Open AccessA new species of Phasmatocoris Breddin, 1904 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) from Ecuador, with taxonomic notes and an updated key of the genus
Author(s) -
Hélcio R. Gil-Santana
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista chilena de entomología/revista chilena de entomología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0718-8994
pISSN - 0034-740X
DOI - 10.35249/rche.47.3.21.16
Subject(s) - reduviidae , heteroptera , hemiptera , biology , taxonomy (biology) , key (lock) , zoology , taxonomic key , genus , nearctic ecozone , ecology
Phasmatocoris ecuadorensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) is described from Ecuador based on a male specimen. Phasmatocoris Breddin, 1904 is recorded from Ecuador for the first time. Short taxonomical notes on Phasmatocoris praecellens (Bergroth, 1911) are provided. An updated key to the species of Phasmatocoris is presented.