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Issue: Vol. 3 No. 3: 31 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-31
DOI: 10.11646/jihs.3.3.2
Page range: 238-246
Abstract views: 185
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Biological, Morphological, and Taxonomic Notes on the Neotropical Praecarthasis gibbus and P. panamensis (Hemiptera: Nabidae: Carthasini)

Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40–007 Katowice, Poland
Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40–007 Katowice, Poland
Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40–007 Katowice, Poland
The Center for Entomology & Parasitology Research, College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
Hemiptera entomology damsel bugs Heteroptera morphology Neotropic SEM true bugs

Abstract

Praecarthasis Kerzhner, 1986 is a small Neotropical genus comprising six species. Knowledge about these bugs is limited. In this paper, we present new data about Praecarthasis gibbus Kerzhner, 1986, and Praecarthasis panamensis (Harris, 1926), along with photographs and SEM micrographs that show details of their morphology. The presence of parastigmal pits and their function are briefly discussed. In addition, the possibility of a future internal revision of this genus is also discussed.

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