Erbessus grossus ( Stål, 1863 ), Stal, 1863

Forero, Dimitri, 2006, New records of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Colombia and other Neotropical countries, Zootaxa 1107, pp. 1-47 : 27

Erbessus grossus ( Stål, 1863)

This genus has three described species ( Wygodzinsky 1947c). A synopsis of Erbessus Stål, 1872 and a key to separate the species was given by Wygodzinsky (1947c). E. grossus was recorded previously from Brazil and Peru ( Fracker & Bruner 1924; Maldonado 1990). The specimens listed below are the first record from Colombia ( Fig. 45 ). This species seems to be restricted to the Amazon basin.

Material examined: COLOMBIA, 1ɗ, 1Ψ, 1 nymph, Amazonas, Araracuara, Cacao, 150 m, 15­XI­1982, N. Mesa [ UNCB]; 1Ψ, Amazonas, Leticia, km. 7 vía Tarapacá, 120 m, XI­1996, Grupo de Sistemática Animal U.N. [ UNCB]; 1ɗ, Amazonas, P[arque].N[acional].N[atural]. Amacayacu, tierra firme, jameo, 100 m, 5­IX­1997, F. Fernández [ IAVH].

Figures

FIGURES 43 – 51. Dorsal view of Reduviidae species. 43, Ponerobia bipustulata; 44, Cosmoclopius curacavensis; 45, Erbessus grossus; 46, Harpactor rhombeus; 47, Iquitozelus couturieri; 48, Isocondylus elongatus, head and pronotum; 49, Orbella lugubris; 50, Tydides rufus; 51, Rasahus costaricensis, dorsal view, adult. Scale bar: 2 mm (51); 3 mm (44, 47, 49); 4 mm (46, 50); 5 mm (43, 45).