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Issue: Vol. 2 No. 1: 31 Jan. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-01-31
DOI: 10.11646/jihs.2.1.1
Page range: 1-14
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Three Morphological Groups of South American Geocoris Fallén, Five New Species and Key to Species Belonging to the “flavilineus” Group (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Geocoridae)

Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, apdo postal 70153, Ciudad de México, 04510
Insecta new taxa Neotropical Region

Abstract

The known South American species of the genus Geocoris Fallén are here divided into three morphological groups: “flavilineus” group with 7 species, “punctipes” group with 9 species, and “thoracicus” group with 3 species. Each group is characterized and the species belonging to each one listed. The “flavilineus” group is revised, including the description of five new species, and a key to included species provided.

 

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