Eldarca haematomera rufipes Reed, 1899

Faúndez, Eduardo I., 2015, Synopsis of the genus Eldarca Signoret, 1864 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae), Zootaxa 3915 (2), pp. 287-294 : 291

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3915.2.8
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9BB5CE8E-A694-41BB-BFE9-77793DC64D00
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6119455
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039D87F1-FFA5-187E-FF79-FF691644FD8D
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Eldarca haematomera rufipes Reed, 1899
status	stat. nov.

Treatment

Eldarca haematomera rufipes Reed, 1899 stat. nov.

Eldarca haematomera View in CoL var. rufipes Reed, 1899: 14 (original description).

Material examined. Syntypes: Chile, 2 ♀ ( USNM: E. C. Reed coll.). Other material: O’Higgins Region, Los Arrayanes, NW Rancagua, 1500 m, XI-1987, leg. R. Marín, 3 ♀ ( USNM).

Diagnosis. As E. haematomera haematomera , but having reddish coloration on antennal segment I, posterior portion of pronotum, patches on hemelytra and ventral portion; legs unicolor (entirely reddish).

Comment. This taxon was erected by Reed (1899) as a variety of E. haematomera ; actually according the ICZN (1999) it has subspecific rank. The Reed syntypes are two females in poor condition; these types match with a small series of female specimens examined from O’Higgins region in Chile. There is one male from Coquimbo region which has a similar pattern and a very different pygophore, it could belong to this species or to an undescribed one. To clarify the situation of this taxon the examination of more material is needed, especially males associated with females. For this reason we currently consider it a valid subspecies of E. haematomera .