Sephina subulata Brailovsky & Sánchez 1983

Brailovsky, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2021, Illustrated key to the species in the genus Sephina (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Spartocerini), with descriptions of three new species and new distributional records, Zootaxa 5048 (1), pp. 77-98 : 96

Sephina subulata Brailovsky & Sánchez 1983

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Sephina subulata Brailovsky & Sánchez 1983: 188–189 .

General distribution. Described from México. MÉXICO: SINALOA: Mazatlán, and Teacapan ( Brailovsky & Sanchez 1983, Packauskas 2010, CoreoideaSF Team 2020).

Material examined. New records. MÉXICO: CHIAPAS: 1 ♂, Villa Flores , 16-ix-2006, E. Diaz Hernandez ( UNAM) . JALISCO: 1 ♀, Estación de Biología Chamela , 7-vii-1990, Guillermina Ortega León & Cristina May- orga ( UNAM) . NAYARIT: 1 ♂, Laguna Santa María del Oro , 15–16-vii-1970, B. & R. Harding ( LACM) . TAM- AULIPAS: 1 ♂, Gomes Farías , 19–20-vii-1970, Murray & Schaffner ( TAMU) . YUCATAN: 1 ♂, 2 km N Chichen- Itza , 27-v-1984, R. Turnbow ( UGAG) . New country records . HONDURAS: PROVINCIA OLANCHO: 1 ♀, El Boqueron, 3-vi-1995, Bonta & Wells ( LACM) . NICARAGUA: LEÓN: 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Finca El Porvenir, 17-viii- 1993, J. Munguia ( MELN, UNAM) ; 1 ♀, León Viejo , 5-vi-1994, Maes, Tellez & Johnson ( MELN) . MASAYA: 1 ♀, vic. Laguna de Apoyo , 23-xii-1992, Maes ( MELN) . COSTA RICA: PROVINCIA GUANACASTE: 3 ♀♀, Playa Naranjo, Santa Rosa, P. N. Guanacaste, xii-1990, E. Alcazar ( INBIO) : 1 ♀, Cerro El Hacha, 12 km SE La Cruz , 300 m, xi– xii-1991, R. Espinoza ( INBIO) ; 1 ♀, Finca Jenny, 30 km N Liberia, Guanacaste National Park , x-1988, GNP Biological Survey ( INBIO) ; 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Estación Murciégalo , 8 km SW Cuajiniquil, 100 m, ii-1989, GNP Biologi- cal Survey ( INBIO, UNAM) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Parque Nacional Barra Honda , 100 m, viii-1994, M. Reyes ( UNAM) ; 1 ♀, 3 km NW Nacaome, 100 m, Parque Nacional Barra Honda , i-1993, M. Reyes ( UNAM) ; 1 ♀, Los Almendros, Parque Nacional Guanacaste , 17–21-xii-1992, E. López ( INBIO) ; 1 ♀, Finca Pacifica 19-vi-1976, D. Hoebeck ( FSCA) . MONTE VERDE: 1 ♀, 10 km SW Monte Verde , 2000 m, 7–10-x-1983, P.Colby ( LACM) .

Figures

FIGURES 17‒22. Dorsal view of Sephina spp. 17, S. limbata Stål (male). 18, S. esquivelae Brailovsky & Sánchez (male). 19, S. ayalai Brailovsky (male). 20, S. pagella Brailovsky & Sánchez (male). 21, S. subulata Brailovsky & Sánchez (male). 22, S. gundlachi (Guérin-Méneville) (male).