D); dorsal phallothecal sclerite broad, slightly curved (Fig. 3E&F); lateral phallothecal sclerite somewhat rectangle with a small process at basal portion of inner margin, apex rounded (Fig. 3E). Measurements: [of holotype male when available, followed by those of one male and one female]. Body length 14.62, 13.01 (♁), 13.22 (♀); maximum width across abdomen 3.74, 3.12 (♁), 3.40 (♀); length of head 2.43, 2.21 (♁), 2.20 (♀); width of head 1.62, 1.37 (♁), 1.38 (♀); length of anteocular region 1.02 (♁), 1.02 (♀); length of postocular region 0.40 (♁), 0.31 (♀); width of eye in dorsal view 0.44 (♁), 0.40 (♀); width of interocular space 0.63, 0.50 (♁), 0.57 (♀); width of interocellar space 0.27, 0.20 (♁), 0.20 (♀); lengths of antennal segments I–IV 1.26, 1.15 (♁), 1.04 (♀) / 2.43, 2.26 (♁), 2.00 (♀) / 2.16, 2.03 (♁),? (♀) / 2.25,? (♁),? (♀); length of visible labial segments I–III 0.78 (♁), 0.70 (♀) / 1.37 (♁), 1.17 (♀) / 0.70 (♁), 0.61 (♀); length of pronotum 3.87, 3.10 (♁), 3.01 (♀); length of anterior pronotal lobe 2.22 (♁), 2.15 (♀); length of posterior pronotal lobe 0.88 (♁), 0.86 (♀); width of anterior pronotal lobe 2.50 (♁), 2.52 (♀); width of posterior pronotal lobe 3.87, 3.22 (♁), 3.19 (♀); length of scutellum 1.71, 1.40 (♁), 1.26 (♀); width of scutellum at base 2.25, 1.58 (♁), 1.36 (♀); length of hemelytra 9.69, 8.30 (♁), 7.99 (♀). Distribution. Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Western Australia, and also South Australia (Cassis & Gross, 1995)) and Papua New Guinea. Notes. The species occurs only as macropterous form., Published as part of Malipatil, M. 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Ectomocoris luteolus Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. (Figs. 21, 22) Type specimens. [brachypterous unless indicated otherwise]. Holotype male, Australia, Queensland, Lake Broadwater via Dalby, site 3, 22-25.ii.1986, G. Monteith & G. Thompson (QM). Paratypes: QUEENSLAND. 1 female, same data as holotype except site 7 (QM); 1 macropterous male, same data as holotype except site 6, at MV light, 22.ii.1986 (QM); 1 macropterous male, Lake Broadwater via Dalby, 19.ii.1985, G. I. Thompson (QM). Description. As in E. fuscatus sp. nov. above, except: Brachypterous male (Fig. 21) and female Colouration: Black, with yellow as follows: connexiva both dorsally and ventrally with about one third anterior area of segments III–VII, dorsally yellow not extending to entire width of connexiva, and brachypterous hemelytra with large median area including most of clavus yellow (but surrounded by fuscous narrow lateral and broad anterior and broader posterior area, latter area not distinctly fuscous in female). Structure: Brachypterous hemelytra extending to about half length on second (female) to about one third length on third (male) abdominal tergite (Fig. 21A). Macropterous male (Fig. 22) Colouration (Fig. 22): Black, with yellow as follows: connexiva as in brachypterous but present on segments II–VII, and corium and clavus (excluding narrow basal area, and irregular apical and posterior marginal areas of corium and all of membrane fuscous). Other details as in brachypterous form except ocelli and ocellar tubercle area slightly more prominent, collar process of anterior lobe of pronotum more prominent, and hemelytra well exceeding abdomen, almost entirely covering connexiva (Fig. 22A). All other structural details as in E. fuscatus sp. nov. Measurements: [of holotype male brachypterous, followed by paratype male macropterous]. Body length 9.67, 11.54; maximum width of abdomen 2.96, 3.12; length of head 1.78, 1.82; length of anteocular region 0.79, 0.87; length of postocular region 0.30, 0.34; width of head across eyes 1.21, 1.21; width of interocellar space 0.20, 0.19; length of eye in dorsal view 0.60, 0.57; width of eye in dorsal view 0.38, 0.34; lengths of antennal segments I–IV 0.95, 0.95 / 1.71, 1.82 / 1.48, 1.63 / 1.55, 1.71; length of visible labial segments I–III 0.57, 0.57 / 1.06, 0.95 / 0.57, 0.64; length of pronotum 2.47, 2.66; length of anterior pronotal lobe 1.93, 1.82; length of posterior pronotal lobe 0.50, 0.79; length of scutellum 0.91, 1.14; maximum width of scutellum 0.76, 1.25; length of hemelytra 2.35, 7.48; length of fore tibia 1.90, 1.95; length of fossula spongiosa on fore tibia 1.33, 1.35. Distribution. Australia (Queensland). Etymology. The species epithet is the Latin adjective luteolus (meaning ‘yellowish’; formed from luteus +Γ the diminutive suffix - olus), in allusion to the colour of the apical portion of the clavus. Notes. This species is very close to E. fuscatus sp. nov., but readily distinguished by the colouration of the clavus in both macropterous and brachypterous forms. In this species, apical almost 3/4 of the clavus is yellow like most of the corium (Figs. 21A, 22A) whereas in E. fuscatus sp. nov., the entire clavus is fuscous in contrast to most of the corium yellow (Figs. 11A&D, 12A).

Ectomocoris major Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. (Figs. 23–25) Type specimens. Holotype male macropterous, Australia, Queensland, Bamaga, N.Q., 1.1984, J.H. Sedlacek (QM). Paratypes (all macropterous): 2 males, Claudie R., 11/12.2.13 (1913), Colld. J. A. Kershaw (MV); 1 female, North Queensland (MV); 1 female, 12.44S 143.14E 3 km ENE of Mt Tozer nr Iron Range Nat Park, Stop I-3, 28.vi– 4.vii.1986, D. C. F. Rentz (ANIC); 1 female, 12.40S 142.40E Batavia Downs, 13–19.i.1993, at light, P. Zborowski (ANIC). Description. Macropterous male and female (Fig. 23) Colouration (Fig. 23): Black, with one large yellow patch about halfway on hemelytra, involving apical area of corium and base of membrane, covering most of AIC and narrow basal area of AEC, and transverse, exteriorly delimited by outer margins of AIC/AEC. This yellow patch is variable in shape and size, slightly smaller in female. Structure (Figs. 23–25): Body very large, robust. Head and body including abdomen generally covered with fine short pubescence, with sparse longer bristles obvious on appendages. Head: covered with short whitish pilosity and sparse longer dark bristly setae prominent on mandibular plates and on dorsal aspect of first labial segment. Postocular region almost angulately rounded to neck. Neck with lateral tubercles slightly obvious. Scape thickest, pedicel thinner, basi-and distiflagellum thinnest. Eyes large, reniform and concave postero-ventrally, not reaching ventral margin in lateral view. Ocelli large, conspicuously raised, separated from each other by about twice diameter of single ocellus, separated from eye by about diameter of single ocellus. Thorax: Anterior lobe of pronotum with integument shiny smooth except in stripes. Scutellum with arch shiny smooth, integument pilose, apically modified to pointed horizontal process. Propleuron with integument almost smooth, pilose, set off from dorsal surface by a carina. Mesopleuron with integument sparsely minutely granulate and sparsely pilose. Metapleuron with integument appearing transversely finely granulose, metapleural sulcus strongly bicarinate and curved, pilose with silvery dense hairs posteriorly. Mesosternum with disc raised, metasternum with disc more or less tumid. Macropterous, hemelytra reaching middle of VII segment, exposing connexiva, costa pilose, more so at base. Legs: Fore leg with trochanter unarmed, sparsely hairy; femur armed below with rows of strong bristly setae, in addition sparsely pilose laterally and above; tibia cylindrical, more or less straight but apex slightly reflexed, fossula spongiosa present, occupying slightly over 3/4 tibial length. Mid leg with coxa globular, femur only slightly thickened, tibia with short whitish pilosity for entire length, with fossula spongiosa about 3/4 its length, other details as fore legs. Abdomen: In male, elongate oval, sternum gently carinate in midline, carina continuing and forming a strongly knobbed preapical point on sternite VII, knobbed end twisted slightly to left side of body (Fig. 24), extragenital process prominently developed (Fig. 24B&C). Connexivum with golden pilosity as elsewhere on sternum. In female, as in male except sternum not carinate medially, smooth, intersegmental sutures strongly curved anteromedially, all visible sterna appearing narrower medially except VII very enlarged (Fig. 23F). Male genitalia (Fig. 25): Median pygophore process broad blade-like, straight, apex abruptly pointed, posterior surface with a pair of narrow parallel carinae that are widened basally to form two knobs (Fig. 25B). Parameres paddle shaped, apex with a small process (Fig. 25C&D), left paramere (Fig. 25C) only slightly broader than right paramere (Fig. 25D). Phallus (Fig. 25E–G) in resting condition with basal plate bridge longer than basal plate (Fig. 25G); pedicel nearly straight and of similar length with basal plate (Fig. 25F); dorsal phallothecal sclerite broad, apex upturned (Fig. 25E), lateral phallothecal sclerite with two tiny sharp processes at bottom angle of inner margin (Fig. 25G). Other structural details as in E. latus sp. nov. Measurements: [of holotype male, followed by paratype female in parentheses]. Body length 25.00 (♁), 28.00 (♀); maximum width of abdomen 7.00 (♁), 8.00 (♀); length of head 4.36 (♁), 4.52 (♀); length of anteocular region 2.18 (♁), 2.02 (♀); length of postocular region 0.93 (♁), 0.78 (♀); width of head across eyes 2.80 (♁), 2.65 (♀); width of interocellar space 0.46 (♁), 0.32 (♀); length of eye in dorsal view 1.40 (♁), 1.40 (♀); width of eye in dorsal view 0.93 (♁), 0.80 (♀); lengths of antennal segments I–IV 2.34 (♁), 2.34 (♀) / 4.83 (♁), 4.40 (♀) / 4.68 (♁),? (♀) / 4.36 (♁),? (♀); length of visible labial segments I–III 1.56 (♁), 1.40 (♀) / 2.80 (♁), 2.50 (♀) / 1.56 (♁), 1.30 (♀); length of pronotum 7.02 (♁), 6.55 (♀); length of anterior pronotal lobe 4.68 (♁), 4.68 (♀); length of posterior pronotal lobe 2.18 (♁), 1.87 (♀); length of scutellum 3.12 (♁), 2.96 (♀); maximum width of scutellum 2.80 (♁), 3.12 (♀); length of hemelytra 14.80 (♁), 15.60 (♀); length of fore tibia 6.20 (♁), 5.92 (♀); length of fossula spongiosa on fore tibia 4.68 (♁), 4.60 (♀). Distribution. Australia (Queensland). Etymology. The species epithet is the Latin adjective major (meaning ‘large’), in allusion to the large body size of the species. Notes. This is the largest and most robust of all Australian Ectomocoris species. It can be readily distinguished by the presence of only one yellow patch on each of the hemelytra.

