Elanela kerzhneri Grazia & Silva, 2006

Grazia, J. & Greve, C., 2011, Contributions to the knowledge of Elanela: Elanela jordi sp. nov., from Amazonas, Brazil (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), Heteropterus Revista de Entomología 11 (2), pp. 261-266 : 265

Elanela kerzhneri Grazia & Silva, 2006 ( Figs. 2c , 4 )

Elanela kerzhneri Grazia & Silva, 2006: 159-160 .

Material examined:

1 ♀, Brazil: Rondônia, Linea 10, 5 km S(outh) Caucalandia, ca 2 km W(est) of B-65, Rio Pardo . 5-17.x.1993. L.B. & C.W. O’Brien colls .

Femalegenitalia ( Fig. 4b ):

Ventral abdominal surface stramineous, with sparse punctuation on lateral thirds. Apical margin of segment VII uniformly concave ( Fig. 4b ). Spiracles present on laterotergites 8. Posterior margins of laterotergites 8 each with a short projection ( Fig. 4b ). Gonocoxites 8 almost rectangular, posterior margins straight, not covering gonocoxites 9 at middle; sutural margins parallel, slightly divergent only at sutural angles, with almost twice the length of laterotergites 9 ( Fig. 4b ). Laterotergites 9 lanceolate, just attaining the band uniting ventrally the laterotergites 8. Posterior margin of gonocoxites 9 uniformly convex ( Fig. 4b ).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Habitus of: (a) Elanela jordi sp. nov., male holotype; (b) Elanela hevera; (c) Elanela kerzhneri, male holotype (Scale bar = 1 mm).

FIGURE 4. Elanela kerzhneri: (a) Pygophore, dorsal view (dr = dorsal rim; pa = paramere; X = tenth segment); (b) Female external genitalia (Scale bars: (a) = 0.3 mm; (b) = 1 mm).