New records, taxonomic notes, and the description of a new species of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Ecuador
Author
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-06-06
4613
3
502
520
journal article
26579
10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.5
c29e5fec-dd85-4dc0-9582-12e7fd501124
1175-5326
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Genus
Rhiginia
Stål, 1859
Most of the species of
Rhiginia
are known only from short descriptions not accompanied with illustrations, therefore the genus is in need of a revision. The most recent checklists of the species of this genus were provided by
Dougherty (1995)
and
Baena & Susín (2007)
, which considered 16 and 19 species as currently valid, respectively. However,
Dougherty (1995)
and
Baena & Susín (2007)
ignored the works of
Carpintero & Maldonado (1990)
and
Dougherty (1995)
, respectively. By consequence, they overlooked taxonomical changes stated in these works.
Dougherty (1995)
overlooked that
Rhigina guttata
Carpintero, 1980 and
Rh. argentina
Carpintero, 1980
were considered, respectively, as junior synonymies of
Rh. corrugata
Maldonado, 1972
and
Rh. ruficoria
Maldonado, 1972
by
Carpintero & Maldonado (1990)
and their description of three new species:
Rh. aimara
Carpintero & Maldonado, 1990
,
Rh. andina
Carpintero & Maldonado, 1990
and
Rh. willinki
Carpintero & Maldonado, 1990
.
Baena & Susín (2007)
overlooked the synonym between
Rh. corrugata
with
Rh. atripennis
(
Walker, 1873
)
established by
Dougherty (1995)
and did not mention
Rh. andina
, although have cited the other two species described by
Carpintero & Maldonado (1990)
.