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Issue: Vol. 2094 No. 1: 8 May. 2009
Type: Article
Published: 2009-05-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2094.1.1
Page range: 1–15
Abstract views: 111
PDF downloaded: 3

Austrokatanga, gen. nov., new genus of Ectrichodiinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Australia

Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
Wolfgang Rabitsch, Department of Evolutionary Biology, University Vienna, Althanstraße 14, A-1090 Wien, Austria
David Redei, Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary
Hemiptera Reduviidae Ectrichodiinae systematics new genus new species Australia

Abstract

A new genus and one new species of Ectrichodiinae are described from Australia. Austrokatanga monteithi, n.gen., n.sp., is distinct from other Ectrichodiinae by a combination of characters including the cylindrical shape of the head, aptery in both sexes, armature of legs, and armature of abdominal sternites in the male. The species is highly polymorphic and shows considerable sexual dimorphism. Digital macrophotographs, scanning electron micrographs, illustrations, and a distribution map are provided.

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