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Issue: Vol. 4092 No. 4: 18 Mar. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-03-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4092.4.6
Page range: 561–571
Abstract views: 69
PDF downloaded: 4

Elanela Rolston revisited (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae): new distributional records and description of new species

Depto. de Zoologia & PPG Biologia Animal , Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501–970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Depto. de Zoologia & PPG Biologia Animal , Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501–970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Depto. de Zoologia & PPG Biologia Animal , Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501–970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Heteroptera genitalia Menidini Neotropics Pentatominae

Abstract

Menidini is highly diverse in the Paleartic and Afrotropical regions. Only two genera, Rio Kirkaldy and Elanela Rolston, are currently known from the Neotropical region. Here we describe five new species of Elanela: E. nigrofemorata sp. nov., E. diamphidiosa sp. nov., E. rafaeli sp. nov., E. fernandesi sp. nov., and E. scutomaculata sp. nov. The generic diagnosis of Elanela is modified to accommodate the new species and a dichotomous key is provided.

 

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