Abstract
Notes on the heteropteran fauna in Liberia, their taxonomy and general distribution are reported for Tingidae, Nabidae, Aradidae, Blissidae, Cymidae, Lygaeidae, Ninidae, Rhyparochromidae, Pyrrhocoridae and Alydidae, collected by a vehicle-mounted net. Fourty-five species were discovered, 36 of which are new records for Liberia. Previously published country records for 31 species supplement the checklist. In addition, the following new taxa are described: Nabidae: Alloeorhynchus minutulus sp. nov.; Rhyparochromidae: Botocudo kpellensis sp. nov., B. liberiensis sp. nov., Mizaldus sylvaticus sp. nov..
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