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Issue: Vol. 1642 No. 1: 21 Nov. 2007
Type: Article
Published: 2007-11-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1642.1.5
Page range: 43–51
Abstract views: 39
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of Phasmatocoris Breddin (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) from the Amazon, Brazil

Laboratório de Diptera, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Avenida Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
Coordenação de Pesquisas em Entomologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia , Caixa Postal 478, 69011-970, Manaus – AM, Brazil
Coordenação de Pesquisas em Entomologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia , Caixa Postal 478, 69011-970, Manaus – AM, Brazil
Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. 20940-040 Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil
Hemiptera Heteroptera Insecta new taxon systematics Neotropical region Amazon

Abstract

Phasmatocoris xavieri sp. nov. is described based on male and female adults and a last-stage nymph. The specimens were found on the walls and roof of a cave named “Gruta dos Animais” (02°03´02,64S/59°57´51,47W), a sandstone cave located in primary “terra firme” forest to the north of the city of Manaus, Amazonas State in Brazil. The individuals were about 30m from the entrance, in an aphotic zone. Adults share characteristics with the species Phasmatocoris magdalenae Wygodzinsky, P. sturmi Wygodzinsky, and P. moraballi Wygodzinsky.

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