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Issue: Vol. 3478 No. 1: 11 Sep. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-09-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3478.1.12
Page range: 105–110
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 2

Arenaeocoris enervatus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Stenopodainae), a new genus and species from the Southeastern United States

Department of Entomology, Box 7613, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Hemiptera Reduviidae Stenopodainae Arenaeocoris new genus new species key United States

Abstract

Arenaeocoris gen. nov., and a new species, A. enervatus sp. nov., is described from southeastern United States. Diagnosticcharacters to distinguish the new genus from related taxa in the United States, illustrations of the species, and a key to the genera for the United States incorporating the new genus, are provided.

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