Ectomocoris borealis Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. (Figs. 5–7) Type specimens. [macropterous males and brachypterous females]. Holotype male, Australia, Queensland, 12.40S 142.40E Batavia Downs, at light, 13-19.i.1993, P. Zborowski (ANIC). Paratypes: QUEENSLAND. 2 males, 15.11S 143.52E, Hann River, at light, 14. i.1994, P. Zborowski & E. D. Edwards (ANIC); 1 male, 13.53S 143.11E GPS, 6 km NNE Coen, at light, 13. i.1994, P. Zborowski & E. D. Edwards (ANIC); 1 male, Claudie R., 11/12.2.13 (1913), Colld. J. A. Kershaw (MV); 3 males, same data except 17.i.14 (MV); 1 male, same data except 28.i.14 (MV); 1 male, Mutchilba, i.1933, A. D. Selby (MV); 1 male, Bamaga, xii.1983, J. H. Sedlacek (QM). NORTHERN TERRITORY. 4 males, 1 female, Oenpelli, 12.18, D. P. Cahill (MV); 1 male, King R., 24.xii.1915 (MV); 1 female, Murgenella, 11.34S 132.52E, pit trap, 29.i.-2.ii.1987, P. Horner (NTM); 1 male, Mary R., G. F. Hill (NHM). WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 1 male, Forrest River district, 1915-177 (WAM). Description. Macropterous male (Fig. 5A–C) Colouration (Fig. 5A–C): Black, with yellow to brownish yellow as follows: two patches on each hemelytron, one small subbasal elongate stripe on corium adjoining claval suture, a second large patch about half way on inside of hemelytra on apical area of corium and base of membrane, covering most of AIC and narrow basal area of AEC, exteriorly delimited by outer margin of cells AIC / AEC, connexiva with about anterior one third to half of margins of each of segments III–VII, dorsally these areas narrowing inwards and not extending to full width of connexiva, apical half of fore coxae, basal one third of mid femora excluding ventral aspects, basal one third of hind femora, tibiae excluding apical areas. Scutellar arch and pronotum (except rugulose stripes) shiny black. Head and body including abdomen generally covered with fine short pubescence, with sparse longer bristles obvious on appendages. Structure (Figs. 5A–C, 6, 7): Body large, robust. Head: elongate fusiform, wholly covered with short whitish pilosity and sparse longer bristly setae, prominent on mandibular plates and on dorsal aspect of first labial segment. Anteocular region elongate triangular, clypeus slightly elevated above mandibular plates. Interocular region with arcuate convex sulcus at posterior border of eyes. Postocular region slightly angulately narrowed to neck. Neck with lateral tubercles scarcely obvious. Ventral surface of head tumid before eyes. Antennae with all segments cylindrical, with short whitish pilosity and sparse longer setae. Scape thickest, pedicel thinner, basi-and distiflagellum thinnest. Eyes large, reniform, not reaching ventral margin in lateral view. Ocelli large, conspicuously raised, separated from each other by slightly over diameter of single ocellus, separated from eye by slightly less than diameter of single ocellus. Labium with second visible segment tumid narrowing distally, second and third sparsely covered with longish setae. Thorax: Anterior lobe of pronotum with collar armed with rounded tubercles at lateral ends, integument with stripes smooth, sulci indistinct, except shallow middle long sulcus in basal half. Posterior pronotal lobe arcuately quadrate, integument finely rugulose, with short pilosity, humeri rounded, posterior margin almost smoothly rounded, posterior angles not developed. Scutellum triangular, disc deeply depressed, sides carinate, integument pilose, apically modified to a strongly pointed horizontal process, with a few bristles. Propleuron with integument almost smooth, set off from dorsal surface by a carina. Mesopleuron integument minutely granulate, sparsely pilose. Metapleuron with integument more densely granulate but granules less distinctly striate, metapleural sulcus strongly bicarinate and curved, pilose with silvery dense hairs posteriorly. Pronotum densely pilose laterad of labial groove. Mesosternum with disc raised, metasternum with disc more or less tumid. Hemelytra almost fully covering abdomen, exposing connexiva, costa pilose, more so at base. Legs: Fore leg with coxa contiguous, with whitish pilosity; trochanter unarmed, sparsely hairy; femur strongly fusiform, greatly incrassate near base narrowing distally, much thicker than other femora, armed below with rows of bristly setae, in addition sparsely pilose laterally and above; tibia cylindrical, more or less straight but apex slightly reflexed, fossula spongiosa present, occupying slightly over 3/4 tibial length; tarsi three segmented, denser short pilosity ventrally. Mid leg with coxa globular, femur only slightly thickened, tibia with short whitish pilosity for whole length, with fossula spongiosa about 3/4 its length. Hind leg with femur cylindrical, not at all thickened, tibia with brush of seta, denser at apex. Abdomen: In male, elongate oval, sternum carinate in midline, carina becoming more prominent towards posterior margin of sternite VII (Fig. 6B&C) on its left side with a strongly sclerotised cuticular extragenital process about halfway up on sternite VII posterior margin and almost facing this process is a slightly swollen cuticular area armed with tufts of bristly hairs (Fig. 6B&C). Connexivum with golden pilosity as elsewhere on sternum. Spiracles situated near connexival suture, about halfway between anterior and posterior margin of each segment (Fig. 6A). Each spiracle postero-ventrally with small circular shiny impressed spot, also a smaller and irregularly shaped impressed spot close to anterior margin of each abdominal sternum—there appear to be an additional irregular impressed spot below this one on all sternites (Fig. 6A). These spots present on corresponding segments on dorsum also but are obscured by hemelytra. Male genitalia (Fig. 7): Median pygophore process short, fusiform blade-like, apex gradually pointed, posterior surface with a pair of narrow parallel carinae that are widened basally to form two small knobs (Fig. 7A&C). Parameres paddle shaped, apex with a small process (Fig. 7D&E), right paramere (Fig. 7E) broader than left paramere (Fig. 7D). Phallus (Fig. 7F–H) in resting position with basal plate bridge slightly longer than basal plate (Fig. 7F); pedicel nearly straight and shorter than basal plate (Fig. 7G); dorsal phallothecal sclerite broad, apex twisted in middle and upturned (Fig. 7F), lateral phallothecal sclerite with one sharp process at bottom angle of inner margin and one subrectangular process on lower margin (Fig. 7H). Brachypterous female (Fig. 5D–F) Colour pattern generally as in male, hemelytra with two yellow patches markedly smaller due to brachypterous hemelytra that extends to about half-way on tergum III (Fig. 5D). Abdomen as in male except sternum not carinate medially, shiny smooth (Fig. 5F), intersegmental sutures strongly curved anteromedially, all sterna appearing narrow medially except VII very enlarged (Fig. 5F), shiny impressed spots present both on tergites and corresponding sternites outside connexival suture as in male; additional irregular impressed spot below the one on anterior margin of abdominal sternites less conspicuous on venter. Dorsum with three small scent gland scars of subequal width on visible terga III–IV, IV–V and V–VI (Fig. 5D). Measurements: [of holotype male macropterous, followed by paratype female brachypterous]. Body length 18.80 (♁), 20.28 (♀); maximum width of abdomen 4.70 (♁), 5.77 (♀); length of head 3.04 (♁), 3.61 (♀); length of anteocular region 1.53 (♁), 2.01 (♀); length of postocular region 0.57 (♁), 0.57 (♀); width of head across eyes 2.01 (♁), 2.09 (♀); width of interocellar space 0.38 (♁), 0.32 (♀); length of eye in dorsal view 0.95 (♁), 1.06 (♀); width of eye in dorsal view 0.72 (♁), 0.60 (♀); lengths of antennal segments I–IV 1.78 (♁), 1.82 (♀) / 3.53 (♁), 3.61 (♀) / 3.42 (♁), 3.61 (♀) / 3.04 (♁),? (♀); length of visible labial segments I–III 1.14 (♁), 1.14 (♀) / 2.09 (♁), 2.28 (♀) / 1.14 (♁), 1.52 (♀); length of pronotum 4.71 (♁), 5.15 (♀); length of anterior pronotal lobe 3.21 (♁), 3.90 (♀); length of posterior pronotal lobe 1.50 (♁), 1.25 (♀); length of scutellum 1.82 (♁), 1.71 (♀); maximum width of scutellum 2.09 (♁), 1.59 (♀); length of hemelytra 11.70 (♁), 4.68 (♀); length of fore tibia 4.18 (♁), 4.56 (♀); length of fossula spongiosa on fore tibia 3.23 (♁), 4.10 (♀). Distribution. Australia (Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory). Etymology. The species epithet is the Latin adjective borealis (meaning ‘northern’), alluding to the species’ distribution in northern Australia. Notes. The species exhibits some variation in colour markings among the specimens in both macropterous males and brachypterous females, particularly in the intensity, size and shape of the yellow patches on the hemelytra.

