First record of the genus Pseudopothea from South America, with description of a new species from Brazil (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae)

Hélcio R Gil-Santana

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3904.4.3

First record of the genus Pseudopothea from South America, with description of a new species from Brazil (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae)

Zootaxa. 2015 Jan 8;3904(4):541-52. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.4.3.

Author

Hélcio R Gil-Santana¹

Affiliation

¹ Laboratório de Diptera, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.; Email: helciogil@uol.com.br.

PMID: 25660798
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.4.3

Abstract

Pseudopothea paulai sp. nov. from Brazil is described based on male and female specimens. Sexual dimorphism of this species is documented. A revised diagnosis and the first record of Pseudopothea Wygodzinsky, 1951 from South America are furnished.

MeSH terms

Animals
Brazil
Female
Male
Reduviidae / anatomy & histology*
Reduviidae / classification*