Descriptions of Zygometapodus gen. nov. and a new species of Stenometapodus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae)
Brailovsky Harry
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58(1): 143-149, 2018
Published online: 29th May 2018
Published in print: 15th August 2018
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Abstract: The genus Stenometapodus Breddin, 1903 (Coreidae: Coreinae: Acanthocephalini) is
redescribed and one new species, Stenometapodus aurantiacus sp. nov., is
described from Brazil. The new species is distinguished by a combination of
color patterns and morphological characters, such as the shape of pronotum.
A key to the known species of Stenometapodus is included. A new genus,
Zygometapodus gen. nov., is proposed for Stenometapodus castaneus Blöte,
1938. New distribution records for Zygometapodus castaneus (Blöte, 1938) comb.
nov. from Bolivia and Peru are provided. Dorsal photos of each species of
Stenometapodus and Zygometapodus are also provided.
Key words: Heteroptera, Coreidae, Stenometapodus, Zygometapodus, new combination, new genus, new species, key, Brazil, Neotropical Region