Ectomocoris spinosus Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. (Figs. 30, 31) Type specimen. Holotype, macropterous male, Australia, Western Australia, 60 mls S. Halls Creek, NS Expedition IV, 6.xii.1971, D. Williams (WAM). Description. Macropterous male (Fig. 30) Colouration (Fig. 30): Black, with yellow, irregular, almost complete transverse patch near apical area of corium and base of membrane and almost anterior half of connexiva of all abdominal segments. All femora-tibial joints and apical area of membrane pale brown. Structure (Figs. 30, 31): Body small-medium. Head: elongate, wholly covered with short whitish pilosity and sparse longer bristly setae prominent on mandibular plates, between eyes and on dorsal aspect of first labial segment. Dorsally integument covered with irregular granules.Anteocular region elongate triangular, dorsally basal half distinctly depressed with conspicuously raised median carina covering clypeus elevated above mandibular plates. Interocular region with arcuate convex sulcus at posterior border of eyes and with a short median pit between eyes. Postocular region gradually rounded to neck. Neck with lateral tubercles slightly obvious. Ventral surface of head tumid before eyes. Antennae with all segments cylindrical, with short whitish pilosity and sparse longer setae. Scape thickest, pedicel thinner, then basi- and distiflagellum thinnest. Eyes conspicuously large, reniform, almost reaching ventral margin in lateral view. Ocelli very large, highly raised, separated from each other by less than diameter of single ocellus, separated from eye by about the same distance. Labium with second visible segment tumid narrowing distally, second and third sparsely covered with longish setae. Thorax: Anterior lobe of pronotum with collar armed with very prominent rounded tubercles at lateral ends, integument smooth, sulci indistinct, except moderately deep middle short sulcus in basal half. Posterior pronotal lobe arcuately quadrate, integument finely rugulose, with short pilosity, humeri rounded, posterior margin almost smoothly rounded, posterior angles not developed. Scutellum triangular, disc deeply depressed, sides carinate, integument pilose and irregularly granulose, armed with pointed, laterally compressed and slightly twisted apex. Propleuron with integument sparsely minutely granulose, smoothly pilose, set off from dorsal surface by a carina. Mesopleuron integument sparsely minutely granulate, sparsely pilose and unarmed. Metapleuron with integument appearing densely and finely granulose, metapleural sulcus moderately bicarinate and curved, pilose with silvery dense hairs posteriorly. All sternites more or less smooth, moderately pilose. Pronotum densely pilose laterad of labial groove. Mesosternum with disc raised, metasternum with disc more or less tumid. Macropterous hemelytra well exceeding abdomen, exposing connexiva. Legs: Fore leg with coxa contiguous, with whitish pilosity; trochanter unarmed, pilose; femur strongly fusiform, greatly incrassate near base narrowing distally, much thicker than other femora, armed below with rows of fine bristly setae, in addition sparsely pilose laterally and above; tibia cylindrical, more or less straight but apex slightly reflexed, fossula spongiosa occupying about half of tibial length. Mid leg with coxa globular, femur only slightly thickened, with row of bristles, tibia with short whitish pilosity for whole length, with fossula spongiosa about one third length. Hind leg with femur cylindrical, not at all thickened, tibia with brush of seta, denser at apex, all else as middle leg. Abdomen: In male sternum strongly carinate medially, carina ending in a strongly bifurcated spined process at end of sternite VII (Fig. 31), smooth and with long pale bristles directed posteriorly, intersegmental sutures strongly curved anteromedially, all sterna appearing narrower medially except VII enlarged, extragenital structure absent on sternite VII (Fig. 31). Connexivum with golden pilosity as elsewhere on sternum, abdominal sterna and terga entire. Spiracles situated near connexival suture, about halfway between anterior and posterior margin of each segment. Each spiracle postero-ventrally with small rather circular shiny impressed spot, also a smaller irregular shaped impressed spot close to anterior margin of each sternum. These spots present on corresponding segments on dorsum also but are covered by hemelytra. Male genitalia: Median pygophore process slender and twisted apically to right of body. Right paramere triangular, broader than left. Phallus not dissected. Measurements: [of holotype male macropterous]. Body length 12.48; maximum width of abdomen 3.80; length of head 2.16; length of anteocular region 0.95; length of postocular region 0.34; width of head across eyes 1.63; width of interocellar space 0.19; length of eye in dorsal view 0.83; width of eye in dorsal view 0.57; lengths of antennal segments I–IV 0.95 / 2.47 / 2.66 / 2.20; lengths of visible labial segments I–III 0.68 / 1.15 / 0.64; length of pronotum 3.04; length of anterior pronotal lobe 1.82; length of posterior pronotal lobe 1.14; length of scutellum 1.44; maximum width of scutellum 1.70; length of hemelytra 8.58; length of fore tibia 2.35; length of fossula spongiosa on fore tibia 1.25. Distribution. Australia (Western Australia). Etymology. The species epithet is the Latin adjective spinosus, in allusion to the bifurcated spine-like process at the end of the median carina on sternite VII. Notes. This species has some unique morphological characters compared to other species of the genus Ectomocoris from Australia: the anteocular part of the head rather markedly depressed and concave on either side of the median carina, the very large and bulging eyes and ocelli that are very closely placed, the almost complete transverse narrow yellow patch on the hemelytra (Fig. 30A), and a median carina on the abdominal venter ending in a bifurcate spine-like process on the posterior margin of sternum VII (Fig. 31)., Published as part of Malipatil, M. B., Liu, Yingqi & Cai, Wanzhi, 2023, Revision of Australian Ectomocoris with the description of nine new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), pp. 451-504 in Zootaxa 5263 (4) on pages 494-496, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7835813

Ectomocoris ornatus (Stål, 1863) (Figs. 26–29) Pirates ornatus Stål, 1863: 57. Callisphodrus ornatus: Stål (1867: 258). Callisphodrus patricius Stål, 1867: 258. New synonymy. Pirates patricius: Walker (1873: 127). Eumerus (Callisphodrus) ornatus: Stål (1874: 62). Eumerus (Callisphodrus) patricius: Stål (1874: 62). Ectomocoris ornatus: Lethierry & Severin (1896: 122); Bergroth (1912: 346) (record of apterous female); Maldonado (1990: 355). Ectomocoris patricius: Lethierry & Severin (1896: 123); Maldonado (1990: 355). Type specimens examined. Lectotype (present designation), macropterous male, (lectotype circular label added in present study), 58·124 Australia, ornatus Stål, NHMUK 013586045 (NHM); Lectotype (present designation), Callisphodrus patricius Stål, 1867, micropterous male, Typus, australia boreal., Thorey, patricius Stål, NHRSGULI 000000110 (NHRS). Other specimens examined. [Ma-macropterouos; Mi-micropterous] 1 male Ma, N. Holland., Pirates ornatus Walker’s Catal., Ent. Club. 44.12. (NHM); 1 female Mi, 58: 124 Australia., Pirates ornatus. Walker’s Catal. (NHM); 1 male Mi, 1 female Mi, australia, Pres. by Perth Museum. B. M. 1953-629. (NHM); 1 female Mi, Australia, NHRS-GULI 000008096 (NHRS). QUEENSLAND. 1 male Ma, Cairns, 20.iv.1905, H. Hacker, WW Froggatt Coll. (ANIC); 1 female Ma, Cairns (QM); 1 female Ma, Acacia Ridge, Brisbane, xi.1978, E.C. Dahms (QM); 1 female Ma, Moreton is., ix.1982 (QM); 1 male Ma, “Camp Milo” Cooloola, 17-28.viii.1970, E.C. Dahms (QM); 1 male Ma, Cooloola, to light, 17-28.viii.1970, E.C. Dahms (QM); 2 males Ma, Brookfield, 20.ix.1977, P. Sedlacek (QM); 1 male Ma, Brookfield, 16.x.1972 (QM); 1 male Ma, Brisbane, 4.x.1928 (QM); 1 female Ma, Ayr, 1.iv.1956, G. Saunders (QM); 1 male Mi, Acacia ridge, Brisbane, 31.i.1966, E.C. Dahms (QM); 1 male Mi, Caboolture, 22.i.1959, J. Sanderson (QM); 1 female Ma, Wolfdene, 27 47S 153.11 E, 13.viii.1988, A.E. DeJong (WAM); 1 female Mi, Moreton Bay 57 130, Pirates ornatus Walker’s Catal. (NHM); 1 female Mi, Brisbane: H. Hacker. 