Unusual looking pentatomids: reassessing the taxonomy of Braunus Distant and Lojus McDonald (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) Author Barão, Kim Ribeiro Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal & Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 91501 - 970 kbarao@yahoo.com.br Author Garbelotto, Thereza De Almeida Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal & Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 91501 - 970 therezagarbelotto@hotmail.com Author Campos, Luiz Alexandre Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal & Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 91501 - 970 luiz.campos@ufrgs.br Author Grazia, Jocelia Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal & Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 91501 - 970 jocelia@ufrgs.br text Zootaxa 2016 2016-02-09 4078 1 168 186 journal article 46809 10.11646/zootaxa.4078.1.16 9382c912-1e52-41c8-8499-1c515191c8ae 1175-5326 261493 0102DC85-29D8-4B7A-BD24-984C115189AA Braunus asperus ( McDonald, 1982 ) comb. nov. ( Figures 7 , 78 ) Lojus asperus McDonald, 1982 : 327 –329, figs 1–9; Thomas, 1997 : 572 . Material examined. Holotype ♂ , ECUADOR , Loja a Zamora , 1800 m , 26–27.XI.1970 , L.E. Pena leg. ( USNM ) . Diagnosis. Body color mottled yellowish and brown; predominantly yellowish dorsally and brown ventrally. Each anterior angle of pronotum with a slender spine-like projection, surpassing the lateral margin of each compound eye; anterolateral margins strongly concave, each bearing 3+3 spine-like processes; humeral angles truncate apically, each with a finger-like process directed posteriorly; posterolateral margins sinuate, each with a tubercle medially; posterior margin straight ( Fig. 7 ). Apex of scutellum reaching abdominal segment VII. Apex of hemelytral radial vein calloused; corium reaching posterior margin of abdominal segment VII; membrane surpassing apex of abdomen. Male genitalia: each posterolateral angle of pygophore rounded; ventral rim sinuous, inferior layer of ventral rim emarginate with one projection medially. Phallus: lateroventral conjunctival processes each digitiform; ductus seminis distalis dorsally curved. Distribution. Ecuador (Loja, Zamora) ( Fig. 78 ). Remarks. Female unknown.