A distributional synopsis of the Pentatomidae (Heteroptera) north of Mexico, including new state and provincial records Author Rider, David A. 0000-0002-1989-1873 david.rider@ndsu.edu Author Swanson, Daniel R. 0000-0002-1989-1873 david.rider@ndsu.edu text Zootaxa 2021 2021-08-03 5015 1 1 69 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5015.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5015.1.1 1175-5326 5159085 7FCE5D20-ACC8-41A5-A50D-697D2A686517 Banasa packardii Stål, 1872 New state records: California : Alameda Co. : Oakland , Roberts Recreation Area , 11-IV-1986 , A. Peters ( 1♀ MSUC ) . New Mexico : Grant Co. : City of Rocks State Park , 31-VII-1989 , R . L. Fischer ( 1♂ MSUC ) . Texas : [ Brewster Co. ]: Chisos Mtns. , Big Bend Natl. Pk. , 5-6-IX-1952 , B. Malkin ( 1♂ DAR ); Green Gulch , Big Bend Natl. Pk. , 5700 ft. , 24-VII-1968 , J. E. Hafernik , det. L. H. Rolston 1970 ( 1♀ DAR ) . Jeff Davis Co. : Davis Mtns. St. Pk., 2-VII-1961 , R . H. Arnett, Jr. & E. Van Tassell ( 1♂ DAR ) . Distribution: United States :AZ, CA , FL, GA, LA, NC, NJ ( Smith 1900 , Van Duzee 1917 , Torre-Bueno 1939b ), NM , OH ( Osborn & Drake 1915 ), OK ( Arnold & Drew 1988 ), TX , VA. ( Mexico ) Comments: Thomas & Yonke (1981) , in their revision of this genus, gave the distribution for this species as “coastal Atlantic and gulf states from Virginia south to Mexico City and west to Arizona .” Our record from California seems remote from most of the rest of the records of this species from the eastern U.S. , except both Thomas & Yonke (1981) and McPherson & Sites (1989) recorded this species also from Arizona . Either this species is very rare in intermediate areas, or it occurs in two disjunct populations.