Engytatus varians (Distant)

Ferreira, Paulo Sérgio Fiuza, Martins, David Dos Santos, Ferreira, Luciano Santana Fiuza & Fornazier, Maurício José, 2024, Synopsis of Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Atlantic Forest Dominion, Espírito Santo State, Brazil: keys, diagnoses, new species, plant associations, and geographic distribution. Part I: Bryocorinae, Cylapinae and Deraeocorinae., Zootaxa 5468 (2), pp. 201-254 : 211

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Engytatus varians (Distant) View in CoL ( Fig. 4-C View FIGURE 4 )

Neoproba varians Distant 1884: 271 (orig. descrip.). Lectotype designated by Carvalho & Dolling 1976:809. Cyrtopeltis (Engytatus) varians View in CoL : Carvalho & Becker 1958:333 (combination, distribution); Engytatus varians View in CoL : Cassis 1984:46 (new combination); Schuh 2002 –2013 (catalog online); Burla et al. 2021:1–3 (first report, feeding habits).

Diagnosis. Front, clypeus, base of head, antennal segment I, basal fourth of segment II, apex of cuneus, and spots on femora, dark brown to black ( Ferreira & Henry 2011); male genitalia with pygophore and left paramere as figure 10-C.

Plant Associations. (Nogueira et al. 2019A) Amaranthaceae : Amaranthus sp. ( Hernández and Henry 2010; Nogueira et al. 2019A); Amaryllidaceae : Hippeastrum sp. (specimen label); Asteraceae : Helianthus annuus L. ( Hernández & Henry 2010; Nogueira et al. 2019A); Convolvulaceae : Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Nogueira et al. 2019A); Martyniaceae : Martynia annua L. ( Hernández & Henry 2010; Nogueira et al. 2019A); Poaceae : Brachiaria decumbens Stapf (Nogueira et al. 2019A; Vélez et al. 2020); Rutaceae : Citrus spp. (Nogueira et al. 2019A); Solanaceae : Nicotiana tabacum L. ( Capriles 1969; Ferreira et al. 2001; Hernández & Henry 2010; Ferreira & Henry 2011; Van Lenteren et al. 2016), Solanum lycopersicum L. ( Hernández & Henry 2010).

Distribution. Antillas, Argentina, Brazil (Espírito Santo (Castelo), Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo ( Carvalho 1947, Ferreira & Henry 2011, Martínez et al. 2014, Nogueira et al. 2019 A, Vélez et al. 2020, Burla et al. 2021)), Colombia, Cuba ( Hernández & Henry 2010) , Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Surinam, USA ( Schuh 2002 –2013).

Espírito Santo material examined. Brazil: Espírito Santo: 1♀, Castelo—ES—Brasil, (host) Minerva, Coord. 20º 30’ 57.44” S / 41º 11” 9.16” W, Col.: M. C. Vélez, 02/III/2013 GoogleMaps .

Remarks. See remarks for Campyloneuropsis infumatus . Nogueira et al. (2019) reported prey for E. varians such as Bemisia tabaci ( Hemiptera : Aleyrodidae ), Heliothis virescens ( Lepidoptera : Noctuidae ), and Tuta absoluta ( Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae ).

References

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Velez, M., Coelho, L. A., Martins, D. S. & Ferreira, P. S. F. (2020) Survey of the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) on pastures from Espirito Santo state, Brazil: new records, range extension, and notes of potential pests. EntomoBrasilis, 13, e 907. https: // doi. org / 10.12741 / ebrasilis. v 13. e 907