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Issue: Vol. 4822 No. 2: 5 Aug. 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-08-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4822.2.10
Page range: 285–292
Abstract views: 81
PDF downloaded: 3

Apennocoris pilosulus: rediscovery of a forgotten big-eyed bug taxon from New Caledonia (Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Geocoridae)

Department of Nature Conservation and Ecology, Herman Ottó Institute Non-profit Ltd. 2 Park st., Budapest, Hungary
Heteroptera Geocorinae New Caledonia redescription wing polymorphism endemism

Abstract

Apennocoris pilosulus Montandon, 1907 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Geocoridae), a peculiar representative of Geocorinae endemic to New Caledonia unreported since its original description is redescribed and illustrated based on its lectotype (designated in the present paper) and an additional non-type specimen. The placement of this monotypic genus within the subfamily Geocorinae is discussed.

 

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