New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands
Author
Nicolas, Vincent
0009-0009-2749-5975
7 rue du Moulin du Pont, FR- 87330 Bussière-Boffy, France
Author
Carapezza, Attilio
0000-0003-3994-1804
University of Palermo; corresponding address: via Sandro Botticelli 15, 90144 Palermo, Italy
Author
Rider, David A.
0000-0002-1989-1873
Department of Entomology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Author
Kment, Petr
0000-0002-7026-5691
Department of Entomology, National Museum of the Czech Republic, Cirkusová 1740, CZ- 193 00 Praha 9 - Horní Počernice, Czech Republic
sigara@post.cz
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Zootaxa
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2024-07-15
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
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10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
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Gadarscama ebenaui
Reuter, 1887
(
Fig. 2
)
Material examined.ANJOUAN:
M’RÉmani,
1800 m
a.s.l.
,
ix.1958
,
4♀
,
Raharizonina
lgt.,
P. Kment
det. (
MNHN
)
.
GRANDE COMORE:
Convalescence
,
1700 m
a.s.l.
,
ix.1958
,
1♀
,
Raharizonina
lgt.,
P. Kment
det. (
MNHN
)
;
La Grille
,
810 m
a.s.l.
,
viii.1958
,
1♀
,
Raharizonina
lgt.,
P. Kment
det. (
MNHN
)
;
Nioumbadjou
,
505 m
a.s.l.
,
viii.1958
,
1♀
,
Raharizonina
lgt.,
P. Kment
det. (
MNHN
)
;
4/
5 km
E de Nioumbadjou
,
Bandalamadji
,
640 m
a.s.l.
, 7/
10.iii.1980
,
5♂
,
5♀
,
P. Viette
lgt.,
P. Kment
det. (
4♂
,
5♀
MNHN
,
1♂
NMPC
)
.
MOHÉLI:
Djouma-Dougna
, no date,
1♂
,
Pupier
lgt.,
F. Schumacher
det.,
P. Kment
revid. (
ZMHB
)
;
Forêt de Miringoni
,
14.i.2004
,
1♀
,
N. Cliquennois
lgt.,
P. Kment
det. (
MNHN
)
.
MAYOTTE
:
Hauteurs
de la retenue de DzoumogniÉ,
20.x.2021
,
1♀
,
V. Nicolas
lgt. & det
.;
Mlima Choungui
,
18.x.2021
,
1♀
,
V. Nicolas
lgt. & det. (
VNBF
)
.
Biology.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Comoros
:
Anjouan
,
Grande Comore
,
Mohéli
,
Mayotte
(new records);
Madagascar
(
Reuter 1887
,
Cachan 1952
).
Comment.
The taxonomic identity and tribal placement of this little known species is subject of a parallel publication currently under preparation (P. Kment, pers. comm.).