Sephina geniculata Distant, 1881

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 : 94

Sephina geniculata Distant

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Sephina geniculata Distant 1881: 132 .

General distribution. Known from Costa Rica and Panama. COSTA RICA: Cache. PANAMA: BUGABA: Volcan de Chiriqui (Distant 1881, 1892, Packauskas 2010, CoreoideaSF Team 2020).

Material examined. New records. COSTA RICA: PROVINCIA GUANACASTE : 2 ♂ ♂, 1 ♀, Estacion Pitilla , 9 km S Santa Cecilia, 700 m, i-1989, ii-1994, 4–24-iv-1995, E. Araya, E. Alfaro, Biological Survey ( INBIO) . PROVINCIA PUNTARENAS: 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Estacion Biologica Las Alturas, Coto Brus , xi-1991, xii-1991, iii-1992, M. A. Zumbado ( INBIO, UNAM) . PROVINCIA CARTAGO: 1 ♀, Grano de Oro, Chirripo Turrialba , 1120 m iii- 1993, P. Campos ( INBIO) . PANAMA: COLON: Sherman , 26-vi-2000, F. Beyano ( MIUP) . New country records . COLOMBIA: META: 1 ♂, Municipio Restrepo, Vega Grande , 15-vi-1979, F. Fernandez ( UNDC) . ECUADOR: PICHINCHA: 1 ♂, km 113 Puerto Quito , 5-xii-1983, V. Ceballos ( PUCE) .

Figures

FIGURES 5‒10. Dorsal view of Sephina spp. 5, S. talamancana Brailovsky (male). 6, S. nigripes Schmidt (female type). 7, S. nigripes Schmidt (male). 8, S. faceta Brailovsky (female). 9, S. geniculata Distant (female). 10, S. bicornis Distant (male holotype).