First description of the male of Volesus nigripennis Champion, 1899, with new records from Ecuador and Panama, taxonomical notes, and an updated key to the genera of Sphaeridopinae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae)

By

Gil-Santana, Hélcio R.
de Oliveira, Jader

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

841

Pages

97-123

Subjects

Heteroptera , male genitalia , Neotropics , Salyavatinae , Sphaeridops , Veseris

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.841.31153

 

Abstract

The genusVolesusChampion, 1899 is redescribed and the male ofV.nigripennisChampion, 1899 is described for the first time and found to be similar to the female in both structure and coloration. The genus and the species are recorded from Ecuador and Panama for the first time. Notes on the taxonomic history of Sphaeridopinae and an updated key to the genera are provided.