Harpactor rhombeus ( Erichson, 1848 )

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

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.171458

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scientific name

Harpactor rhombeus ( Erichson, 1848 )
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Wygodzinsky (1947c) gave a synopsis of the genus Harpactor Laporte, 1833 . H. rhombeus often has waxy secretions over the body, a character not mentioned by Wygodzinsky (1947c). An unidentified reduviid mentioned by Espinel (2000) as a predator of nymphs of Rhammatocerus schistocercoides ( Orthoptera : Acrididae ), a serious occasional pest of the area, probably belongs to this species judging from the photograph of the nymph examined. H. rhombeus has been recorded from Mexico, Guyana and Venezuela ( Stål 1872; Wygodzinsky 1947c; Maldonado 1990). The area in which the specimens listed below were collected is an extensive Colombian savanna called the “Llanos Orientales.” The specimens listed below are a new generic record from Colombia ( Fig. 46 View FIGURES 43 – 51 ).

Material examined: COLOMBIA, 2ɗɗ, 1Ψ, Meta, Pto. Gaitán, Río Yucabo, 200 m, I­1975, R. Jaramillo [ UNCB]; 1Ψ, Meta, Remolinos, Centro Cafamllanos, 220 m, 23­III­ 1996 [ MUJ].

Erichson, W. F. (1848) Insekten. In: Schomburgk, R., Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in der Jahren 1840 - 1844. Im auftrag Sr. Majestat des Konings von Preussen, Ausgefuhrt von Richard Schomburgk. Dritter Theil. Versuch einer Fauna und Flora von Britisch-Guiana Nach Vorlagen von Johannes Muller, Ehrenberg, Erichson, Klotzsch, Troschel, Cabanis und Andern. Weber, Leipzig, 553 - 617.

Espinel C., C. (2000) La langosta llanera en Colombia. Boletin Tecnico - Corpoica, Receptora Ltda., Bogota, Colombia, 103 pp.

Laporte, F. L. de. (1833) Essai d'une classification systematique de l'ordre des Hemipteres (Hemipteres-Heteropteres Latr.). Magasin de Zoologie, 2, 17 - 75, suppl. 76 - 88, pls. 51 - 55.

Carpintero, D. J. & Maldonado C., J. (1990) Contributions to the knowledge of American Ectrichodiinae II. Notes about Rhiginia and Pothea (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico, 74, 449 - 456.

Stal, C. (1872) Enumaratio Reduviinorum Americae. In: Enumeratio Hemipterorum. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 10, 66 - 128.

Wygodzinsky, P. (1947 c) Sobre um novo genero de Harpactorinae do Brasil, com notas sobre os generos Harpactor Laporte e Erbessus Stal (Reduviidae, Hemiptera). Revista de Entomologia, 17, 401 - 417.

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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).

MUJ

Museo Javeriano de Historia Natural, Laboratoriao de Entomologia

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Reduviidae

SubFamily

Harpactorinae

Tribe

Harpactorini

Genus

Harpactor

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Reduviidae

SubFamily

Harpactorinae

Tribe

Harpactorini