Assassin bugs

Coranus Curtis, 1833

Type species: Cimex subapterus De Geer, 1773

Fauna Portal Genus Number: 305

(after Malipatil 1986): Body elongate, widened posteriorly, covered with fine pubescence in addition to long bristly hairs. Head dorsally with transverse impression in front of ocelli and almost near hind margin of eyes; labium in repose not exceeding for coxae, 3 segmented, strongly curved. Pronotum with distinct transverse impression separating lobes, margin in front of scutellum concave; scutellum traingular, distal area bluntly rounded or pointed. Fore femora moderately incrassate, unarmed, surface even or ridged, tarsi 3-segmented. Hemelytra fully covering or exceeding abdomen in macropters, greatly abbreviated in mcropters.