Taxonomic notes on toad bug genus Nerthra (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gelastocoridae) with description of a new species from Bonaire and Curaçao
Nieser Nico, Chen Ping-ping, Caspers Max
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 64(1): 33-46, 2024
Published online: 8th May 2024
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Abstract: During an inventory of the Gelastocoridae in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center,
Leiden, The Netherlands (formerly Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden,
The Netherlands), and the Nieser & Chen Collection in Tiel, The Netherlands,
we came across an undescribed species of Nerthra Say, 1832 (Hemiptera:
Heteroptera: Gelastocoridae: Nerthrinae). The specimens were collected from
Bonaire and Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands, and we describe them here as
N. papaceki sp. nov. Nerthra lurida Todd, 1959, syn. nov., is synonymized with
Nerthra occidua Todd, 1959 (both from Indonesia: Sulawesi). In addition, we
provide new distributional records of Nerthra americana (Montandon, 1905)
(Brazil: Paraná), Nerthra buenoi Todd, 1955 (Brazil: Pará), and Nerthra
raptoria (Fabricius, 1803) (Suriname) and provide their differential diagnoses
and illustrations.
Key words: Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Nepomorpha, Gelastocoridae, Nerthrinae, new species, new synonymy, new records, Caribbean, Kingdom of The Netherlands
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