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Published: 2025-04-10
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Description of a new species of Systelloderes (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Enicocephalidae) from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Laboratorio de Ecología Terrestre y Acuática. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas-CONICET. Bernardo Houssay 200, Ushuaia (V9410), Argentina
Laboratorio de Ecología Terrestre y Acuática. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas-CONICET. Bernardo Houssay 200, Ushuaia (V9410), Argentina. Instituto de Ciencias Polares y Ambiente-Universidad Nacional Tierra del Fuego (ICPA-UNTDF). Fuegia Basket 251. Ushuaia (V9410), Argentina.
Fundación para el Estudio de las Especies Invasivas (FuEDEI). Gral. Simón Bolívar 1559, Hurlingham (1686), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hemiptera taxonomy Enicocephalomorpha Patagonia peat bogs

Abstract

A new species, Systelloderes fueguinus sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Enicocephalidae: Enicocephalinae: Systelloderini) is described from Argentina. The habitat of the new species and associated vegetation are discussed.

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How to Cite

Pereyra, H.A., Pancotto, V.A. & Coscarón, M.D.C. (2025) Description of a new species of Systelloderes (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Enicocephalidae) from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Zootaxa, 5620 (3), 477–484. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5620.3.7