Apiomerus lituratus Stål, 1872

Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Husemann, Martin, 2023, New records of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Peru, Revista Chilena de Entomología (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) 49 (2), pp. 395-412 : 399

Apiomerus lituratus Stål, 1872

( Figs. 6-7 )

Material examined. Apiomerus lituratus . 1 male: PERU, Iquitos , IX.1997, Sanchez, P. leg. [ MNRJ] .

Apiomerus lituratus has been recorded only from Amazonian region of Brazil ( Stål 1872; Walker 1873; Costa Lima et al. 1951; Gil-Santana et al. 2003). Although a certain range of variation of the reddish or pale markings has been recorded for the species ( Stål 1872; Walker 1873; Costa Lima et al. 1951), the pale sublateral margins of the hind lobe of the pronotum and the small linear markings at the apex of the corium are commonly present ( Figs. 6-7 ).

Distribution. Brazil, Peru (new record).

Figures

Figures 3-8. Apiomerus species from Peru, dorsal view. Scales: 5.0 mm. 3-5. Apiomerus elegans Distant, 1903. 3, 5. Males. 4. Female. 6-7. Apiomerus lituratus Stål, 1872, male. 7. Pronotum and hemelytra, the white arrows point to the pale sublateral margins of the hind lobe, and the yellow arrows to the small linear markings at the apex of the corium. 8. Apiomerus nitidicollis Stål, 1872, female. / Especies de Apiomerus de Perú, vista dorsal. Escalas: 5,0 mm. 3-5. Apiomerus elegans Distant, 1903. 3, 5. Machos. 4. Hembra. 6-7. Apiomerus lituratus Stål, 1872, macho. 7. Pronoto y hemiélitros, las flechas blancas apuntan a los márgenes sublaterales pálidos del lóbulo posterior y las flechas amarillas a las pequeñas marcas lineales en el vértice del corium 8. Apiomerus nitidicollis Stål, 1872, hembra.