Plagaedessa, Almeida & Nunes & Fernandes, 2018

Almeida, Flavio Roberto De Albuquerque, Nunes, Benedito Mendes & Fernandes, Jose Antonio Marin, 2018, A new genus and new species of Edessinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), Zootaxa 4377 (2), pp. 254-268 : 257

Key to species of Plagaedessa

1. Gonocoxites 8 with distal margin strongly projected, reaching almost half the length of gonocoxites 8 ( Fig. 38 ).................................................................................................. maranhensis sp. n.

- Gonocoxites 8 with distal margin weakly projected, reaching one third or less the length of gonocoxites 8 ( Figs. 26 , 31 , 36 )...................................................................................................... 2

2. Paramere with anterior projection subtriangular and long; posterior process short ( Fig. 34 ).............. nigrovittata sp. n.

- Paramere with anterior projection short and rounded, posterior process long ( Figs. 24 , 29 )............................ 3

3. Posterolateral angles of the pygophore straight ( Figs. 23, 25 ); superior process of genital cup shallowly concave, small, not reaching both apices of the paramere ( Fig. 24 ); Central America ( Fig. 52 )...................... celsa (Distant) n. comb.

- Posterolateral angles of the pygophore curved ( Figs. 28, 30 ); superior process of genital cup deeply concave, large, reaching both apices of the paramere ( Fig. 29 ); South America ( Fig. 52 )....................................... distanti sp. n.

Figures

FIGURE 52. Distributional map of the species of Plagaedessa.

FIGURES 38–39. Plagaedessa maranhensis sp. n. 38—Female, genital plates. 39—Metasternal process, ventral view.(Scale = 1mm).

FIGURES 23–27. Plagaedessa celsa. 23–25 Male, pygophore; 23—dorsal view; 24—posterior view; 25—ventral view. 26— Female, genital plates. 27—Metasternal process, ventral view.(pyg–pygophore; dr–dorsal rim; vr–ventral rim; proc–proctiger; gp–genital superior process; pa–parameres; gc8–gonocoxite 8; gc9–gonocoxite 9; la8–laterotergite 8; la9–laterotergite 9; x– abdominal segment X. Scale = 1mm).

FIGURES 28–32. Plagaedessa distanti sp. n. 28–30 Male, pygophore; 28—dorsal view; 29—posterior view; 30—ventral view.31—Female, genital plates. 32—Metasternal process, ventral view.(Scale = 1mm).

FIGURES 33–37. Plagaedessa nigrovittata sp. n. 33–35 Male, pygophore; 33—dorsal view; 34—posterior view; 35—ventral view.36—Female, genital plates. 37—Metasternal process, ventral view.(Scale = 1mm).