Chinavia immaculata

Genevcius, Bruno C. & Schwertner, Cristiano F., 2014, Review and phylogeny of the geniculata group, genus Chinavia (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), with notes on biogeography and morphological evolution, Zootaxa 3847 (1), pp. 33-56 : 49

Chinavia immaculata (Frey-da-Silva & Grazia)

( Figs. 4 e, 5e; table 3)

Acrosternum (Chinavia) immaculatum Frey-da-Silva & Grazia 2001, 113–115; Chinavia immaculata: Schwertner & Grazia 2007 , 422, 428.

Diagnosis. External margins of pronotum, hemelytra and connexivum with an orange band. Connexivum without black spots. Base of femora and tibiae red.

Adult size. 9–11mm.

Distribution. Brazil (MG, MT, PA).

Material examined. Holotype: Utiariti (MT—Brazil), 1961, K Lenko col., DZRS (1♂); Paratype: Cachimbo (PA—Brazil), 1962, DZRS (1♀); Paratype: Serra do Cipó, Jaboticatubas (MG—Brazil), 1973, Mountouchet col., DZRS (1♀); Chapada ( Brazil), 1956, Drake col., NMNH (2♀ 3♂).

Comments. This is one of the smallest species of Chinavia ; easily recognized by the absence of black spots on the scutellum, pronotum and connexivum and by the red femora and tibiae.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Dorsal view of the geniculata group species. A = C. cearensis, B = C. erythrocnemis, C = C. geniculata, D = C. gravis, E = C. immaculata, F = C. nigritarsis, G = C. nigropicta, H = C. panamensis, I = C. pontagrossensis, J = C. rogenhoferi, K = C. rideri, L = C. sebastiaoi, M = C. tuiucauna, N = C. vanduzeei.