17/6/11, 68, Queensland Mus. R. Hamlyn Harris. R. Hamlyn Harris. 1914-202. (NHM); 1 female Mi, Australia North Queensl Brit. Mus. 1942-95. (NHM); 1 female Ma, Stradbroke Is., 20.ix.1954, A.N.B. (MV); 1 male Mi, Emu Vale area, i.1941, S. Henry (MV). NEW SOUTH WALES. 1 male Ma, Sydney, N. S. W. 1900-1903. J. J. Walker. 1910-384. (NHM); 1 female Mi, Sydney, N. S. W. 1900-1903. J. J. Walker. 1910-384. (NHM); 1 male Ma, Blackheath, 24- 27.i.1948, R. T. M.P. & A.N.B. (MV); 1 male Ma, 35 30S 150 34E GPS, Bawley Point, 21-23.ix.2000, D.C.F. Rentz (ANIC); 1 male Ma, Pigeon House Range, Nerriga Nowra Road, 1-3.xii.1937, F.N. Radcliffe (ANIC); 1 male Ma, Heathcote NP, 34 07S 150 57E, 19.v.1991 Tom Gush (ANIC); 1 male Ma, Mandalong, 33 11S 151 23E, 17.vi.1990, Tom Gush (ANIC); 1 male Ma, Uralla, 2.i.1990, L. & S. O’Donnell (ANIC); 1 female Ma, Olney State Forest, 33 08S 151 24E, 30.vi.1990, Tom Gush (ANIC); 1 male Ma, “ Pirates ornatus N. S. Wales ”, “Named by F. Walker 1873 ” (MV); 1 male Ma, N S Wales (MV). AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. 1 female Mi, Canberra, 19.iii.1962, E.F. Reik (ANIC). Redescription. Macropterous male (Fig. 26) Colouration (Fig. 26): Generally bi-coloured, head, pronotum, scutellum, thoracic pleura, extreme base and most of posterior area of abdominal venter and dorsum black with bluish tinge particularly on ventral aspect. Abdomen with entire segments II & III and adjoining part of IV, connexiva with anterior area one third to half of segments IV–VI and entire connexivum of VII brownish yellow. Antennae, labium and legs generally orange (except coxal bases black and often distal third to half of hind femur and occasionally also entire hind tibia fuscous brown). Hemelytra orange except clavus and inner narrow area of corium adjoining distal 2/3 length of clavus fuscous; membrane fuscous except one whitish spot located on basal area of AIC and extreme apical area paler. Abdomen with basal areas of connexiva of IV-VI narrowly fuscous. Scutellum and pronotum shiny smooth. Head and body including abdomen generally covered with fine short pubescence, with sparse longer bristles obvious on appendages. Structure (Figs. 26–29): Body medium to large, elongate. Head: elongate fusiform, wholly covered with short whitish pilosity and sparse longer bristly setae prominent on mandibular plates, dorsal aspect of head and between eyes, and on dorsal aspect of first labial segment. Anteocular region elongate triangular, clypeus near its base slightly elevated knobbed above mandibular plates. Interocular region with arcuate convex sulcus at posterior border of eyes, and with a small median pit. Postocular region gradually rounded to neck. Ventral surface of head tumid before eyes. Ocellar tubercle distinct. Antennae with all segments cylindrical, with short whitish pilosity and sparse longer setae. Scape thickest, pedicel thinner towards distal end, then basi-and distiflagellum thinnest. Eyes moderately large, reniform, not reaching ventral margin in lateral view. Ocelli large, conspicuously raised, separated from each other by less than diameter of single ocellus, separated from eye by about similar distance. Labium with second and third visible segments sparsely covered with longish setae. Thorax: Anterior lobe of pronotum with collar armed with rounded and obvious tubercles at lateral ends, integument smooth, sulci indistinct, except shallow middle long sulcus in basal half. Posterior pronotal lobe short, arcuately quadrate, integument finely rugulose, with short pilosity, humeri rounded, posterior margin almost smoothly rounded, posterior angles not developed. Scutellum with disc slightly depressed, sides carinate, integument pilose, armed with strongly pointed and upwardly projected apex. Meso-and metanotum generally also rugulose carinate not smooth. Propleuron with integument faintly granulate but not smooth, pilose, set off from dorsal surface by a carina. Mesopleuron integument minutely granulate, sparsely pilose. Metapleuron with integument more distinctly granulate but granules not striate, metapleural sulcus distinctly bicarinate and curved, pilose with silvery dense hairs posteriorly. All sternites more or less smooth, moderately pilose. Pronotum densely pilose laterad of labial groove. Mesosternum with disc raised, metasternum with disc more or less tumid. Legs: Fore leg with coxa contiguous, with whitish pilosity; trochanter unarmed, sparsely hairy; femur strongly fusiform, greatly incrassate near base narrowing distally, much thicker than other femora, armed below with rows of bristly setae, in addition sparsely pilose laterally and above; tibia cylindrical, more or less straight but apex slightly reflexed, fossula spongiosa occupying about half of tibial length; tarsi with denser short pilosity ventrally. Mid leg with coxa globular, femur only slightly thickened, tibia with short whitish pilosity for whole length, with fossula spongiosa slightly less than half its length. Hind leg with femur cylindrical, not at all thickened, tibia with brush of seta, denser at apex. Abdomen: Dorsally elongate oval, sternum weakly carinate in midline (Fig. 26C), smooth with sparse longer hairs in addition to pilosity, sternite VII without extragenital structure. Connexivum with golden pilosity as elsewhere on sternum, abdominal sterna and terga entire. Spiracles situated below connexival suture, about halfway between anterior and posterior margin of each segment. Each spiracle postero-ventrally with indistinct small oval shiny impressed spot, also a smaller and irregularly shaped impressed spot close to anterior margin of each abdomen sternum. These spots present on corresponding segments on dorsum also but are of similar size. Hemelytra slightly exceeding abdomen and narrowly exposing connexivum. Male genitalia (Fig. 29): Median pygophore process long (Fig. 29A–C), curved in caudal view (Fig. 29B), apex sharp in caudal view (Fig. 29B) but blunt in lateral view (Fig. 29C), ventral surface with a longitudinal ridge, without knobs near base (Fig. 29B&C). Parameres broad, subtriangular, inner margins slightly curved (Fig. 29D&E), apical half of right paramere (Fig. 29E) much broader than left paramere (Fig. 29D). Phallus (Fig. 29F–I) in resting condition with basal plate bridge slightly longer than basal plate (Fig. 29F), pedicel slightly curved, almost as long as basal plate (Fig. 29H&I). Dorsal phallothecal sclerite curved, apex blunt (Fig. 29F, H&I); lateral phallothecal sclerite somewhat rectangle with a small sharp process at basal portion of inner margin (Fig. 29I). Micropterous male and female (Figs. 27, 28) Differs from macropterous form as follows. Head, thorax, bases of coxae, abdomen generally black (with bluish tinge conspicuous in female), with yellowish orange as follows: bases of abdominal second and third segments ventrally and dorsally except fuscous narrow median areas, connexiva both dorsally and ventrally (including narrow adjoining areas of sternites), legs, antennae and labium also yellowish, dorsally abdomen appears with three distinct black and yellow connvexival bands on tergites IV–VI. In female, colouration same as male except antennae slightly darker in some individuals. Posterior one third of hind femur vaguely fuscous in some individuals. Ocellar tubercle and ocelli obsolete, ocelli indistinct and appearing as shiny cuticular areas in female. Head surface above with sparse granules. Thoracic pleural integument with fine granules becoming more distinct and denser towards metapleura. Scutellum greatly modified; lateral carina indistinct, also apical process highly reduced to upwardly directed short fine point. Hemelytral flaps extremely reduced, extending to about 2/3 length of scutellum in male, extending to about one third basal length of scutellum in female. Scutellar area, pronotum and other black areas shiny smooth. Dorsum of abdomen with three small scent gland scars of subequal width on terga III–IV, IV–V and V–VI (Figs. 27A, 28A). Measurements: [of lectotype macropterous male of Pirates ornatus when available, followed by ranges of two macropterous males, one micropterous male and ranges of six micropterous females]. Body length 18.19, 17.27–18.32 (♁, Ma), 17.29 (♁, Mi), 18.65–20.13 (♀); maximum width of abdomen 4.42, 4.05–4.65 (♁, Ma), 4.80 (♁, Mi), 6.07–6.87 (♀); length of head 2.70, 2.51–2.56 (♁, Ma), 2.59 (♁, Mi), 2.82–3.00 (♀); width of head 1.98, 1.72–1.78 (♁, Ma), 1.63 (♁, Mi), 1.79–2.03 (♀); length of anteocular part 1.28–1.29 (♁, Ma), 1.28 (♁, Mi), 1.48–1.51 (♀); length of postocular part 0.48–0.51 (♁, Ma), 0.43 (♁, Mi), 0.55–0.57 (♀); width of eye in dorsal view 0.62–0.71 (♁, Ma), 0.66 (♁, Mi), 0.58–0.62 (♀); width of interocular space 0.58, 0.34–0.42 (♁, Ma), 0.40 (♁, Mi), 0.60–0.69 (♀); width of interocellar space 0.13, 0.11–0.12 (♁, Ma), 0.21 (♁, Mi), 0.20–0.23 (♀); lengths of antennal segments I–IV 1.62, 1.34–1.49 (♁, Ma), 1.40 (♁, Mi), 1.53–1.59 (♀) /4.23, 3.95–? (♁, Ma), 3.39 (♁, Mi), 3.23–3.44 (♀) / 3.96, 3.61–? (♁, Ma), 3.21 (♁, Mi),?