DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15135246
title: TABLE 1 in Revision of the genus Halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) with description of a new species from India

description: TABLE 1. Diagnostic characters of species of Halys from India
H. mudigerensisH. serrigeraH. shaistaH. sulcata1Humeri broadly angulate and elevatedHumeri narrowly angulate and flatHumeri narrowly angulate and flatHumeri narrowly angulate and flat2Basal region of scutellum elevatedBasal region of scutellum more or less flatBasal region of scutellum more or less flatBasal region of scutellum more or less flat3Infoldings of ventral rim of genital capsule with inverted U-shaped median process (Fig. 30)Infoldings of ventral rim of genital capsule with inverted U-shaped median process (Fig. 43)Infoldings of ventral rim of genital capsule lacking inverted U-shaped median process rather with a median tumescence (Fig. 62)infoldings of ventral rim with median region convex dorsally possessing small, short, spout-like median projection (Fig. 78)4Infoldings of ventral rim laterally joining with caudal lobes by leaving a U-shaped cleft, giving a bifid appearance to caudal lobesInfoldings of ventral rim laterally joining with caudal lobes by leaving a minute V- notchInfoldings of ventral rim laterally joining with caudal lobes by leaving a minute V- notchInfoldings of ventral rim laterally ends adjacent to caudal lobes as small rounded projection5Sublateral margins of infoldings of dorsal rim of genital capsule with minute teeth-like serrations (Fig. 92)Sublateral margins of infoldings of dorsal rim of genital capsule with a pair of black pointed and stout teeth on either side of median notch (Fig. 93)Sublateral margins of infoldings of dorsal rim of genital capsule with minute tooth-like serrations on either side of median black region (Fig. 94)Infoldings of dorsal rim with one short, black tooth submedially on either side of median notch (Fig. 95)6Crown of paramere expanded plate-like and apically rounded (Fig. 32)Crown of paramere expanded plate-like and apically rounded (Fig. 45)Crown of paramere apically angulate and expanded (Fig. 64)Crown of paramere expanded and lanceolate (Fig. 80)7Crown of paramere with one blunt tooth on the dorsolateral margin (Fig. 33)Crown of paramere with one blunt tooth medially on dorsolateral side near to apical margin (Fig. 46)Crown of paramere with one blunt tooth medially on dorsolateral margin (Fig. 65)Crown of paramere with two teeth, one tooth slightly curved and hook-like at caudal apex and the second one medially towards ventrolateral margin (Fig. 82)8Capitate processes as in Fig. 96Capitate processes as in Fig. 97Capitate processes as in Fig. 98Capitate processes as in Fig. 999Paired dorsal conjunctival process with slightly bifid apex for one and the apex of the other tending to be bifid (Fig. 37)Paired dorsal conjunctival process with a finger-like additional lobe at distal end for each, giving a bifid appearance apically (Fig. 52)Paired dorsal conjunctival process, each with bifid apex (Fig. 71)Paired dorsal conjunctival process, each with apex rounded (Fig. 85)10Valvifers VIII roughly quadrangular, mesal and posterior margin nearly straightValvifers VIII roughly quadrangular, mesal margin straight and posterior margin undulateValvifers VIII roughly triangular, mesal margin more or less straight and posterior margin nearly straight or slightly convexValvifers VIII roughly quadrangular, mesal margin slightly concave, posterior margin nearly straight11Valvifers IX single, median transverse sclerite (Fig. 40)Valvifers IX single, but appearing as two roughly kidney-shaped plates joining medially with a transparent, membranous region (Figs 55, 56)Valvifers IX single, median inverted trapezoidal sclerite (Figs 74, 75)Valvifers IX single transverse, narrow sclerite with indistinct median fusion line (Fig. 88)12Caudal margin of valvulae VIII not uniformly rounded but slightly concave medially (Fig. 41)Caudal margin of valvulae VIII uniformly rounded (Fig. 54)Caudal margin of valvulae VIII distinctly indented medially (roughly broad W- shaped) forming two lobe- like appearance (Fig. 76)Caudal margin of valvulae VIII uniformly rounded (Fig. 90)
description: Published as part of Salini, S., 2019, Revision of the genus Halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) with description of a new species from India, pp. 371 in Zootaxa 4586 (2) on page 371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4586.2.9, http://zenodo.org/record/2644554