Heniartes erythromerus Spinola, 1837

Forero, Dimitri, 2006, New records of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Colombia and other Neotropical countries, Zootaxa 1107, pp. 1-47 : 21-22

Heniartes erythromerus Spinola, 1837

Although several specimens were here identified as H. erythromerus following Wygodzinsky (1947a), it is possible that more than one species is involved. External morphology and color pattern agree well with the description of this species. However, the male genitalia of one of the male specimens examined (from ‘Santa Maria’ [UNCB]) are more similar to that of H. lopesi Wygodzinsky, 1947 , than those of H. erythromerus as illustrated by Wygodzinsky (1947a). More specimens are required in order to clarify this situation. H. erythromerus has been recorded from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and French Guiana ( Wygodzinsky 1959; Maldonado 1990); the specimens listed below represent a new record from Colombia ( Fig. 32 ).

Material examined: COLOMBIA, 2ɗ, Boyacá, Santa María, Sendero Ecológico, 1200 m, IV­1997, G. Amat [ UNCB]; 1ɗ, [Cundinamarca], Guayabetal [04º12'N­ 73º48'W, 1000 m], VI­1969, A. Uribe [ UNAB]; 1Ψ, Meta, Mun. San Juan de Arama, Est. "Las Dantas", Cuchilla el Tablazo, 680 m, 20­IX­1987 [ UNCB]; 1Ψ, [Meta], Villavicencio [04º09'N 73º38'W, 467 m], 20­VII­1966, N. Contreras [ UNAB]; 1ɗ, Santander, Socorro (en malezas) [06º28'N 73º15'W], 1215 m, 16­V­1968, E. Becerra [ MEFLG].

Figures

FIGURES 28 – 37. Dorsal view of Reduviidae species. 28, Agriocoris flavipes; 29, Beharus cylindripes; 30, Heniartes cachabi; 31, Heniartes distinguendus; 32, Heniartes erythromerus; 33, Heniartes flavicans; 34, Heniartes lenti; 35, H. lenti, anterolateral angle of collar; 36, Heniartes putumayo, anterolateral angle of collar; 37, H. putumayo. Scale bar: 2 mm (28); 3 mm (29 ­ 34, 37).