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Issue: Vol. 1228 No. 1: 9 Jun. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-06-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1228.1.4
Page range: 61–68
Abstract views: 56
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of Thaumastocoris Kirkaldy from Argentina (Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae: Thaumastocorinae)

División Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
División Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
Heteroptera Thaumastocorinae Thaumastocoris peregrinus new species Neotropics Argentina

Abstract

Thaumastocoris peregrinus n. sp. from Argentina is described. New morphological characters are studied and compared with other related species. This is the first record of a member of the subfamily Thaumastocorinae (Thaumastocoridae) from the New World.

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