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 Eccritotarsus anolaimus Carvalho & Costa, 1989 ( Fig. 11 ) Eccritotarsus anolaimus Carvalho & Costa, 1989: 67 (original description). Material examined. Type material. Paratypes : COLOMBIA . Cundinamarca : 2 ♂ , Anolaima , 1895 m , 08.vi.1948 ( B. Chara ) ( MNRJ ) . Additional material. COLOMBIA . Antioquia : 7 ♂ 4 ♀ , Caldas , 1.i.1989 , Araceae (R. Vélez) ( MEFLG NC26644 –­ MEFLG NC26654 ) ; 3 ♂ 20 ♀ 3?, Rionegro , 1.v.1973 , Araceae (A. Madrigal) ( MEFLG 2119-1 –­ MEFLG 2119-13 ) ; 2 ♀ , same but ( MNRJ ) ; Boyacá : 1 ♀ , Arcabuco , SFF Iguaque ( ICN 092904 ) ; 1 ♀ , Maripí , Guadalito , 1830 m , 27.iv.1979 ( I. de Arévalo ) ( ICN 092903 ) ; Cundinamarca : 1 ♂ 2 ♀ , La Mesa , 3.vi.2002 ( A. Escobar ) ( ICN 092900 , ICN 092901, ICN 092902 ) ; Risaralda : 1 ♂ , SFF Otún Quimbaya , Urapanera , 1960 m , 4º44’N , 75º35’W , Malaise trap , 20.vi–08.vii.2003 ( G. López ) (IAVH-E-164653) . Diagnosis. Body white and black. Head in dorsal view, antennal segment I (except base) and pronotum black. Antennal segment II and xyphus white. Corium with transverse stripe extending to the embolium and clavus. Embolium white with dark brown to black spot apically. Cuneus white with anterior and posterior margins and apex, dark brown to black. Pronotum glabrous. Body length 3.10–3.20 mm . Right and left parameres are illustrated in Carvalho & Costa (1989 , Figs. 6–7 ). Associated plants. Araceae . Distribution. Colombia ( Cundinamarca ) ( Carvalho & Costa 1989 ); new department records: Antioquia , Boyacá , Risaralda . Comments. The holotype of this species was lost in transit when sent from Brazil , by Dr. J.C.M Carvalho , to the MEFLG in Colombia ( ICA 1990 ) .