Stink bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) of the Catimbau National Park, a protected area in Brazil’s largest dry forest
Author
Brito, Lucas Cavalcanti
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Diversidade Biológica e Conservação nos Trópicos, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. Laboratório de Sistemática e Diversidade de Artrópodes, Unidade Educacional Penedo, Campus Arapiraca, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
lucascavalcanti.b@gmail.com
Author
Grazia, Jocelia
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto e Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Author
Barão, Kim Ribeiro
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Diversidade Biológica e Conservação nos Trópicos, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. Laboratório de Sistemática e Diversidade de Artrópodes, Unidade Educacional Penedo, Campus Arapiraca, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-05-31
4612
4
571
580
journal article
26614
10.11646/zootaxa.4612.4.9
0ef582e8-21d9-4539-85e9-57c93b1d9404
1175-5326
3235916
31A160B2-0701-4B62-8CE0-901CB33C43E9
Edessa rufomarginata
(De Geer, 1773)
(
Fig. 3C
)
Distribution.
North America, Central America, South America.
Examined material.
21.IV.2018
(
3 ♂
,
3 ♀
),
09.VI.2018
(
6 ♂
,
6 ♀
),
13.VII.2018
(
15 ♂
,
7 ♀
),
10.VIII.2018
(
21 ♂
,
15 ♀
).
Comments.
Edessa rufomarginata
is a large pentatomid, measuring from
14 to 20 mm
in length, distributed throughout the New World (
Silva
et al
. 2004
). At least six morphs are known, mainly regarding overall body coloration (
Silva
et al
. 2004
). The specimens collected by us are consistent with morph one of
Silva
et al
. (2004)
. The immature stages (
Fortes & Grazia 1990
), phenology, behavior and trophobiosis (
Silva & Oliveira 2010
;
Silva & Fernandes 2016
) of
E
.
rufomarginata
have been described.
Edessa rufomarginata
has been recorded feeding on several host plants, mainly on cultivated
Solanaceae
(
e.g.
, tobacco, eggplant, potato, and tomato) (
Silva
et al
. 2004
). In the Catimbau, we have collected
E
.
rufomarginata
in
Solanum
spp.