Boros István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 4. (Budapest 1952)

Halászfy, É.: A synopsis of the Heteroptera of Hungary and the neighbouring areas. I. 1. Brachyplatidae; 2. Cydnidae

A Synopsis of the Heteroptera of Hungary and the Neighbouring Areas. I. 1. Brachyplatidae ; 2. Cydnidae By Cs. E. H a 1 á s z f y, Budapest On this occasion, I deal with the families Brachyplatidae and Cydnidae of the superfamily Pentatomoidea. I give the characterization of the species based on the rich material of the Museum, a critical selection of scattered literature and my own field observations. Key to Families, Subfamilies, and Tribes of Pentatomoidea of Hungary and the Neighbouring Areas l.Scutellum covers abdomen & wings. Body almost hemispheroid 1. fam. : Brachyplatidae —- Scutellum wholly or almost covers abdomen. Body convex, oval 2 2. Scutellum reaches to end of abdomen leaving free only a narrow part of wings <#... 3. fam. : Scutelleridae A. Scutellum broader than base of sexangular pronotum (bordered by posterior angles) ' subfam. : Scutellerinae — Scutellum as broad as base of pronotum .... subfam. : Graphosominae — Scutellum extends over (sometimes till) middle of abdomen, leaving wings free- í... : 3 3. Tibia with dense spines, fossorial 2. fam. : Cydnidae — Tibia scarcely haired, cursorial 4. fam. : Pentatomidae A. Tarsus bisegmented subfam. : Acanthosominae — Tarsus trisegmented B B. Rostrum strong and^thick ; base of basal segment in canal reaching to middle of head subfam. : Asopinae — Rostrum very slender, basal segment wholly in canal " subfam. : Pentatominae a. External margin of body compressed, edges sharp, body oval .. tribus : Sciocorini — External margin not compressed, not sharp b b. Body long and convex ; in middle of mesosternum a longitudinal groove never with a crest tribus : Aelini — Crest in middle of mesosternum, sometimes in groove c c. Opening of stink glands definitely visible, coloration never metallic ' tribus : Pentatomini — Opening not so ; coloration metallic blue or green; basic color sometimes with black, yellow or red pattern . tribus: Eurydemini