First description of the male and redescription of the female of Parahiranetis salgadoi Gil-Santana (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae)

By

Gil-Santana, Hélcio R.
Salomão, Adriana Trevizoli
de Oliveira, Jader

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

671

Pages

19-48

Subjects

Graptocleptes , Harpactorini , Heteroptera , Hiranetis , Neotropics , sexual dimorphism , wasp mimicry

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.671.11985

 

Abstract

The male of Parahiranetis salgadoi Gil-Santana, 2015 is described for the first time, with a redescription of the female of this species based on additional specimens. Comments on possible mimicry and crypsis exhibited by adults and nymphs of this species, respectively, are provided.