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Issue: Vol. 5792 No. 2: 13 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5792.2.4
Page range: 309-320
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Description of Apheledessa gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae) with two new species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Evolução (PPGBE); Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi; Av. Perimetral; 1901-Terra; Firme Belém; Pará; Brazil.; Laboratório de Invertebrados (LA-INV); Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB); Universidade Federal do Pará; Belém; Pará; Brazil.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Evolução (PPGBE); Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi; Av. Perimetral; 1901-Terra; Firme Belém; Pará; Brazil.; Laboratório de Invertebrados (LA-INV); Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB); Universidade Federal do Pará; Belém; Pará; Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Pará; Av. Augusto Correa; 66075-110; Belém; Pará; Brazil.; Laboratório de Invertebrados (LA-INV); Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB); Universidade Federal do Pará; Belém; Pará; Brazil.
Hemiptera Brazil new species taxonomy Neotropical region mountainous region

Abstract

The new genus Apheledessa gen. nov., described here, comprises two new species: Apheledessa absens sp. nov. and Apheledessa inopia sp. nov. The genus is diagnosed based on a unique combination of characters, including well-developed, subrectangular, dorsoventrally flattened humeral angles, and a metasternal process with the anterior portion medially perforated and posteriorly sloping. Both species occur in the Atlantic Forest biome, with records from mountainous areas of the states of Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina, Brazil. Diagnoses, descriptions, and a distribution map are provided. Illustrations of the habitus in dorsal and ventral views, as well as of the male pygophore and female genital plates, are also provided.

 

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How to Cite

Souza, L.F.R.D., Ferreira, A.F. & Fernandes, J.A.M. (2026) Description of Apheledessa gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae) with two new species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Zootaxa, 5792 (2), 309–320. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5792.2.4