Pothea jaguaris ( Carpintero, 1980 )

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 : 397

Pothea jaguaris ( Carpintero, 1980)

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Material examined. Pothea jaguaris . PERU. 1 male: [green printed labels]: Peru, Satipo / Prov. Jauja , Distrikt / Andamarea / 750 m . ü. M. // Okt. 1936 / K. Meskendahl leg. / Eing. Nr. 17, 1936 // [white framed printed label:] ZMH 849014; 1 female: [green printed labels]: Peru, Satipo / Prov. Jauja , Distrikt / Andamarea / 750 m . ü. M. // Okt. 1936 / K. Meskendahl leg. / Eing. Nr. 17, 1936 // [white framed printed label:] ZMH 849015 [ ZMH] .

Pothea jaguaris described from Bolivia ( Carpintero 1980), has been recorded from Brazil ( Gil-Santana 2007) and French Guiana ( Gil-Santana 2014). The intra-specific variability, sexual dimorphism and the male genitalia of Pothea jaguaris were recorded and described by Gil-Santana (2014, 2020). The specimens deposited in the ZMH ( Fig. 1 ) are in accordance with several specimens previously examined by Gil-Santana (2014, 2020), including the female holotype.

Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Peru (new record).

Figures

Figures 1-2. Ectrichodiinae species, dorsal view. 1. Pothea jaguaris (Carpintero, 1980) from Peru, male. Scale: 5.0 mm. 2. Pseudopothea paulai Gil-Santana, 2015 from Ecuador, female. Scale: 3.0 mm. / Especies de Ectrichodiinae, vista dorsal. 1. Pothea jaguaris (Carpintero, 1980) de Perú, macho. Escala: 5,0 mm. 2. Pseudopothea paulai Gil-Santana, 2015 de Ecuador, hembra. Escala: 3,0 mm.