–? (♀) /?–? (♁, Ma), 2.72 (♁, Mi),?–? (♀); length of visible labial segments I–III 0.91–0.98 (♁, Ma), 1.07 (♁, Mi), 1.16–1.26 (♀) /1.80–? (♁, Ma), 1.80 (♁, Mi), 2.10–2.20 (♀) /1.17–? (♁, Ma), 1.10 (♁, Mi), 1.22–1.51 (♀); length of pronotum 4.05, 3.49–3.60 (♁, Ma), 3.71 (♁, Mi), 3.70–4.12 (♀); length of anterior pronotal lobe 2.12–2.20 (♁, Ma), 2.61 (♁, Mi), 2.90–3.20 (♀); length of posterior pronotal lobe 1.38–1.40 (♁, Ma), 1.10 (♁, Mi), 0.80–0.91 (♀); width of anterior pronotal lobe 2.33–2.34 (♁, Ma), 2.57 (♁, Mi), 3.01–3.41 (♀); width of posterior pronotal lobe 4.14, 3.69–3.87 (♁, Ma), 3.11 (♁, Mi), 2.72–3.40 (♀); length of scutellum 1.89, 1.80–2.15 (♁, Ma), 1.40 (♁, Mi), 1.23–1.68 (♀); maximum width of scutellum 2.07, 2.48–2.49 (♁, Ma), 1.54 (♁, Mi), 2.27–2.60 (♀); length of hemelytra 13.70, 12.43–12.89 (♁, Ma), 1.75 (♁, Mi). Distribution. Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory, and also Victoria (Cassis & Gross, 1995)). Notes. Stål (1867) recorded that the sex of the examined specimen of Callisphodrus patricius was female, but the type deposited in the NHRS, matching the original information, is a micropterous male, and we designate this type specimen as the lectotype (Fig. 27), presumably were female syntypes that could not be located during this study. The lectotype micropterous male of C. patricius, with the data listed under the types examined above was examined during the present study. It matched very well with the macropterous specimens listed above in all major characters including the male genitalia, except of course in the macropterous form of the hemelytra. Therefore, this species has been in the present study synonymised with E. ornatus (Stål, 1863). The latter species as is recognised in the present study occurs as both macropterous and micropterous forms in the male, but only as micropterous in the female., Published as part of Malipatil, M. 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Ectomocoris truculentus (Stål, 1863) (Figs. 32–34) Pirates truculentus Stål, 1863: 56. Callisphodrus truculentus: Stål (1867: 258). Pirates truculentus: Stål (1874: 63). Ectomocoris (Eumerus) fasciola Reuter, 1881: 315. Synonymized by Distant (1902: 283). Ectomocoris truculentus: Lethierry & Severin (1896: 123); Maldonado (1990: 357). Type specimen examined. Lectotype (present designation), brachypterous female, (lectotype circular label added in present study), Type, 58: 124 Australia., truculentus Stål., 102. Pirates truculentus, NHMUK 013586020 (NHM). Other specimens examined. [all macropterous]. AUSTRALIA. 1 female, Distant Coll. 1911-383. (NHM); 1 female, Australia. 95-64. (NHM); QUEENSLAND. 1 male, truculentus Stål, Peak-Downs, Distant Coll. 1911 - 383 (NHM); 2 males, “ Morney ” 120 km W of Windorah, 24.ix.1986, G.B. Monteith (QM); 1 male, Mt Moffatt N.P., Dargonelly Rockhole, 20-27.ix.1986, Monteith, Yeates & Thompson (QM); 1 male, same except Top Shelter Shed, 100 m, 10-12.xii.1987 (QM); 1 male, Birdsville, 10.i.1956, I.G. Filmer (QM); 1 female, Mitchell, ix.1991 (QM); 1 female, 5 ml NE of Noccundra, 3.iii.1965, L.J. Chinnick (ANIC); 1 male, Yeppoon, 17.xii.1964, I.F.B. Common (ANIC); 1 female, Amby, 22-27.xi.1979, H.E. & M.A. Evans & A. Hook (QM); 1 female, Black River nr Townsville, 6.iii.1991, T. Woodger (VAIC); 2 males, 2 females, Selwyn Mine, 150 km SE of Mt Isa, 7-14.iii.1991, T. Woodger (VAIC); 3 males, Queensland (MV). NEW SOUTH WALES. 1 female, at light, Cabramatta, New South Wales. 16: 11: 1927 M. I. Nikitin, Brit. Mus. 1959-57 (NHM); 1 female, Cabramatta 15/ 20-1-1959 B.M. 1959-57. M.I. Nikitin, Ectomocoris truculentus Stål M. Cook det. 1973 (NHM); 1 male, N. S. Wales. Hay WWP 5-2 1914, Ectomocoris truculentus Stål M. Cook det. 1973 (NHM); 2 males, Trangie Exp. Sta., 4 mls NNW of Trangie, at light, 13.xi.1968, R. C. Lewis (ANIC); 1 female, Deniliquin, 28.iii.1963, G. K. Browne (ANIC); 2 females, Macquarie Marshes, Longstowe Station nr Carinda, UV light trap, 10-12.iii.2002, leg. K.&G. Hangay (ANIC); 1 male, Matakana-Euabalong area, UV light trap, 19-22.xii.2002, leg. K.&G. Hangay (ANIC); 1 female, Sydney Box Hill, UV light, 26.xi.1994, A. Sundholm (ANIC); 1 male, Bogan R., J. Armstrong (ANIC); 1 female, New South Wales (MV). AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. 1 male, 1 female, CSIRO, Black Mtn, 28.xii.1967, I.F.B. Common (ANIC). VICTORIA: 1 female, Australia: Victoria., Pres. By Imp. Bur. Ent. Brit. Mus. 1925-274., Pirates truculentus St. Det. B. Uvarov. (NHM); 1 male, Hattah, Mallee, 3.14, “ J.E. Dixon Collection. Don. Jan 1940 ” (MV); 1 female, Lake Hattah, J.E. Dixon, “ J.E. Dixon Collection Don. Jan 1940 ” (MV); 1 male, Ovens Vale, 23.xi.27, J. R. Brown (MV); 1 female, Ouyen, Mallee Dist. (MV); 1 male, Invergordon, S.S. 2076, 2.iv.14, Educ. Dept, stabs very badly when handled (MV); 1 male, Tawonga to Mt Fainter, 4000 ft, i. 1928, F.E.Wilson (MV); 1 female, Dooen, at light, 27.xii.1990, I.G. Faithfull (VAIC); 1 male, 1 female, Horsham, MV light in field pea, 22.xi.1991 (VAIC). SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 1 male, Australia. H. J. Hillier 1906-232. Killalpanima, 100 miles E. of L. Eyre (NHM); 1 male, 1 female, Killalpanima, 100 miles E of L. Eyre, “ Australia, H.J. Hillier, 1905-232” (ANIC); 1 female, S. Australia, “ From C. French, 15.11.11” (MV). NORTHERN TERRITORY. 1 female, Hermannsburg, Central Australia. H. J. Nillier. 1911-311., Ectomocoris truculentus Stål M. Cook det. 1973 (NHM); 1 female, Wildman River cashew plantation, black light, 19.ii.1990, W. Houston (VAIC); 1 female, 23.44S 133.44E, Temple Bar Gap, 15 km W by S of Alice Springs, 7.xi.1979, T. Weir (ANIC). WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 1 female, South Perth, 22.iv.1965, M.L. Davey (WAM); 1 female, Rottnest Is., 24.iii.1965, L.E. Koch leg. (WAM); 1 male, 107 mls SSE of Carnarvon, 21.iv.1968, I.F.B. Common & M.S. Upton (ANIC); 1 male, 1 female, 1 km NNE of Millstream, 24.x.1970, M.S. Upton & J. Freehan (ANIC); 1 female, 7 km E of Wuraga, xi.1981, K.&E. Carnaby (ANIC); 1 male, 31 23S 115 56, Ealong Lennard Brook, Gingin, 27.iii.1990, M. Horak (ANIC); 1 male, Coolgardie, From C. French Jun. 15.11.11 (MV); 1 male, Derby, 24.ix.1962, G. Beamish (WAM); 1 female, Glen Forrest, 27.iv.1973, S.M. Wade (WAM); 1 female, Dumbleyung, 27.iii.1967, H. Udell. Leg (WAM); 1 female, Geraldton, 24.iv.1976, L. Smith (WAM); 1 female, Mt Tom Price, viii.1973, R. P. McMillan (WAM); 1 female, Ord River Pondage Weir, Kununurra, 21.ix.1979, J. Blyth (MV). Redescription. Macropterous male and female (Fig. 33) Colouration (Fig. 33): Black. Antennae, labium and legs (except coxae black) orange; hemelytra with clavus blackish brown, corium orange except a patch near inner angle area adjoining posterior half length of clavus blackish brown, membrane blackish brown with apical portion slightly paler, AIC with a transverse white oval spot in middle; connexivum orange red. Structure (Figs. 33, 34): Head: Elongate fusiform, wholly covered with short whitish pilosity and sparse brown longer bristly setae prominent on mandibular plates and dorsum of head. Anteocular region elongate triangular, about 2.6 times as long as postocular region, postocular region almost rounded to neck and slightly protruding laterally, clypeus near its base slightly elevated above surface. Ventral surface of head tumid before eyes. Neck