Rhyparoclopius aokiae sp. nov., a remarkable Stenopodainae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with taxonomical notes on other species of Rhyparoclopius Stål
Author
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R.
text
Zootaxa
2012
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93
104
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.215347
148ea2cf-9118-4cd8-93bb-6719351f0a05
1175-5326
215347
Rhyparoclopius annulirostris
Stål, 1872
(Figs. 1–5)
Rhyparoclopius annulirostris
Stål, 1872
: 123
[description];
Lethierry & Severin, 1896
: 85
[catalog];
Barber, 1930
: 217
[citation], 218 [comments];
Wygodzinsky, 1949
: 69
[catalog];
Wygodzinsky, 1959
: 312
[citation];
Maldonado, 1990
: 533
[catalog.];
Forero, 2004
: 169
–170 [citation].
Rhiparoclopius
[sic]
annulirostris
;
Costa Lima & Campos Seabra, 1945
: 159
[citation, in doubt].
Rhyparoclopius annulirostris
was described based on a single macropterous male (Figs. 1–2) from the “Amazon” (Fig. 3) [northern
Brazil
], which measured
17 mm
in length (
Stål 1872
).
The specimens of
R. annulirostris
examined (Figs. 4–5) are similar to the short description furnished by
Stål (1872)
and also appear similar to photos of the
holotype
, which can be freely accessed at (http://www2.nrm.se/en/ het_nrm/a/
rhyparoclopius
_
annulirostris
.html), and has been made available by the Swedish Royal Natural History Museum (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, NHRS) (Figs. 1–3, courtesy of Gunvi Lindberg), where the
holotype
is deposited. Both specimens examined here are macropterous and measure
16.5 mm
(male) (Fig. 4) and
17 mm
(female) (Fig. 5) in length. Of note is the observation that this species shows more numerous and somewhat longer erect bristles, particularly on head, thorax and legs. The first antennal segment has a long, erect, somewhat brighter and conspicuous bristle directed medially at middle third. The lateral posterior projecting margins of tergites appear to be very similar in the male and female examined here (Figs. 4–5). The male shows the seventh (sixth visible) abdominal segment enlarged and truncate apically, with a median apical notch (Fig. 4).
Material examined:
BRAZIL
, Pará, Rio [River] Paru, 1, male,
1 female
, VII.[19]52, J.C.M.C. col.[
leg.
] / “
Rhyparoclopius annulirostris
Stål
” Wygodzinsky det. [19]64, [
MNRJ
].