Unusual looking pentatomids: reassessing the taxonomy of Braunus Distant and Lojus McDonald (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) Author Barão, Kim Ribeiro Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal & Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 91501 - 970 kbarao@yahoo.com.br Author Garbelotto, Thereza De Almeida Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal & Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 91501 - 970 therezagarbelotto@hotmail.com Author Campos, Luiz Alexandre Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal & Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 91501 - 970 luiz.campos@ufrgs.br Author Grazia, Jocelia Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal & Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 91501 - 970 jocelia@ufrgs.br text Zootaxa 2016 2016-02-09 4078 1 168 186 journal article 46809 10.11646/zootaxa.4078.1.16 9382c912-1e52-41c8-8499-1c515191c8ae 1175-5326 261493 0102DC85-29D8-4B7A-BD24-984C115189AA Braunus ateuchus ( Thomas, 1997 ) comb. nov. ( Figures 8 , 78 ) Lojus ateuchus Thomas, 1997 : 572 , figs 6–7. Material examined. Holotype ♀ , ECUADOR , Pichincha , Palmeras , 1.V.1987 , L.D. Sanchez leg. ( CMNH ) . Diagnosis. Body color dark brown with yellowish spots on corium and connexival segments. Anterior angles of pronotum each with small, rounded projection; each anterolateral margin unarmed; humeral angles projecting laterad, each with single, digitoid process at apex; posterior margin straight ( Fig. 8 ). Apex of scutellum reaching abdominal segment V. Apex of hemelytral radial vein calloused; corium reaching abdominal segment V; membrane reaching abdominal segment VII. Hind wings reduced. Female genitalia: sutural margin of each gonocoxite 8 divergent basally and distally, parallel medially; posterior margin of each gonocoxite 8 straight; lateral margins of each laterotergite 8 sinuous; laterotergites 9 quadrate. FIGURES 60–73. Braunus ocellatus (Thomas, 2001) comb. nov. , male genitalia. 60–65. pygophore; 60–61. dorsal view; 62–63. posterior view; 64–65. ventral view; 66. right paramere, lateral view; 67. abdominal segment X, dorsal view; 68–73. phallus; 68–69. dorsal view; 70–71. lateral view; 72–73. ventral view. Abbreviations: dr = dorsal rim; ds = ductus seminis distalis; lcp = laterodorsal conjunctival process; pa = posterolateral angle; par = paramere; ph = phallotheca; sl = mid depression of superior layer of ventral rim; ts = thecal shield; v = vesica; vcp = ventral conjunctival process; vr = ventral rim; X = abdominal segment X. Scale bars: 52–58 = 0.5 mm; 59–60 = 0.25 mm. FIGURES 74–77. Braunus ocellatus (Thomas, 2001) comb. nov. , female genitalia. 74–75. genital plates, ventroposterior view; 76–77. female receptaculum seminis and ausenwand, ventral view. Abbreviations: cs = capsula seminalis; gc8 = gonocoxites 8; gc9 = gonocoxites 9; g8 = gonapophyses 8; g9 = gonapophyses 9; la8 = laterotergites 8; la9 = laterotergites 9; lf = lateral folding of gonapophyses 9; md = median duct of vesicular area; pi = pars intermedialis; rs = ring sclerites; tvi = thickning of vaginal intima; X = abdominal segment X. Scale bars: 67–68 = 0.5 mm; 69–70 = 0.25 mm. Distribution. Ecuador (Pichincha) ( Fig. 78 ). Remarks. Male unknown.