A New Species of Ambush Bug (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phymatinae) from Ecuador and Peru

Daniel R. Swanson

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Abstract

A new phymatine species is herein described: Phymata procremna Swanson, n. sp. from Dureno, Ecuador and Tingo Maria, Peru. The new species belongs to a small set of species that possess an ultraconnexivum on the fifth abdominal tergite. Both male and female are represented in the description. Additionally, the phymatine species currently known from Peru are enumerated.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)279-289
Number of pages11
JournalProceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Volume121
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2019

Keywords

  • INHS
  • Neotropical
  • description
  • taxonomy
  • Hemiptera

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Insect Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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