New records, and nomenclatural and biological notes on Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Bolivia and Brazil Author Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. text Zootaxa 2008 1785 43 53 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.182460 a064f486-4831-4bd3-80c8-c0465baf2b3b 1175-5326 182460 Saica apicalis Osborn & Drake, 1915 Saica apicalis ( Figs. 23–24 ), originally described from Guatemala (Osborn & Drake 1915), has been recorded from Panama , French Guiana , Brazil , and Argentina ( McAtee & Malloch 1923 ; Villiers 1943 ; Wygodzinsky 1949 ; Froeschner 1988 ; Maldonado 1990 ; Melo & Coscarón 1994; Gil-Santana & Marques 2005 ). Elkins (1951) recorded this species from Texas, USA , based on a single specimen collected at light. However, Blinn (1990) considered the presence of S. apicalis in Texas could be a result of an accidental introduction of an exotic species, or a labeling error. This author also considered the species widely distributed in Central America south of Mexico , without further consideration of specimens examined or countries included. Gil-Santana & Marques (2005) related the variability of the posterior pronotal spines in S. apicalis , from long to imperceptible. The specimen studied here has moderately long posterior pronotal spines ( Fig. 24 ). New record. Bolivia , El Carmen. Material examined: BOLIVIA , 1 male , El Carmen , Camargo, II-[1]955 [ MZUSP ].