Edessa (E.) phoenicopus Dallas, 1851

(Figs. 18, 29 A,B, 30 A,B)

Edessa phoenicopus Dallas, 1851: 323; Distant, 1881: PI. 9. f. 2.; Lethierry & Severin, 1893: 192; Kirkaldy, 1909: 162.

Edessa olivacea Stål, 1862: 111; Stål, 1872: n0. 4, p. 53; Distant, 1880: PI. 8. f. 11; Lethierry & Severin, 1893: 192; Kirkaldy, 1909: 161. syn. nov.

Edessa euchroma Walker, 1868: 422; Lethierry & Severin, 1893: 192; Kirkaldy, 1909: 161.

Edessa ventralis Walker, 1868: 443; Distant, 1880: PI. 8. f. 12; Lethierry & Severin, 1893: 195; Kirkaldy, 1909: 166 syn. nov.

Edessa phoenicopus . Holotype male. Honduras / 45 123 (BMNH) Examined.

Edessa olivacea . Lectotype male. Mexico / Sallé (NHRM). Examined.

Edessa olivacea . Paralectotypes. 1 female. Same data (NHRM) . 2 males. Same data (NHMW Signoret coll.) Edessa euchroma . Holotype male. Vera Cruz (BMNH). Examined .

Edessa ventralis . Lectotype female. Guatemala (BMNH). Examined.

Material examined. SOUTH AMERICA: 1♀, Don Hye de Crom ( Edessa ventralis Walker, 1868 comp. W. type Fernandes, JAM 1999) (IRSB). NICARAGUA, Léon: 1♀, Leon, Carro Negro, 12-II-1990, François (UNAM). COSTA RICA, Guanacaste: 1♁, Abaugares, Cerros de Naraujo, Caminho del Ice, 11-XI-2004, B. Gamboa (L N 243750 406040) (INBIO); 1♁,Playa naranjo, Sta.Rosa P.N., II-1991, E.Alcazar (L N 309300 353300) (INBIO); Puntarenas: 1♀, Quepos, P. N. Manuel Antonio, IV-1992, C. Cano (L S 370900 448800) (INBIO); Alajuela: 1♀, Caño Negro, R. N. V. S., 13-VIII–2-IX-1993, K. Flores (L N 450100 319100) (INBIO); San Jose: 1♁, Piedras Negras, Collection Sehild–Burgdorf, Ventralis (USNM). PANAMA, Bocas Del Toro: 1♁, Guabíto, 28-IX-1936, John Deal ( Edessa olivacea Stål, 1862 Fernandes JAM, 1999 comp. W. type; Edessa euchroma Walker 1868, comp. W. type, Fernandes JAM 1999; Edessa phoenicopus Dallas, 1851 comp.W. type Fernandes JAM,1999)(FEM); 1♀, No date,E.Munziliz,CAM, Baguna, Escondida, Venecav, 27-IV-1976 (UNAM); 1♀, No date, Edessa ventralis Walker, det. J. C. Lutz (USNM).

Measurements (n= 10). Total length: 16.3–19.9; head length: 1.5–1.8; head width: 3.2–3.4; pronotum length: 3.2–3.9; pronotum width: 11.5–14.4; scutellum length: 7.5–9.7; scutellum width: 6.0–7.7; abdominal width: 9.0– 11.1; length antennomers: I: 1.0–1.0; II: 1.4–1.5; III: 1.5–2.0; IV: 4.0–0.0; V: 0.0–0.0.

Diagnosis. Specimens large (16.3–19.9 mm). Dorsal surface olive green (Fig. 29 A). Ventral surface dark yellow to brown with transversal brown lines on thorax and abdomen (Fig. 29 B). Antennae yellow (Fig. 29 A). Pronotum with punctures concolorous with surface (Fig. 29 A). Humeral angles short (1,33 times wider than long) (Fig. 29 A), apices brown (Fig. 29 A); humeral angle brown spot expanding into the pronotum in dorsal view and restricted to the angle in ventral view (Fig. 29 A,B). Scutellum with punctures concolorous with surface (Fig. 29 A); apex not reach end of corium (Fig. 29 A). Corium with all veins yellow with surface (Fig. 29 A). Posterolateral angles of connexivum with apices concolorous with surface (Fig. 29 A); connexival segments light brown without spot and with a pair of concavities (Fig. 29 A). Ventral surface. Thorax with brown stripes (Fig. 29 B); dark stripe of the propleuron connected to the dark spot of the humeral angle (Fig. 29 B). Evaporatorium brown (Fig. 29 B). Metasternal process (Fig. 18 G) with anterior apex straight and laterally well expanded, margin acuminated; anterior face little excavated; anterior bifurcation receiving fourth and a small part of the third rostral segment. Legs dark brown (Fig. 29 B). Abdomen with spine of third segment rounded (Fig. 18 G). Intersegmental areas black, wide, connected to each other by a spots that include pseudosutures and spiracles (Fig. 29 B); intersegmental black bands nor spots reaching lateral margin (Fig. 29 B). Pseudosutures smoky brown, margin irregular (Fig. 29 B). Median longitudinal brown band complete and suffused (Fig. 29 B). Trichobotria one in line with spiracle and the other laterad. Posterolateral angles of segment VII not reaching the level of apices of laterotergites IX in females (Fig. 18 F). Male genitalia, dorsal side of the pygophore with a suffused brown area occupying 2/3 of the surface (Fig. 18 A,B). Posterolateral angle of pygophore slightly developed (Fig. 18 A). Superior process of genital cup laminar, rectangular, narrow, slightly curved; continuing ventrally in a small, smooth and high carina, in a small dentiform projection (Fig. 18 A,B,D,E). Ventral rim with lateral subdistal tuft of setae (Fig. 18 C). Female genitalia, tumescence in the central region of the valvifers VIII with brown spot (Fig. 18 F). Laterotergites VIII with two brown spots on outer lateral margins (Fig. 18 F). Laterotergites IX with brown spot (Fig. 18 F).

Male genitalia (Fig. 18 A–E): Parameres with black margin; anterior lobe round; dorsal lobe rounded and subrectangular, curved apex; posterior lobe subrectangular and rounded (Fig. 18 B,D,E). Proctiger with subelliptical posterior face (Fig. 18 D,E). Ventral rim with expansions undeveloped and concolorous with surface (Fig. 18 C).

Female genitalia: Valvifers VIII with dark punctures and setulose; inner margins contiguous, with brown band and not divergent; distal margin forming V-shaped excavation, with brown band and arched. Laterotergites IX with apices acuminate passing the sclerite uniting laterotergites VIII (Fig. 18 F).

Comments. The Edessa (E.) phoenicopus is similar to E. (E.) gentilitia and E. (E.) nigriclava, but the characteristics of the humeral angles separate them (Figs. 26 A, 28 A, 29 A), see comments of E. (E.) gentilitia .

Distribution (Fig. 30 A,B): SOUTH AMERICA; MEXICO: Veracruz, Mexico City; GUATEMALA; HONDURAS; NICARAGUA: Léon; COSTA RICA: Guanacaste, Alajuela, Puntarenas, San Jose; PANAMA: Bocas Del Toro.