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Published: 2011-10-25
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Contributions to the knowledge of Euschistus (Lycipta) with the description of E. (L.) riograndensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae: Carpocorini)

Laboratório de Entomologia Sistemática, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Bloco IV, prédio 43435.2, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
Laboratório de Entomologia Sistemática, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Bloco IV, prédio 43435.2, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
Laboratório de Entomologia Sistemática, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Bloco IV, prédio 43435.2, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
Hemiptera Heteroptera Pentatomidae Euschistus Lycipta Neotropical new taxon

Abstract

Lycipta Stål (1862a) was proposed as a genus to include three species previously placed in Euschistus Dallas – Euschistus illotus Stål, 1860; E. triangulator (Herrich-Schäffer, 1842); and E. scabricornis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1844). Later, Stål (1862b) treated Lycipta as a subgenus of Euschistus and described E. (L.) spurculus. Stål (1872) transferred E. spurculus to Euschistus (Euschistus); treated E. scabricornis as inserti generis (actually Agroecus scabricornis); and added three new species to Euschistus (Lycipta). As a result (Stål 1872), there are five species: E. (L.) cornutus (Dallas, 1851); E. (L.) cribrarius Stål, 1872; E. (L.) illotus; E. (L.) picticornis Stål, 1872; and E. (L.) triangulator. Rolston (1982) added five new species to Lycipta: E. (L.) luridus (Dallas, 1851); E. (L.) circumfusus Berg, 1883; E. (L.) imitator Berg, 1878; E. (L.) machadus Rolston, 1982; and E. (L.) sharpi Bergroth, 1891. Thomas (1983) corrected the homonymy of Euschistus luridus Dallas, 1851, replacing the name of E. (L.) aceratos Berg, 1894. Grazia & Hildebrand (1982) transferred Berecynthus monrosi Pirán, 1963 to Euschistus; Rolston (1984), based on the illustrations of the head and spermatheca of E. monrosi provided by Grazia & Hildebrand (1982), included this species in the subgenus Lycipta. Finally, Grazia & Hildebrand (1983) described E. (Lycipta) longicornis, for a total of 12 species in the subgenus.

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