Caribbean Sea Region Pyrrhocoroidea (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae, Largidae)

A synopsis of the Pyrrhocoridae and Largidae (Pyrrhocoroidea) of the Caribbean Sea Region is given. Three new taxa are described: Dysdercus jamaicensis jindrai Stehlík n. subsp. (Dominican Republic); Largus fumosus fumosus Stehlík n. sp. (Panama—Barro Colorado Island); and Largus fumosus nigromembra...

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Published in:Neotropical entomology 2013-08, Vol.42 (4), p.372-383
Main Authors: Schaefer, C W, Stehlík, J L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Animal Distribution
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Caribbean Region
Dysdercus
Entomology
Female
Hemiptera
Heteroptera - anatomy & histology
Heteroptera - classification
islands
Largus
Life Sciences
Male
Morphology and Physiology
new taxa
Oceans and Seas
Systematics
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Summary:A synopsis of the Pyrrhocoridae and Largidae (Pyrrhocoroidea) of the Caribbean Sea Region is given. Three new taxa are described: Dysdercus jamaicensis jindrai Stehlík n. subsp. (Dominican Republic); Largus fumosus fumosus Stehlík n. sp. (Panama—Barro Colorado Island); and Largus fumosus nigromembranaceus Stehlík n. subsp. (Panama). Largus pallidus Halstead is downgraded to a subspecies of Largus davisi Barber, i.e., L. davisi pallidus Halstead n. stat. The following new records are provided: Dysdercus (Dysdercus) andreae (Linnaeus) from Cayman Islands; Acinocoris elegans van Doesburg from Trinidad; Fibrenus pehlkei Schmidt and Largus maculatus Schmidt from Panama; and Largus obovatus (Barber) from Haiti. Altogether, we report 20 species and 3 subspecies of Pyrrhocoridae and 13 species and 2 subspecies of Largidae from the Caribbean Sea Region.
ISSN:1519-566X
1678-8052
DOI:10.1007/s13744-013-0135-3