Diversity of true bugs from Iguazú National Park, Argentina
Author
María C. Melo
Author
Gimena Dellapé
Author
Leonela Olivera
Author
Pablo S. Varela
Author
Sara I. Montemayor
Author
Pablo M. Dellapé
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2017-09-22
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journal article
10.15560/13.5.479
243064a9-76d7-48c8-b378-31b5aacf9ad7
1809-127X
1143518
Loxa viridis
(Palisot de
Beuvois, 1805
)
(
Fig. 42
)
Distribution.
Argentina
:
Buenos Aires
(Carpintero and de
Biase 2011
); Southern
USA
to southern
Brazil
and
Uruguay
(
Eger 1978
,
Ruffinelli and Pirán 1959
).
Material examined.
1♀,
XI-1944
, M. Birabén coll., PNI0771 (MLP);
1♂ 5♀,
29-X-2012
,
light trap
, PNI072-7 (MLP);
1♀,
30-X-2012
,
light trap
, PNI0778 (MLP);
1♀,
2-XI-2012
,
light trap
, PNI0779 (MLP).
Remarks.
First record for
Misiones province
.
In this species the posterior margin of the corium is strongly sinuous, and the lateral angles are produced. In males the posterior dorsal side of the proctiger lack distinct spines, and the dorsolateral parameral processes from caudal view are inclined dorsad and rounded at the apex. In females the length of the first gonocoxae from base at meson to posterior apex is less than
1.5 mm
, and the length of the second gonocoxae at meson less than
0.9 mm
(
Eger 1978
).