Revision of Hypoxys Amyot & Serville, 1843 stat. rest. (Heteroptera Pentatomidae)
Author
Nunes, Benedito Mendes
Author
Campos, Lourival Dias
Author
Mendonca, Maria Thayane Da Silva
Author
Cunha, Eduardo Victor De Paiva
Author
Fernandes, Jose Antonio Marin
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-02-21
4742
3
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journal article
23869
10.11646/zootaxa.4742.3.1
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1175-5326
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Hypoxys balteatus
(Walker, 1868)
comb. nov.
(
Figs. 17
A–D, 22)
Edessa balteata
Walker, 1868: 436
;
Kirkaldy, 1909: 154
(catalog)
Lectotype
female.
Edessa balteata
. [
Brazil
, Pará],
Santarém
/ 54 63 [blue]/
Type
[green circle]/ NHMUK 013585641 (
BMNH
). Examined.
FIGURE 22.
Distributional map of the species of
H. triangularis
group and
H. balteatus
group.
Diagnosis.
Antennae greenish yellow without stains. Antennomer II longer than III. Pronotum with a light brown posterior band; posterolateral angles somewhat developed, more than eye width, and curved backwards (
Fig. 17A
). Anterior part of scutellum with punctures located in dark spots barely larger than punctures (
Fig. 17A
). Meso and metapleuron with a pair of faded brown rounded spots on base of each coxae (
Fig. 17B
). The excavation of anterior lobes of metasternal process shallow, harboring fourth rostral segment and distal part of third (
Fig. 17B
). Brown spots on apex of abdominal sutures faded (
Fig. 17B
). Female (
Fig. 17C
). Gonocoxites 8 posterior margin sinuous with outer angle slightly projected and rounded; imaginary line tangent to angles reaching middle of gonocoxites 9; gonocoxites 8 covering only base of gonocoxites 9; sutural border with a shallow distal excavation. Gonapophyses 8 barely visible. Laterotergites 9 with base shallowly excavated; apex slightly surpassing band uniting laterotergites 8. Male unknown.
Comments.
This species was described from a quick examination of the
type
in the collection of The Natural History Museum in April, 2019 and photos taken with compact digital camera (
Fig. 17D
). A comparative diagnosis will be made with new species that will be described in an upcoming paper.
Distribution (
Fig. 22
).
BRAZIL
: Pará.