Sericophanes ocellatus 0

Knight (New and Noteworthy Forms of North American Miridae (Hemip.), 1917) says of the types: Length to tip of membrane, 2.6 mm.; length of pronotum .43 mm., width at base .71 mm., apex .37 mm.; head, width across the eyes .6o mm., width of vertex .25 mm.; color of head, thorax, legs and abdomen, yellowish brown, or dilute cinnamomeus of Reuter. The ocellate spot on the clavus and the pruinose bands across the corium are quite similar to noctuans [a synonym of heidemanni] but the ground color is lighter. He then gives the length of his S. noctuans (=heidemanni) as 3.6 mm. So it seems S. ocellatus has lighter coloration and a smaller body size, in addition to differences in genitalia (illustrated in: Carvalho, J.C.M. and L.A.A. Costa.. Mirideos neotropicais, CCXCII: revisao do genero Sericophanes Reuter na America do Sul e America Central (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia 48: 897-909). Type Locality: Texas ( Belfarge )

Knight (New and Noteworthy Forms of North American Miridae (Hemip.), 1917) says of the types: Length to tip of membrane, 2.6 mm.; length of pronotum .43 mm., width at base .71 mm., apex .37 mm.; head, width across the eyes .6o mm., width of vertex .25 mm.; color of head, thorax, legs and abdomen, yellowish brown, or dilute cinnamomeus of Reuter. The ocellate spot on the clavus and the pruinose bands across the corium are quite similar to noctuans [a synonym of heidemanni] but the ground color is lighter. He then gives the length of his S. noctuans (=heidemanni) as 3.6 mm. So it seems S. ocellatus has lighter coloration and a smaller body size, in addition to differences in genitalia (illustrated in: Carvalho, J.C.M. and L.A.A. Costa. (1988). Mirideos neotropicais, CCXCII: revisao do genero Sericophanes Reuter na America do Sul e America Central (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia 48: 897-909).