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 Key to the genera of Eccritotarsini from Colombia 1. Dorsum glabrous and shiny, broadly black............................................... Bothrophorella ( Fig. 9 ) 1’. Dorsum neither glabrous nor shiny, color variable........................................................... 2 2. Hemelytra in dorsal view with spatulate, appressed and silvery setae, giving the impression of having a woolly pubescence.................................................................................... Cyrtocapsus ( Figs. 10 ) 2’. Hemelytra lacking such setae............................................................................ 3 3. Embolium in dorsal view with a proximal depression; wider proximally than distally ( Fig. 23 arrow).. Emboliocoris ( Fig. 21 ) 3’. Embolium not as above................................................................................ 4 4. Pronotum with anterior margin projected over vertex ( Fig. 22 arrow)........................... Eurychilella ( Fig. 22 ) 4’. Pronotum not as above................................................................................. 5 5. Fore tibia on inner side thickened basally................................................. Meridatibius ( Fig. 25 ) 5’. Fore tibia not as above................................................................................. 6 6. Hemelytron in dorsal view with silvery pruinosity; dark brown to black, with white areas........ Pycnoderes ( Figs. 35–36 ) 6’. Hemelytron without silvery pruinosity or, if present, coloration not as above...................................... 7 7. Head with front and vertex strongly convex, giving a globular appearance. Labium length exceeding hind coxae............................................................................................. Stictolophus ( Fig. 38 ) 7’. Head not as above. Labium length variable................................................................. 8 8. Body orange and black with metallic sheen. Vertex top raised and slightly curved forward, giving to head in dorsal view an inverted V-shaped form................................................................ Eurycipitia ( Fig. 23 ) 8’. Body color and vertex not as above....................................................................... 9 9. Head dorsally with longitudinal median sulcus................................................. Sysinas ( Fig. 39 ) 9’. Head without longitudinal median sulcus................................................................. 10 10. Corium with pit-like depression ( Fig. 32 arrow)....................................... Pachymeroceroides ( Fig. 30 ) 10’. Corium lacking such depression......................................................................... 11 11. Eyes pedunculate ( Figs. 8 , 28 , 37 )....................................................................... 12 11’. Eyes not as above.................................................................................... 14 12. Body less than 5.0 mm. Vertex marginate posteriorly. Eyes, in anterior view, at the same level as or lower than the base of the antennae............................................................................ Agaveocoris ( Fig. 9 ) 12’. Body 5.0 mm length or larger. Vertex not as above. Eyes in anterior view higher than the base of the antennae........... 13 13. Cuneus reaching apex of membrane ( Fig. 37 arrow)........................................... Spartacus ( Fig. 37 ) 13’. Cuneus not as above.................................................................... Neoleucon ( Fig. 28 ) 14. Antennal segment II with setae longer than width of segment................................................. 15 14’. Antennal segment II with setae equal to or shorter than width of segment........................................ 16 15. Body oblong in dorsal view; length equal to or less than 3.0 mm. Pronotum punctate. Labium length exceeding hind coxae................................................................................ Pachymerocerista ( Fig. 29 ) 15’. Body oval in dorsal view; length greater than 3.0 mm. Pronotum impunctate. Labium length variable.. Mecolaemus ( Fig. 24 ) 16. Body oval or sub-oval in dorsal view; color mostly yellow or red,.............................................. 17 16’. Body not oval or sub-oval in dorsal view; color variable..................................................... 20 17. In dorsoposterior view of head, eyes emarginate ( Fig. 26 )........................................ Neella ( Figs. 26 ) 17’. Eyes not as above ( Fig. 32 )............................................................................ 18 18. Pronotum punctate. Body length less than 5.0 mm............................................ Parafurius ( Fig. 33 ) 18’. Pronotum impunctate. Body length variable............................................................... 19 19. Body longer than 6.0 mm. Hemelytra yellow or yellowish with black. Labium length not exceeding hind coxae................................................................................................. Adneella ( Fig. 7 ) 19’. Body less than 6.0 mm; if larger, Hemelytra with metallic blue areas. Labium length variable..... Tenthecoris ( Figs. 40–42 ) 20. Hemelytron lateral margin straight. Body color variable...................................................... 21 20’. Hemelytron lateral margin slightly convex. Body black or dark brown and white, rarely yellowish; silvery pruinosity may be present......................................................................... Eccritotarsus ( Figs. 11–20 ) 21. Pronotum punctate.................................................................................... 22 21’. Pronotum impunctate. Body brown to black with yellow to red areas............................ Pachypoda ( Fig. 32 ) 22. Body dark brown to black with white areas.......................................... Pachyneurhymenus ( Fig. 31 ) 22’. Body yellow, green or hyaline with brown or black spots....................................... Neofurius ( Fig. 27 )