Five new species of caliscelidae (Insecta, hemiptera) from mexico and panama, with additional redescriptions of little-known species

Abner S. de FREITAS, Christopher H. Dietrich, Daniela M. Takiya

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Abstract

Five new species of Peltonotellini (Caliscelinae) are described and illustrated: Bruchomorpha pseudodorsata sp. nov., Fitchiella brachyrhina sp. nov., Protrocha nigrilutea sp. nov. and P. punctatosa sp. nov. from Mexico, and Fitchiella zahniseri sp. nov. from Panama. Additionally, five previously described species are redescribed based on newly collected specimens: Aphelonema brevata Caldwell, 1945 (proposed original combination), Bruchomorpha decorata Metcalf, 1923, Bruchomorpha mormo Kirkaldy, 1907, Nenema virgata (Doering, 1941) and Protrocha nesolitaria (Caldwell, 1945). Bruchomorpha decorata is recorded from Panama for the first time. Redescriptions provide new information on the distribution of sensory pits and the first detailed descriptions of male and female terminalia for these species.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)27-69
Number of pages43
JournalEuropean Journal of Taxonomy
Volume2020
Issue number717
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Caliscelinae
  • Morphology
  • Neotropics
  • New combination
  • New record
  • New species
  • Peltonotellini
  • Sensory pits
  • Taxonomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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