Annona fuscata Carvalho & Schaffner, 1977

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 : 244

Annona fuscata Carvalho & Schaffner ( Fig. 9-F)

Annona fuscata Carvalho & Schaffner, 1977:259 (original description).

Diagnosis. Color pattern highly variable. A. fuscata may be distinguished from other species by the following characteristics: male genitalia with branched secondary gonopore; left paramere strongly curved and narrowing toward the apex. Pronotum light brown with areas of calli fuscous to black often continuous across the middorsal line; disk of pronotum varying from entirely brown to brown with two variable-sized fuscous to dark fuscous areas on the posterior portion; humeral angles usually fuscous. The area around the procoxal cleft is dark fuscous to black, reaching the ventral margin behind the cleft. Hemelytron membrane has a broad median and a longitudinal fuscous band extending from the apex to near the base. Ostiolar peritreme uniformly pale. ( Carvalho & Schaffner 1977). Male genitalia as figure13-D.

Plant Associations. Unknown.

Distribution. Brazil (Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Goias, São Paulo, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo * (Domingos Martins, Santa Maria de Jetibá, Venda Nova do Imigrante)) Ecuador ( Carvalho & Schaffner 1977).

Espírito Santo Material examined. 7 ♂ 2♀, Domingos Martins , ES, BR, 15-16/10/2018 —varredura— INCAPER— CRDR, Agricultura Orgânica, David, Luciano, Fiuza ; 4♂ 2♀, Santa Maria de Jetibá , 01/04/2014, Coelho, L.A. & Zanúncio Jr. J.S .; 4♂ 5♀, Venda Nova do I. ES, BR, 18/10/2018 —varredura—INCAPER— Faz. Exper. David, Luciano, Fiuza .