with lateral tubercles indistinct. Antennae with all segments cylindrical, with short pilosity and sparse longer setae, scape also with brown bristly scattered setae. Scape thickest, pedicel thinner and markedly longer than scape, both basi-and distiflagellum thinnest. Eyes moderately developed, reniform, not reaching ventral margin in lateral view. Ocelli small, slightly raised, separated from each other by about diameter of single ocellus, separated from eye by less than diameter of single ocellus. Labium curved at base, second visible segment tumid narrowing distally, second and third sparsely covered with longish setae. Thorax: Anterior lobe of pronotum about 2.9 times as long as posterior lobe, collar armed with rounded tubercles at lateral ends, integument of stripes on anterior lobe pilose and rough, sulci indistinct, except shallow middle long sulcus in basal half. Posterior pronotal lobe arcuately quadrate, integument finely rugulose, with short pilosity, humeri rounded, posterior margin almost smoothly rounded. Scutellum triangular, slightly wider than long, disc deeply depressed, sides carinate, integument pilose, apical process projected and short, pointed horizontal, apex covered with several bristles. Propleuron with integument very finely granulate, smoothly pilose, set off from dorsal surface by a carina. Mesopleuron integument also granulate, smoothly pilose. Metapleuron with integument with slightly more distinctly and uniformly granulate, pilose with silvery dense hairs posteriorly. All sternites moderately pilose. Pronotum densely pilose laterad of labial groove. Metasternum with disc more or less tumid. Macropterous, hemelytra reaching almost tip of abdomen in males but ending slightly before tip of abdomen in females, fully exposing connexiva. Legs: Fore leg with coxa with whitish pilosity, trochanter unarmed, sparsely hairy, femur armed below with rows of fine bristly setae, in addition sparsely pilose laterally and above, tibia cylindrical, more or less straight but apex slightly reflexed, fossula spongiosa occupying almost entire tibial length, tarsi three segmented, cylindrical, denser short pilosity ventrally. Mid leg with coxa globular, femur only slightly thickened, tibia with short whitish pilosity for whole length, with fossula spongiosa occupying almost entire tibial length, other details as for fore legs. Hind leg with femur cylindrical, scarcely thickened, tibia with brush of setae, denser at apex. Abdomen: Male with abdominal sternum medially not carinate, extragenital structure on sternite VII absent, venter with bristly posteriorly directed setae in addition to golden pilosity. Connexivum with golden pilosity as elsewhere on sternum. Abdominal sterna and terga entire. Spiracles situated near connexival suture, about halfway between anterior and posterior margin of each segment. Each spiracle postero-ventrally with a small circular shiny impressed spot, also a smaller irregularly shaped impressed spot close to anterior margin of each sternite. Such impressed spots present also on dorsal aspects of corresponding segments but are covered by hemelytra. Female with abdominal sternum pilose as in male, intersegmental sutures strongly curved anteromedially, all visible sterna appearing narrower medially except VII very enlarged (Fig. 33C). Male genitalia (Fig. 34): Median pygophore process short, straight and oblique to right side in caudal view (Fig. 34B), apex sharp, ventral surface with a longitudinal ridge, basal part with paired pointed knobs (Fig. 34B&C). Parameres curved, paddle shaped (Fig. 34D&E), left paramere (Fig. 34D) slightly narrower than right paramere (Fig. 34E). Phallus (Fig. 34F–I) in resting position with basal plate bridge slightly longer than basal plate (Fig. 34F); dorsal phallothecal sclerite curved (Fig. 34H&I), lateral phallothecal sclerite with two distinct processes at basal half of inner margin, upper one sharp and lower one right-angled (Fig. 34I). Brachypterous female (Fig. 32) Colour pattern similar to macropterous, except hemelytra without whitish spot; abdominal tergites orangish brown, sternites blackish brown; connexivum orange red. Differs from macropterous male in anteocular part of head about 3.2 times as long as postocular part. Anterior lobe of pronotum about 3.7 times as long as posterior lobe. Hemelytra only reaching base of second abdominal tergite. Measurements: [of lectotype brachypterous female of Pirates truculentus when available, followed by those of one macropterous male and ranges of six macropterous females]. Body length 18.53, 15.90 (♁), 17.85–18.67 (♀); maximum width of abdomen 5.78, 4.08 (♁), 5.40–5.49 (♀); length of head 3.42, 2.30 (♁), 2.32–2.53 (♀); width of head across eyes 1.80, 1.51 (♁), 1.63–1.71 (♀); length of anteocular part 1.17 (♁), 1.23–1.34 (♀); length of postocular part 0.48 (♁), 0.39–0.48 (♀); width of eye in dorsal view 0.43 (♁), 0.40–0.45 (♀); width of interocular space 0.90, 0.66 (♁), 0.76–0.79 (♀); width of interocellar space 0.45, 0.22 (♁), 0.31–0.32 (♀); lengths of antennal segments I–IV 1.80, 1.59 (♁), 1.68–1.94 (♀) / 3.60, 3.46 (♁), 3.18–3.65 (♀) / 3.04 (♁),?–? (♀) / 2.78 (♁),?–? (♀); lengths of visible labial segments I–III 0.90 (♁), 0.90–0.99 (♀) / 1.61 (♁), 1.89–1.92 (♀) / 1.61 (♁), 1.89–1.92 (♀); length of pronotum 4.77, 4.19 (♁), 3.99–4.60 (♀); length of anterior pronotal lobe 3.10 (♁), 3.15–3.45 (♀); length of posterior pronotal lobe 1.08 (♁), 0.85–1.16 (♀); width of anterior pronotal lobe 2.98 (♁), 3.24–3.35 (♀); width of posterior pronotal lobe 4.23, 3.88 (♁), 3.77–4.30 (♀); length of scutellum 1.80, 1.69 (♁), 1.71–2.01 (♀); maximum width of scutellum 1.71, 2.04 (♁), 1.72–2.21 (♀); length of hemelytra 4.32, 10.20 (♁), 10.11 (macropterous) (♀). Distribution. Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia). Notes. This species can be readily distinguished by the connexivum that is dorsally and ventrally uniformly orange red (without any light / dark bands) in both macropterous and brachypterous forms (Figs. 32, 33), also the base of the abdomen dorsally and ventrally not contrastingly pale compared to the remainder of the abdomen (Figs. 32, 33)., Published as part of Malipatil, M. B., Liu, Yingqi & Cai, Wanzhi, 2023, Revision of Australian Ectomocoris with the description of nine new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), pp. 451-504 in Zootaxa 5263 (4) on pages 497-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7835813, {"references":["Stal, C. (1863) Formae speciesque novae reduviidum. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 4, 25 - 58. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00379271.1863.11755426","Stal, C. (1867) Bidrag till Reduviidernas kannendom. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Forhandlingar, 23, 235 - 302. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 61897","Stal, C. (1874) Enumeratio Hemipterorum. Bidrag till en f ˆ rteckning ˆ fver alla hittills kanda Hemiptera, jemte systematiska meddelanden. 4. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 12 (1), 1 - 186.","Reuter, O. M. (1881) Ad cognitionem Reduviidarum mundi antique. Unknown publisher, 71 pp. [also published in Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae, 1883 (12), 269 - 339]","Distant, W. L. (1902) Rhynchotal notes. - XV. Heteroptera: Family Reduviidae (continued), Piratinae, and Ectrichodiinae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 10, 282 - 295.","Lethierry, L. F. & Severin, G. (1896) Catalogue General des Hemipteres. Vol. III. Friedlader & fils, Musee Royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique, Bruxelles, 275 pp.","Maldonado, J. C. (1990) Systematic Catalogue of the Reduviidae of the World (Insecta: Heteroptera). A special edition of Caribbean Journal of Science, Mayag ¸ ez, 694 pp."]}

