1. Females are sub-brachypterous with a wingspan of 55 68 mm. 2. Females are sub-brachypterous with a wingspan of 30 34 mm. 3. Brachypterous forms disperse through the environment by walking along roadside grasses and ditches.4. It is 5 mm long and occurs in both the macropterous and brachypterous condition. 5. Females are very small and brachypterous . 6. Females are brachypterous and dull brown. 7. Females are brachypterous and show short hemielytrae, while males look like a typical mirid bug. 8. Available evidence suggests that only males have functional wings, the females being brachypterous , if not actually wingless. 9. "Nothomyrmecia " queens are brachypterous , meaning that they have stubby rudimentary wings that render them flightless. 10. The final instar may be the most important in determining whether the insect develops as a brachypterous form or a macropterous form.
