Locris junodi Distant 1897

A Locris species of rather unique coloration.

Original description in:
Distant, W. L. 1897. On a collection of Homoptera made in southern Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London. (Ser. 6). 19 (119). doi:10.1080/00222939708680516
https://sci-hub.ee/10.1080/00222939708680516

Head, pronotum, scutellum, basal third and apical margin of tegmina, face and legs sanguineous; tegmina (excluding base and apical margin) pale creamy ochraceous, mottled with pale fuscous, the apical third distinctly darker ochraeeous, containing a dark fuscous spot. Eyes, ocelli, two spots on anterior area of pronotum, sternum, abdomen beneath, and bases of femora piceous.
Long., incl. tegm, 8 millim.

Type locality: Maputo, Mozambique

Illustration in:
Distant, W.L. 1911. Insecta Transvaaliensia: A Contribution to a Knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Table 22, figure 14.

iNat observations: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=861930

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