Rasahus rufiventris ( Walker, 1873 )

Forero, Dimitri, 2006, New records of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Colombia and other Neotropical countries, Zootaxa 1107, pp. 1-47 : 31

Rasahus rufiventris ( Walker, 1873)

This species has been recorded from Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina ( Coscarón 1983, Maldonado 1990). The specimens examined are reddish ( Fig. 53 ) rather than “purple” as stated in Coscarón’s (1983) revision. The specimens examined below are a new record from Colombia.

Material examined: COLOMBIA, 1ɗ, Meta, Macarena, Río Güejar, 400 m, I­51, L. Richter [ UNCB]; 1ɗ, Meta, La Libertad (trampa de luz), 28­IX­1968, I. Zenner [ CELM].

Figures

FIGURES 52 – 60. Dorsal and lateral views of Reduviidae species. 52, Rasahus costaricensis, late instar nymph; 53, Rasahus rufiventris; 54, Microlestria laevis; 55, Opisthacidius mexicanus; 56, Volesus nigripennis, dorsal view; 57, V. nigripennis, lateral view; 58, Kodormus bruneosus; 59, Ocrioessa lobuliventris; 60, Microvescia costalimai, dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm (52, 54, 60); 3 mm (53); 4 mm (55 ­ 59).