Brugnera, Ricardo; Roell, Talita; Campos, Luiz Alexandre; Grazia, Jocelia
Taxonomy of widespread Neotropical species of Podisus Herrich-Schäffer (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae): redescription of P. distinctus (Stål, 1860) and revalidation of P. fuscescens (Dallas, 1851)
FIGURES 1–24. Type specimens examined in ventral and dorsal views, with their respectives labels. 1–3, Telepta distincta; 4–6, Arma submarginata; 7–9, Arma fuscescens; 10–12, Arma caliginosa; 13–15, Arma turbida; 16–18 Podisus mellipes; 19–21 Arma ventralis; 22–24 Arma monospila. 1–3, Photographed by Gunvi Lindberg (© 2019 Naturhistoriska riksmuseet); 16–18, Photographed by Laurent Fauvre (© 2019 Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle); original photos cropped, light levels and contrast adjusted. Scale bars: 4 mm.
FIGURES 25–30. Habitus of Podisus distinctus (25–27) and Podisus fuscescens (28–30). Dorsal (25, 28), ventral (26, 29) and head + pronotum (27, 30) views. Scale bars: 2 mm.
FIGURES 31–40. Pygophore, paramere and superior process of dorsal rim of Podisus distinctus (31–33, 37–38) and of Podisus fuscescens (34–36, 39–40). Pygophore in dorsal (31, 34), posterior (32, 35) and ventral (33, 36) views. Paramere (37, 39). Superior process of dorsal rim (38, 40). Abbreviations: ao = anterior opening; dr = dorsal rim; ib = inner branch; par = paramere; slvr = superior layer of ventral rim; ilvr = inferior layer of ventral rim; spdr = superior process of dorsal rim. Scale bars: 31–36= 0,2 mm; 37–40 = 0,1 mm.
FIGURES 41–46. Phallus of Podisus distinctus (41–43) and of Podisus fuscescens (44–46). Dorsal (41, 44), lateral (42, 45) and ventral (43, 46) views. Abbreviations: ac = apical conjunctiva; bt = basal theca; lc = lobes of conjunctiva; sg = secondary gonophore; ts = thecal shield; v = vesica. Scale bars: 0,1 mm.
FIGURES 47–54. Female genitalia of Podisus distinctus (47–50) and of Podisus fuscescens (51–54). Genital plates in posterior view (47–48, 51–52). Internal genitalia (49–50, 53–54). Abbreviations: aaf = anterior annular flange; cs = capsula seminalis; dpdr = distal part of ductus receptaculi; gcVIII = gonocoxites 8; gcIX = gonocoxites 9; laVIII = laterotergites 8; laIX = laterotergites 9; paf = posterior annular flange; pi = pars intermedialis; ppdr = proximal part of ductus receptaculi; rs = ring sclerites; st = secondary thickening of gonapophyses IX; tvi = thickening of vaginal intima; va = vesicular area; X = 10th abdominal segment. Scale bars: 47–48, 51–52 = 1 mm; 49–50, 53–54 = 0,1mm.
FIGURES 55–56. Geographic distribution of Podisus fuscescens (55, yellow spots) and of Podisus distinctus (56, orange spots).
Vda. Santagueda & Granja Montelindo & A. Caballero
E. G. Burmeister & E. Diller & T. Kothe & W. Schlang
Forsch. Station " Panguana ", Rio Llullapichs