Sanazarius biseriatus Drake 1953

Genus Sanazarius: Body subovate, pubescent; head short, clypeus not surpassing apical half of first antennal segment; length of antennae subequal or shorter than that of pronotum; cephalic spines present; bucculae open anteriorly; pronotum tricarinate, height of median carina equal to or slightly shorter than that of lateral carinae; pronotal hood slightly bulbous, extending beyond the apex of head in dorsal view; paranotum expanded, produced near the middle, oriented subvertically; hemelytra with claval area weakly developed, almost entirely covered by posterior margin of pronotum; costal area narrow, with one or two rows of areolae; discoidal area level, extending beyond the middle of hemelytra; hypocostal laminae extending to the apex of abdomen

Sanazarius biseriatus
Diagnosis: Costal area of hemelytra with two rows of areolae ('biseriatus'). Paranota with rounded outer margins.

Distribution: Cape, South Africa.

Original description in:
Drake, C. J. 1953. A new genus and new species of Tingidae (Hemiptera). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 66.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111599#page/255/mode/1up

iNat observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1147672-Sanazarius-biseriatus/browse_photos

Posted on February 28, 2024 11:34 AM by traianbertau