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A revision of the genus Pirkimerus Distant (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae, Blissinae) *
Author(s) -
Slater James A.,
Ahmad Imtiaz
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
transactions of the royal entomological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0035-8894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1965.tb00095.x
Subject(s) - lygaeidae , hemiptera , sexual dimorphism , genus , zoology , key (lock) , biology , type species , ecology
S ynopsis The characteristics, distribution and intra‐generic relationships of the species of the genus Pirkimerus are analysed. A key to species is included. Ischnomorphus Hidaka, 1961, is synonymised. Seven new species are described, and five species are redescribed. Sexual dimorphism of the compound eyes is discussed and illustrated.