Ectomocoris decoratus (Stål, 1863) (Figs. 8–10) Pirates decoratus Stål, 1863: 57. Callisphodrus decoratus: Stål (1867: 258). Pirates decorellus Walker, 1873: 129. Synonymized by Distant (1902: 283). Eumerus (Callisphodrus) decoratus: Stål (1874: 62). Sirthenea decorella: Lethierry & Severin (1896: 129). Ectomocoris decoratus: Lethierry & Severin (1896: 122); Maldonado (1990: 352). Type specimens examined. Lectotype (present designation), macropterous male, (lectotype circular label added in present study), 58·124 Australia., decoratus Stål, 104. Pirates decoratus, NHMUK 013586031 (NHM). Holotype of Pirates decorellus Walker, 1873, macropterous male, Type, Moreton Bay 57 71, Pirates decoratus Walker’s Catal., NHMUK 013586032 (NHM). Other specimens examined. [males macropterous and females micropterous]. AUSTRALIA. 2 males, aus., Pres. by Perth Museum. B.M. 1953-629. (NHM); 1 male, Fin mola (NHM). QUEENSLAND. 1 male, Mackay, Queensland. G. Turner. 1892-16. (NHM); 1 female, Townsville, Qld. 8.12.02 F. P Dodd, Queensland. F.P. Dodd. 1907-54. (NHM); 1 male, Brisbane: H. Hacker. 30.10.21, 96, Queensland. H. Hacker. B.M. 1924-455. (NHM); 1 male, 66. 12., Mor B., Pirates decoratus Walker’s Catal. (NHM); 1 male, Kuranda, 1.08, R.W. Armitage 2.3.08 (MV); 2 females, 17 00S 145 26E, Mareeba, iii.1993, Quarantine interception (ANIC); 1 female, Mt Moffatt, Carnarvon NP, Top shelter shed, 1000m, 10-12.xii.1987, Monteith, Thompson & Yeates (QM); 1 female, Blackdown Tableland via Dingo, 1-6.ii.1981, GB Monteith (QM); 1 male, Fletcher (QM); 1 male, Nth Pine, 4.xii.1962, G. Monteith (QM); 1 male, Biggenden Bluff Range foothills, 19-20.xii.1972, H. Frauca (ANIC); 1 male, Lake Broadwater via Dalby, SW Track, 22.viii.1984, M. Bennie (QM); 1 male, Deepwater Creek via Rosedale, 14.xii.1976, G.B. & S.R. Monteith (QM); 1 male, Brisbane, J. Muir (QM). NEW SOUTH WALES. 1 female, New S. Wales: Sydney, Auburn. 12.v.1927. B.M.1927-188. (NHM); 1 male, Maitland, 26.xii.1962, A. N. (MV); 1 female, Cessnock, 12.iii.1953, I.G. Filmer (QM); 1 male, Bulgeragar Ck via Quambone, 11.xi.1979, R.J. Faulder (NSWDPI); 1 female, Rivertree, 1.i.1931, E. Sutton (MV). AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. 1 male, Yass, 1.i.1929, K. English (ANIC); 1 male, Deakin, Canberra, 28.xii.1967, E.B. Britton (ANIC); 1 male, Canberra, i.1953, H. Willings (ANIC). VICTORIA. 1 male, Tallarook Ranges, J.E. Dixon Collection Don. Jan 1940 (MV); 1 female (abdomen missing), Glenrowan (MV); 1 male, Grampians (MV); 2 females, Trawool, 17.xii.1919 (MV); 2 males, Victoria (MV). Redescription. Macropterous male (Fig. 8) Colouration (Fig. 8): Colouration of this species varies considerably among specimens examined. Primary body colour may be red, brownish red, brown or brownish black (brownish black part usually with blue metallic lustre). Following description is mainly based on the red colour form, which represents majority of examined specimens. Head, pronotum, scutellum, thoracic pleura and sterna red, posterior lobe of pronotum paler than anterior lobe in some individuals; scape yellow, second to fourth antennal segments yellowish brown; legs reddish brown, with apex of coxae, base of trochanters, apex of fore femur, basal one third and apex of mid and hind femora, base of tibiae and tarsi yellow; hemelytra of macropterous male dark brown, corium with a whitish stripe along claval suture, membrane with three whitish areas: a small stripe near base of costal margin, a curved band at basal area of AIC and an irregular patch at apical area of membrane; first to third abdominal tergites red, fourth to seventh tergites and abdominal sternites reddish brown, six and seventh tergites with a yellow patch in middle part, fourth and fifth tergites with median yellow spot as well in some individuals; connexiva with about anterior half of segments III–VII yellow and posterior half reddish brown. Structure (Figs. 8, 10): Head covered with short yellowish pilosity and sparse brown longer bristly setae prominent on mandibular plates and dorsum of head. Anteocular region about 2.3 times as long as postocular part, postocular region not protruding laterally, clypeus near its base distinctly elevated above mandibular plates. Neck with lateral tubercles distinct. Ocelli separated from eye by slightly more than diameter of single ocellus. Anterior lobe of pronotum about 1.9 times as long as posterior lobe. Scutellum triangular, slightly longer than wide, scutellar process projected and long. Hemelytra exceeding tip of abdomen. Coxa of fore leg with yellowish pilosity; fore tibia with fossula spongiosa occupying over 2/3 tibial length, mid tibia with fossula spongiosa occupying half of tibial length. Male with abdominal sternum medially carinate, extragenital structure absent. Male genitalia (Fig. 10): Median pygophore process long, falcate in caudal view, apex sharp, ventral surface with a longitudinal ridge, basal part with paired pointed knobs (Fig. 10A–C). Parameres subtriangular, inner margins curved (Fig. 10D&E), left paramere with apex blunt (Fig. 10D). Phallus (Fig. 10F–I) in resting condition with basal plate bridge slightly longer than basal plate (Fig. 10F), length of pedicel similar with length of basal plate (Fig. 10H); dorsal phallothecal sclerite curved (Fig. 10H&I); lateral phallothecal sclerite somewhat rectangle with an indistinct process at basal portion of inner margin (Fig. 10I); apical portion of endosoma with a sclerite, apex of which with a sharp angular process (Fig. 10F). Micropterous female (Fig. 9) Colouration generally similar to macropterous male. Differs from macropterous form as follows. Ocelli smaller and less elevated. Pronotum with anterior lobe subspherical, more than four times as long as posterior lobe, posterior lobe slightly narrower than anterior lobe. Scutellum reduced, much wider at base than long. Mesonotum with a lateral tubercle on each side. Hemelytra represented by minute flap, only reaching half length of scutellum (Fig. 9). Measurements: [of lectotype macropterous male of Pirates decoratus when available, followed by ranges of six macropterous males and two micropterous females]. Body length 13.94, 12.35–12.69 (♁), 13.17–13.64 (♀); maximum width of abdomen 3.91, 3.60–3.64 (♁), 3.71–4.21 (♀); length of head 2.25, 1.81–1.88 (♁), 1.78–1.92 (♀); width of head across eyes 1.71, 1.47–1.56 (♁), 1.46–1.50 (♀); length of anteocular region 0.74–0.78 (♁), 0.82–0.91 (♀); length of postocular region 0.32–0.41 (♁), 0.35–0.39 (♀); width of eye in dorsal view 0.56–0.57 (♁), 0.50–0.53 (♀); width of interocular space 0.36, 0.35–0.38 (♁), 0.41–0.49 (♀); width of interocellar space 0.20, 0.10–0.12 (♁), 0.11–0.12 (♀); lengths of antennal segments I–IV 1.26, 1.11–1.29 (♁), 0.99–1.10 (♀) / 2.43, 2.12–2.22 (♁), 1.93–2.07 (♀) /?–2.69 (♁), 2.69–? (♀) /?–? (♁), 1.68–? (♀); length of visible labial segments I–III 0.80–0.86 (♁), 0.75–0.79 (♀) / 1.17–1.35 (♁), 1.28–1.32 (♀) / 0.71–0.72 (♁), 0.71–0.78 (♀); length of pronotum 3.42, 2.99–3.21 (♁), 2.60–? (♀); length of anterior pronotal lobe 1.90–2.12 (♁), 2.11–2.28 (♀); length of posterior pronotal lobe 1.09–1.10 (♁), 0.49–? (♀); width of anterior pronotal lobe 2.19–2.98 (♁), 2.19–2.19 (♀); width of posterior pronotal lobe 3.51, 2.97–3.18 (♁), 2.05–? (♀); length of scutellum 1.80, 1.52–1.93 (♁), 0.83–1.03 (♀); maximum width of scutellum 1.44, 1.32–1.64 (♁), 1.91–? (♀); length of hemelytra 9.52, 8.40–8.99 (♁). Distribution. Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, and also Tasmania (Cassis & Gross 1995)). Notes. This species differs from E. truculentus (redescribed below) in having connexivum of each segment alternating with light and dark bands both ventrally and dorsally (Figs. 8, 9)., Published as part of Malipatil, M. B., Liu, Yingqi & Cai, Wanzhi, 2023, Revision of Australian Ectomocoris with the description of nine new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), pp. 451-504 in Zootaxa 5263 (4) on pages 463-468, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7835813, {"references":["Stal, C. (1863) Formae speciesque novae reduviidum. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 4, 25 - 58. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00379271.1863.11755426","Stal, C. (1867) Bidrag till Reduviidernas kannendom. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Forhandlingar, 23, 235 - 302. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 61897","Walker, F. (1873) Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part VII. Trustees of the British Museum, London, 213 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 9254","Distant, W. L. (1902) Rhynchotal notes. - XV. Heteroptera: Family Reduviidae (continued), Piratinae, and Ectrichodiinae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 10, 282 - 295.","Stal, C. (1874) Enumeratio Hemipterorum. Bidrag till en f ˆ rteckning ˆ fver alla hittills kanda Hemiptera, jemte systematiska meddelanden. 4. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 12 (1), 1 - 186.","Lethierry, L. F. & Severin, G. (1896) Catalogue General des Hemipteres. Vol. III. Friedlader & fils, Musee Royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique, Bruxelles, 275 pp.","Maldonado, J. C. (1990) Systematic Catalogue of the Reduviidae of the World (Insecta: Heteroptera). A special edition of Caribbean Journal of Science, Mayag ¸ ez, 694 pp.","Cassis, G. & Gross, G. F. (1995) Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Coleorrhyncha to Cimicomorpha). In: Houston, W. W. K. & Maynard, G. V. (Eds.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 27.3 A. CSIRO Australia, Melbourne, pp. i - xv + 1 - 506."]}

