Sphyrocoris

Small to medium size, body convex, broadly oval. Dorsum moderately punctate, fine setae usually present in punctations. Head triangular, broadly to narrowly rounded, slightly to moderately convex above, porrect, wider across eyes than long, moderately narrowed anterad of eyes; tylus surpassing juga by less than its width. Coloration variable, pale to dark brown, with or without distinctive pattern; pattern typically consisting of alternating light and dark bands in an inverted ‘U’ or ‘V’ shape on pronotum and scutellum, darker bands on scutellum sometimes coalescing into two large macules. Coloration of head more uniform, narrow area at suture between tylus and juga darker than disc, dark coloration commonly continuing to base of head. Dorsal punctation dense, black, variably distributed, most dense on head. First two antennal segments pale, terminal three segments pale to dark brown. Ostiole closer to metacoxal cavity than to lateral margin of metapleuron; peritremal surface smooth with spike-like microsculptures and setae along median furrow.

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