Linnavuori, Studies on Palaeartic Hemiptera Studies on Palaeartic Hemiptera

'The article consists of a synopsis of the genera Systellonotus Fb. and Ectomocoris M., with descriptions of four new species: Systellonotus usaifirae sp.n. (Yemen), S. lesbia sp.n. (Central Asia), Ectomocoris caucasicus sp.n. (Caucasia) and E. basra sp.n. (Irak, Iran). In addition one new species, Heterocordylus megara sp.n. is descriped. Heterocordylus megara sp.n. (Miridae) Fig. 1. Length 4.5 mm. Black. Membrane with veins dark brown. Tibiae yellowish brown, basally and apically blackened. Broadly ovate, broadening caudad, body about 3 x as long as basal width of pronotum. With fine adpressed hair covering. Head in apical view 1.4 x as broad as high, eyes rela-tively large, ocular index 1.9; basal margin of vertex sharp, a shallow depression near either eye. 1st and 2nd antennal joints (others absent) incrassate, with dense adpressed blackish hair covering; 1st joint 0.34 X as long as diatone, 2nd thick, tapering both basad and apicad, 1.3 x as long as diatone, 0.93 X as long as basal width of pronotum, 7 x as long as broad. Rostrum extending to middle coxae. Pronotum 1.4 X as broad as head, twice as broad as long at middle, trapezoidal; lateral margins straight, basal margin slightly insinuated, disk in basal two-thirds transversely wrinkled, calli faintly developed, shagreened, anterior margin finely rugose. Scutellum finely wrinkled. Elytra longer than abdomen, faintly rugose. Proportions be-tween hind tarsal joints 11: 17: 18; hind tibia 1.22 X as long as basal width of pronotum