Cleptria oculata Stål 1865
Original description in:
Stål, C. 1865. Hemiptera Africana, vol 3.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35350#page/119/mode/1up
Translated from Latin:
Male: Light coral-red. Antennae, eyes, hemelytra (exceeding the tip of the abdomen), the thorax underneath and tip of the abdomen are blackish; the costal edge of the corium and the posterior edge of the prostethium [= a part of the thorax underneath] are coral-red. Legs pale straw-coloured, apex of hind femora, tip of the hind tarsi, and also the tip of the tibiae are brown (fuscus). Eyes very prominent, large. Abdomen underneath convex, longitudinally furrowed in the middle.
Length 13 mm.
Type locality: Namibia
Photo of museum specimen (BMNH) on GBIF: https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1055376017
Photo of type: http://www2.nrm.se/en/het_nrm/o/cleptria_oculata.html
iNat observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192621852
Comments
The photo referred to is not of the type, but of a specimen in the BMNH. A photo of the type can be found here: http://www2.nrm.se/en/het_nrm/o/cleptria_oculata.html .
Thank you, fixed!
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