Peggicoris cahuitanus, Heiss, 2021

Heiss, Ernst, 2021, New genus and species of apterous Carventinae from Costa Rica and Grenada (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Aradidae), Zootaxa 4958 (1), pp. 678-689 : 684

Peggicoris cahuitanus sp. nov.

( Figs. 16 , 24, 26 )

Type material. Holotype. Male, labelled: Costa Rica / Prov. Limon / Cahuita Nat. P. / 1.-8.2.87 Heiss //. 1 paratype male collected with holotype. CEHI. They are designated and labelled accordingly.

Diagnosis. Recognized and differing from congeners by the largest and most conspicuous triangular median thoracic ridge widening posteriorly, where it is three times as wide as at the level of pronotum.

Description. This new species shares all essential characters as given in the generic description, which are not necessarily repeated here. It is the smallest of the three species.

Measurements. Holotype: Length 3.40; head length / width 0.75 / 0.75; pronotum length / width 0.35 / 1.05; mesonotum with 1.25; metanotum width 1.50; ratio length of antennae / width of head 2.33; length of antennal segments I / II / III / IV, 0.75 / 0.30 / 0.35 / 0.35; width of abdomen across tergites III-VII 1.50 / 1.50 / 1.60 / 1.80 / 1.10.

Etymology. Refers to the Cahuita National Park on the Atlantic coast of Costa Rica, where it was discovered.

Distribution. Costa Rica, most probably endemic.

Figures

FIGURES 12–19. Peggicoris. 12, P. zeteki holotype dorsal; 13, P. zeteki (Panama) male dorsal; 14, holotype P.zeteki, labels; 15, P. zeteki (Barro Colorado) male terminal segments ventral; 16, Peggicoris cahuitanus sp.nov. male terminal segments ventral; 17–19, P. zeteki (Panama) male paramer dorsal, lateral, ventral.Arrows indicate the position of glandular tubercles. Scales: Figs. 12–13 = 1mm, 15–16 = 0.5mm, 17–19 = 0.2mm.

FIGURES 24–27. 24, 26 Peggicoris cahuitanus sp.nov; 25, 27 Peggicoris grenadensis sp.nov; 24, P. cahuitanus sp.nov. holotype dorsal; 25, P. grenadensis sp.nov. holotype dorsal (setae of legs not cleaned); 26, holotype P. cahuitanus sp.nov. male ventral; 27, P. grenadensis sp.nov. paratype female, dorsal (setae of legs not cleaned). Scale: Figs. 24–27 = 1mm.