A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia Author Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra 0000-0001-5400-4742 Museo entomológico UNAB. Sistemática de Insectos Agronomía, SIA. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Cra 30, 45 - 03. Bogotá, D. C. Colombia. & aalvarezz @ unal. edu. co; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5400 - 4742 aalvarezz@unal.edu.co Author Ferreira, Paulo S. F. 0000-0001-7165-6398 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia. Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa. 36570 - 900 Viçosa, MG, Brasil. (Full Professor retired) paulofiuza 41 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7165 - 6398 paulofiuza41@gmail.com Author Serna, Francisco 0000-0002-6143-9821 Museo entomológico UNAB. Sistemática de Insectos Agronomía, SIA. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Cra 30, 45 - 03. Bogotá, D. C. Colombia. & fjsernac @ unal. edu. co; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6143 - 9821 fjsernac@unal.edu.co text Zootaxa 2022 2022-08-25 5178 2 101 151 journal article 129868 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1 5ca9ffbd-f27f-49a2-93a8-95c4954e94a4 1175-5326 7022163 E6193C13-A28F-4488-A994-F4254FB3A3E3 Bothrophorella nigra ( Stål, 1860 ) ( Figs. 9 , 47–48 ) Eccritotarsus niger Stål, 1860: 58 (original description). Eccritotarsus procurrens Distant, 1893: 442 (original description). Synonymized by Bergroth, 1922: 19. Bothrophorella procurrens: Reuter, 1907a: 41 (new combination). Bothrophorella nigra : Bergroth, 1922: 19 . Material examined. COLOMBIA . Antioquia : 1 ♀ , La Pintada , weeds, 1.x.1971 ( R. Vélez ) ( MEFLG NC26692 ) ; Boyacá : 2 ♂ , Maripí , Guadalito , 1440 m , 27.iv.1979 ( I. de Arévalo ) ( ICN 092928 , ICN 092929 ) ; Tolima : 1 ♀ , Chaparral , Cgto. El Limón , Vda. Betania , Sitio La Angostura , 1300 m , 16.x.1993 ( Camargo ) ( ICN 092930 ) ; Valle del Cauca : 1 ♂ , Dagua , Cgto. Queremal , Malaise trap , 5.v.1993 ( G. Andrade ) ( ICN 092931 ) . Diagnosis. Body black, with brownish-orange areas.Antennal segment I and II white with black apex. Pronotum strongly punctate. Leg pale or whitish. Hemelytral membrane with proximal half black. Body length 3.20–4.50 mm . Right paramere ( Fig. 47 ) with basal process slightly narrowed towards the paramere body curved, slightly concave; sensory lobe absent; apical process with small triangular projection truncate at the apex. Left paramere ( Fig. 48 ) with basal process curved; body flattened, curved, and rotated on its axis; sensory lobe absent; apical process curved, directed towards the basal process and gradually terete. Associated/host plants. Mangifera indica L. ( Anacardiaceae ) ( Coto et al. 1995 ) and Ipomoea batatas Lam. (Convolvulaceae) ( Ferreira & Rossi 1979 ; Ferreira et al. 2001 ). Distribution. Brazil , Costa Rica , Guatemala , Honduras , Mexico , Panama ( Carvalho 1957 ), Surinam ( Carvalho & Rosas 1965 ). Colombia (without details) ( Carvalho 1957 ); new department records: Antioquia , Boyacá , Tolima , Valle del Cauca .