Erial ); slender. COLORATION: Entirely dark, almost black; inconspicuous, lightcolored, thin, medial longitudil stripe on postocular lobe. Membrane of hemelytron semitranslucent. VESTITURE: Densely setose. Dorsum of anteocular lobe with moderately dense, brief, recumbent and sparse, quick, erect, spinelike setae. Dorsum of postocular lobe almost glabrous; spinelike setae anteriorly involving eyes; stripe of longitudil CCG215022 site whitish recumbent setae laterally. Ventral surface of head with moderately dense, recumbent setae, intermixed with erect setae. Scape practically glabrous. Pronotum with dense, quick, erect, stout, spinelike setae, also on lateral surfaces and pleura; scutellum with dense, apically curved, stout setae. Legs with sparse setation. Sundew setae on profemur sparse. Abdomen with moderately dense, short, semierect, fine setae. Ventral surface of pypophore with sparse, extended, erect setae; posteroventral rim with long, erect setae; Paramere apically with dense, quick to long, erect setae. STRUCTURE: Head: Cylindrical, LW Postocular lobe short; in dorsal view anteriorly steadily rrowing, posterior portion constant, slightly rrower. Eye moderately sized; dorsal margin attaining postocular transverse groove, ventral margin removed from ventral surface of head. Labium: I: II: III :.:. Basiflagellomere diameter slightly bigger than that of pedicel. Thorax: Anterolateral angle rounded, without having projection; medial longitudil sulcus evident throughout, deepening posteriorly. Posterior pronotal 
lobe with rugulose surface; PubMed ID:http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/139/1/60 disc distinctly elevated above humeral angle; humeral angle rounded, with no projection. Scutellum extended; apex angulate, slightly projected upward. Legs: Very slender. Hemelytron: Tremendously Linolenic acid methyl ester cost surpassing apex of abdomen by about x length of abdomil segment seven; quadrate cell big and broad; Cu and M of cubital cell subparallel. GENITALIA: (Fig. ) Pygophore: Elongate ovoid; midlateral fold adjacent to paramere insertion; slightly expanded laterally near base of paramere in dorsal view. Medial course of action somewhat laterally compressed, coneshaped; anterior and posterior surfaces angulate medially; extended, almost so long as paramere; posteriorlyA taxonomic monograph of the assassin bug genus Zelus Fabricius (Hemiptera: directed, almost horizontal; basally slightly curved; apex in posterior view blunt, with no modification. Paramere: Cylindrical; moderately extended, not reaching apex of medial method; directed posteriad, slightly curved towards medial process; nearly straight; apical component slightly enlarged, depression along inner side. Phallus: Dorsal phallothecal sclerite elongated; slightly constricted near middle; apical of phallothecal sclerite tapering to apex, dorsal surface strongly convex; apex medially notched; posterior margin of foramen deeply concave. Struts attached to dorsal phallothecal sclerite; apically separate, connected by bridge; basally separate. Basal plate arm incredibly slender; separate; subparallel; bridge quick; extension of basal plate properly developed, only slightly expanded laterally. Female: Equivalent to male, except for the following. Bigger than male, total length mm (imply. mm, Suppl. material ). Abdomen expanded beyond margins of wings. Metafemoral diameter smallest, mesofemoral diameter significantly larger than that of profemur. Occasiol specimens with orange posterior pronotal lobe and mesopleuron. Setae on some specimenolden. Diagnosis The almost colorless cells from the membrane on the hemelytron contrast mar.Erial ); slender. COLORATION: Totally dark, nearly black; inconspicuous, lightcolored, thin, medial longitudil stripe on postocular lobe. Membrane of hemelytron semitranslucent. VESTITURE: Densely setose. Dorsum of anteocular lobe with moderately dense, brief, recumbent and sparse, brief, erect, spinelike setae. Dorsum of postocular lobe almost glabrous; spinelike setae anteriorly amongst eyes; stripe of longitudil whitish recumbent setae laterally. Ventral surface of head with moderately dense, recumbent setae, intermixed with erect setae. Scape nearly glabrous. Pronotum with dense, short, erect, stout, spinelike setae, also on lateral surfaces and pleura; scutellum with dense, apically curved, stout setae. Legs with sparse setation. Sundew setae on profemur sparse. Abdomen with moderately dense, quick, semierect, fine setae. Ventral surface of pypophore with sparse, extended, erect setae; posteroventral rim with lengthy, erect setae; Paramere apically with dense, brief to extended, erect setae. STRUCTURE: Head: Cylindrical, LW Postocular lobe short; in dorsal view anteriorly progressively rrowing, posterior portion continuous, slightly rrower. Eye moderately sized; dorsal margin attaining postocular transverse groove, ventral margin removed from ventral surface of head. Labium: I: II: III :.:. Basiflagellomere diameter slightly larger than that of pedicel. Thorax: Anterolateral angle rounded, without having projection; medial longitudil sulcus evident throughout, deepening posteriorly. Posterior pronotal lobe with rugulose surface; PubMed ID:http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/139/1/60 disc distinctly elevated above humeral angle; humeral angle rounded, without having projection. Scutellum long; apex angulate, slightly projected upward. Legs: Extremely slender. Hemelytron: Significantly surpassing apex of abdomen by about x length of abdomil segment seven; quadrate cell substantial and broad; Cu and M of cubital cell subparallel. GENITALIA: (Fig. ) Pygophore: Elongate ovoid; midlateral fold adjacent to paramere insertion; slightly expanded laterally near base of paramere in dorsal view. Medial procedure somewhat laterally compressed, coneshaped; anterior and posterior surfaces angulate medially; lengthy, nearly so long as paramere; posteriorlyA taxonomic monograph from the assassin bug genus Zelus Fabricius (Hemiptera: directed, practically horizontal; basally slightly curved; apex in posterior view blunt, with out modification. Paramere: Cylindrical; moderately extended, not reaching apex of medial course of action; directed posteriad, slightly curved towards medial method; nearly straight; apical portion slightly enlarged, depression along inner side. Phallus: Dorsal phallothecal sclerite elongated; slightly constricted near middle; apical of phallothecal sclerite tapering to apex, dorsal surface strongly convex; apex medially notched; posterior margin of foramen deeply concave. Struts attached to dorsal phallothecal sclerite; apically separate, connected by bridge; basally separate. Basal plate arm very slender; separate; subparallel; bridge brief; extension of basal plate effectively developed, only slightly expanded laterally. Female: Comparable to male, except for the following. Larger 
than male, total length mm (mean. mm, Suppl. material ). Abdomen expanded beyond margins of wings. Metafemoral diameter smallest, mesofemoral diameter substantially bigger than that of profemur. Occasiol specimens with orange posterior pronotal lobe and mesopleuron. Setae on some specimenolden. Diagnosis The nearly colorless cells on the membrane of the hemelytron contrast mar.