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Published: 2020-02-26
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An overview of the big-eyed bug fauna of French Polynesia (Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Geocoridae)

Hungarian Natural History Museum Department of Zoology, 13 Baross st., H-1082 Budapest, Hungary
Hemiptera Geocorinae Geocoris Germalus French Polynesia new species key distribution

Abstract

The representatives of the subfamily Geocorinae (Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea) distributed in French Polynesia are reviewed. Germalus ashlocki sp. nov. is described. First occurrence of genus Geocoris Fallén and a Germalus Stål species from New Caledonia are recorded. Diagnoses, keys and discussion of taxa are provided.

 

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