Key to Australian species of Ectomocoris 1. Basal two visible segments of abdomen almost similarly coloured fuscous or blackish as remainder of abdomen ventrally (e.g., Figs. 1B&C, 2A, 5B–F, 8B&C, 11, 12B–D, 19B&C, 20B&C, 21, 22B–D, 23B&C, E&F, 30B&C, 32, 33B&C)........... 2 -. Basal two visible segments of abdomen almost completely orange in contrast to fuscous or black remainder of abdomen ventrally (e.g., Figs. 4C&D, 14B&C, 16B&C, 17, 26–28).................................................... 10 2. Male abdominal sternum VII normal, without extragenital process (Figs. 8C, 30C)................................. 3 -. Male abdominal sternum VII with extragenital process on its left side (Figs. 2, 6, 11E, 12D, 20B, 21B&C, 22B&D, 24).... 5 3. Connexiva uniformly orange red (Figs. 32, 33).......................................... E. truculentus (Stål, 1863) -. Connexiva with alternating dark and light areas (Figs. 8, 9, 30)................................................. 4 4. Male with a median carina on abdominal venter ending in a bifurcate spine-like process on posterior margin of sternum VII (Fig. 31); fore tibia with fossula spongiosa occupying about half length of tibia (Fig. 30B&C)............................................................................................... E. spinosus Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. -. Male without a median carina on abdominal venter ending in a bifurcate spine-like process on posterior margin of sternum VII (Fig. 8C); fore tibia with fossula spongiosa occupying over 2/3 tibial length (Figs. 8B&C, 9B)..... E. decoratus (Stål, 1863) 5. Hemelytra in macropterous form with most of corium yellow (Figs. 12A, 22A), in brachypterous form one subbasal median oblique yellow patch adjoining and behind clavus (Figs. 11A&D, 21A).......................................... 6 -. Hemelytra in macropterous form with most of corium fuscous or black (Figs. 1A, 5A, 19A, 20A, 23A, 23D), in brachypterous (not in micropterous) form with two yellow patches on corium (Fig. 5D)......................................... 7 6. Entire clavus fuscous or black in contrast to mostly yellow corium (Figs. 11A&D, 12A)..................................................................................................... E. fuscatus Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. -. Apical almost 3/4 of clavus yellow like most of corium (Figs. 21A, 22A)................................................................................................................. E. luteolus Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. 7. Hemelytra with one yellow patch (Fig. 23A&D); body length 25–28 mm................................................................................................................... E. major Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. -. Hemelytra with two yellow patches (Figs. 1A, 5A&D, 19A, 20A); body length E. borealis Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. -. Hemelytra with both yellow to brownish yellow patches of about similar size, distal (second) patch almost transversely positioned (Figs. 1A, 19A, 20A)......................................................................... 9 9. Hemelytra with second yellow patch on apical area of corium and basal area of membrane narrow, transverse and positioned mostly in cell AIC (Fig. 1A)....................................................... E. australicus (Reuter, 1881) -. Hemelytra with second yellow patch broad and almost roundish and positioned in both AIC and AEC (Figs. 19A, 20A).............................................................................. E. latus Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. 10. Only micropterous known; micropterous form with base of abdomen dorsally with a pair of large reddish orange patches fully separated by fuscous median narrow band (Fig. 4A&B).......................... E. binotatus Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. -. Macropterous and micropterous forms known or only macropterous form known; micropterous form with base of abdomen dorsally without a pair of orange patches as above (Figs. 17, 27, 28)............................................ 11 11. Macropterous form with hemelytra including most of clavus and all of corium similarly coloured orange or orangish brown (Fig. 16A)............................................................. E. interiorius Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov. -. Macropterous form with hemelytra (except membrane) brownish orange except clavus and inner narrow area of corium (between PCu+1A and Cu) adjoining distal 2/3 length of clavus darker (Figs. 14A, 26A)............................ 12 12. Body large (17.2–18.3 mm); legs mostly brownish orange in contrast to black head and pronotum (Figs. 26–28)............................................................................................. E. ornatus (Stål, 1863) -. Body small (10.6 mm); legs entirely and uniformly blackish as head and pronotum (Fig. 14)............................................................................................ E. fuscifemoralis Malipatil & Liu, sp. nov., Published as part of Malipatil, M. B., Liu, Yingqi & Cai, Wanzhi, 2023, Revision of Australian Ectomocoris with the description of nine new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), pp. 451-504 in Zootaxa 5263 (4) on pages 453-454, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7835813, {"references":["Stal, C. (1863) Formae speciesque novae reduviidum. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 4, 25 - 58. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00379271.1863.11755426","Reuter, O. M. (1881) Ad cognitionem Reduviidarum mundi antique. Unknown publisher, 71 pp. [also published in Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae, 1883 (12), 269 - 339]"]}

Acanthaspis Amyot & Serville, 1843 is a species-rich genus in the subfamily Reduviinae; however, only a few species of the genus have been recorded so far from Pakistan. Herein, we report A. cincticrus Stål, 1859 commonly known as the ant-feeding assassin bug, for the first time from Pakistan. This species is redescribed along with details of morphometrics and illustrations of important diagnostic morphological features.

The previously known species of the thread-legged bug genus Ischnobaena Stål, 1871 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae: Metapterini), namely I. dohrnii Stål, 1871, I. macerrima Stål, 1871 and I. staliana Wygodzinsky, 1966, are reviewed and diagnosed. Lectotypes are designated for I. dohrnii and I. macerrima. A new species, I. castroae sp. nov., from Mindanao Island in the Philippines is described and photographed. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners primarily by the unicolored fore tarsus and several male genital characters. A revised key to species of Ischnobaena is provided.

The harpactorinae assassin bug Lophocephala guerini Laporte, 1833 recorded from Pakistan is redescribed in detail for the first time. In the present paper, the dorsal habitus and unique diagnostic morphological characters of this rarely reported species are illustrated along with details of morphometric, which will help future workers to further explore about this special assassin bug.