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Issue: Vol. 3478 No. 1: 11 Sep. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-09-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3478.1.11
Page range: 93–104
Abstract views: 44
PDF downloaded: 2

Rhyparoclopius aokiae sp. nov., a remarkable Stenopodainae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with taxonomical notes on other species of Rhyparoclopius Stål

Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hemiptera new species taxonomy Neotropical region assassin bugs

Abstract

Rhyparoclopius aokiae sp. nov. from Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, is described. Rhyparoclopius desiccatus Amyot &Serville is recorded for the first time in Brazil, and the male genitalia of both species are described. A revised description of Rhyparoclopius Stål and a key for their species are provided.

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