Sephina dorsalis (White)

Brailovsky, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2021, Illustrated key to the species in the genus Sephina (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Spartocerini), with descriptions of three new species and new distributional records, Zootaxa 5048 (1), pp. 77-98 : 92

Sephina dorsalis (White)

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Spartocerus dorsalis White 1842: 92 .

General distribution. White (1842) described this species from México without a formal locality and later Brailovsky and Sánchez (1983) added the first Mexican record. MEXICO: JALISCO: Guadalajara ( Packauskas 2010, CoreoideaSF Team 2020).

Material examined. New records. MÉXICO. ESTADO DE MÉXICO: 3 ♂♂, San Luis Taxhimay , 29-vi- 1984, M. Aguilera ( UNAM) . GUERRERO: 2 ♂♂, 19 km W of Arcelia , 23-vi-1990, H. Brailovsky & E. Barrera ( UNAM) (collected on Dalbergia congestiflora Pittier, Leguminosae ) . JALISCO: 1 ♀, 16 km N of Autlan , 7-vii- 1984, Carroll & Schaffner ( TAMU) ; 1 ♀, La Floresta, Lago de Chapala , 1510 m, 4-ix-1977, E. Schlinger ( UCB) ; 1 ♀, 30 m S of Autlan , 21-xii-1967, A. & A. Gillogly ( TAMU) ; 1 ♀, Chapala, Ajijic , 1600 m, 21-vii-1994, H. Ferros ( CUCBA) ; 1 ♀, Ajijic , 16–18-vii-1966, Flint & Ortiz ( USNM) . MORELOS: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Tepalcingo, El Limon , 1330 m, 18˚32’34’’N–98˚58’10’’W, 23–25-vi-2006, 25-vii-2006, V. H. Toledo & A. M. Corona ( CIUM) . OAXACA: 1 ♀, 3 km NW, Huajuapan de Leon ( Hwy 190), 1860 m, 7-vii-1992, C. L. Bellamy ( CASC) . QUERETARO: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Vizarron , 15-v-1978, R. M. Murillo ( UNAM) . SAN LUIS POTOSI: 1 ♂, km 66 San Luis Potosi- Ciudad Valles , 1224 m, 22˚03’68’’ N–100˚29’47’’W, 2-vii-2006, L. Cervantes Peredo & D. Brzoska ( IEXA) .

Figures

FIGURES 23‒28. Dorsal view of Sephina spp. 23, S. grayi Van Duzee (female) (synonym of S. gundlachi). 24, S. grayi Van Duzee (female) (synonym of S. gundlachi). 25, S. dorsalis (White) (female). 26, S. formosa (Dallas) (female). 27, S. formosa (Dallas) (male). 28, S. vinula Stål (female).