Description of a new group of species of Edessa Fabricius, 1803 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae) with translucent spot on hemelytra Author Campos, Breno Batista Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Augusto Correa # 1, Belém, Pará, Brazil 66075 - 110 & brenobatistacampos @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5441 - 6824 Author Nunes, Benedito Mendes Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Augusto Correa # 1, Belém, Pará, Brazil 66075 - 110 & beneditomn @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6708 - 9386 Author Bitar, Murilo Victor Silva Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho # 373, Caixa postal 68044, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21941 - 971. murilobioufpa @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1109 - 4386 Author Fernandes, Jose Antonio Marin Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Augusto Correa # 1, Belém, Pará, Brazil 66075 - 110 & joseamf @ ufpa. br; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7450 - 5296 text Zootaxa 2020 2020-07-09 4810 1 131 142 journal article 21527 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.1.7 14cdab6f-399c-4e87-b45f-ab80753a2563 1175-5326 3937134 8FFCB5C3-0C91-45EF-A97E-FCE961C4D250 Edessa brunneofasciata sp. n. ( Figs. 4 A–D; 5G–H; 6) Etymology. This name refers to the brown stripe on corium (Medieval Latin. Brunneus: brown. Latin. Fascia: band, stripe). Holotype male. EL SALVADOR . La Libertad . Santa Tecla , Nº. 714.73. Date 10–23–56, Col. PAB ( USNM ). Material examined . Paratypes : MEXICO . Chiapas : 1♂ Hwy 199 10km S Palenque , San Manuel Rd , 30–V–1987 , Collected at mercury vapor & blacklight, D A Rider, E G Riley ( DAR ) ; 1♂ 12 km south Palenque Jct. San Manuel , 1200’ Sept–21–1990 , at light, Robert W. Jones ( JEE ) ; 1♀ Distrikt. Socomusco , Hotzen S.V. ( BMNH ) ; GUATE- MALA . Guatemala : 1♂ Guatemala City , bottom of barranca N.of Parque Minerva , IV–23, GUAT. El. ft., Zool. Exped. (1948), R.L. Wenzel leg. ( CNHM ) ; Escuintla : 1♂ 1♀ Finca , Pantaleon , 4 km e Santa Lucia , Cotzumal , 23– March–1961 , F.A. Ruhoff. ( USNM ) ; 2♂ 1♀ Moca , Such. , 3000ft. VI–19–47, F. Johnson , Donor , Cols. C&P Vaurie ( USNM ) ; same data : 1♀ VI–22–47 ( USNM ) ; EL SALVADOR . San Salvador : 2♀ Los Chorros , Date 29–VII–53, Nº 444–60A, Col. M. S. ( USNM ) ; same data : 1♂ 1♀ Date 24–V–54, Nº444–957A ( USNM ) ; La Libertad : 1♀ San- ta Tecla , HE–20, Date 18–XII–53, Col. M. Salazar ( USNM ) ; 1♀ Santa Tecla , Date 10–23–56, Col. PAB ( USNM ) ; Same data : 2♂ Nº. 714.78 ( USNM ) ; COSTA RICA . Guanacaste : 1♂ Sector Las Pailas , Prov. Guana caste, 800m . 6–26–Jun–1994 , L N 309500_500, #3063, K. Taylor , INBIO CRI001 908607 ( INBio ) . Measurements . antennomeres length: 1st: 0.7–0.8; 2nd: 1.2–1.6; 3rd: 1.3–1.7; 4th: 2.8–2.9; 5th: 2.8–3.0; head length: 1.1–1.6; head width: 2.2–2.4; pronotal length: 2.0–2.6; pronotal width: 6.3–7.4; scutellum length: 4.6–5.3; scutellum width: 3.6–4.9; abdominal width: 5.6–7.0; total length: 11.1–13.1. Diagnosis. Dorsally green, ventrally greenish yellow ( Fig. 5G,H ). Antennae black with base of segment IV and basal third of V whitish ( Fig. 5G ); first segment mostly green with dorsal surface smoky black ( Fig. 5G ). Anterolateral margins of pronotum greenish yellow, each with a green parallel line. Costal margins of coria each with a black stripe which occupies 1/5 of its extension. Each corium with a large brown spot on anterior 2/3 between claval suture and costal vein ( Fig. 5G ). Punctures of coria black. Abdomen with intersegmental areas and pseudosutures slightly darker than remaining surfaces ( Fig. 5H ). Pygophore with posterolateral angles slightly projected, rounded, tumid ( Fig. 4A ). Superior process of genital cup strongly developed ( Fig. 4B ). Mesial borders of gonocoxites 8 divergent distally leaving visible part of gonapophyses 8 ( Fig. 4D ). Gonocoxites 9 slightly compressed laterally as compared with other species in this group ( Fig. 4D ). Description. Head. Apices of mandibular plates black. Thorax. Humeral angles each with a black spot on apex ( Fig. 5G,H ). Scutellum with apex impunctate. Veins of coria greenish yellow ( Fig. 5G ). Membranes of hemelytra light brown ( Fig. 5G ). Ventral surface with shallow, black punctation ( Fig. 5H ). Abdomen. Distal third of seventh abdominal segments black ( Fig. 5G ). Male ( Fig. 4 A–C). Dorsal rim of pygophore slightly projected, darker than dorsal surface, ending in a suture separating it from each posterolateral angle ( Fig. 4A ). Superior process of the genital cup black, elliptical, almost as long as parameres. Each paramere medially concave; anterior lobe subtriangular, almost reaching base of proctiger; posterior lobe tongue-like, curved laterally, touching superior process ( Fig. 4B ). Proctiger posterolaterally excavated, each excavation shallow ( Fig. 4B ), dorsally delimited by raised crest; posterior proctigeral face subtrian- gular, larger than in E. bryoviridis sp. n. , mostly black. Ventral rim with a medial shallow excavation delimited by rounded, slightly tumid, well-developed expansions passing level of posterolateral angles in ventral view ( Fig. 4C ). Ventral surface densely punctured, rugose medially. Female ( Fig. 4D ). Gonocoxites 8 slightly concave, outer lateral margins straight, distally projected, but not reaching middle of laterotergites 9. Gonocoxites 9 each with medial keel restricted to basal half. Laterotergites 9 shallowly concave basally; apices clearly surpassing sclerite uniting laterotergites 8. Comments. See discussion of E. bryoviridis sp. n. . FIGURE 4. Edessa brunneofasciata sp. n. A–C Male, pygophore; A—dorsal view; B—posterior view; C—ventral view. D— Female, genital plates (Scale = 1mm). FIGURE 5. Dorsal and ventral view. E. stalii A–B; E. translucida sp. n. C–D; E. bryoviridis sp. n. E–F; E. brunneofasciata sp. n. G–H (Scale = 5mm). FIGURE 6. Distributional map of the species of the E. stalii group. Distribution ( Fig. 6 ). MEXICO : Chiapas ; GUATEMALA : Guatemala , Escuintla ; EL SALVADOR : San Salvador , La Libertad ; COSTA RICA : Guanacaste .