Micrauchenus lineola ( Fabricius, 1787 )

Forero, Dimitri, 2006, New records of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Colombia and other Neotropical countries, Zootaxa 1107, pp. 1-47 : 25

Micrauchenus lineola ( Fabricius, 1787)

Micrauchenus Amyot & Servile, 1843 , is a monotypic genus. M. lineola was described from French Guiana, and has been recorded from Colombia, Surinam, Guyana, and Brazil ( Maldonado 1990; Bérenger & Pluot­Sigwalt 1997; Gil­Santana et al. 2003). Although Adis (1984) mentioned termite­feeding behavior for this species (as “ Micrauchenus lineolus ”) from Panamanian specimens, no specific localities were given. Froeschner (1999) in his catalogue of Heteroptera of Panama did not mention this genus. It is here recorded for the first time formally from Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and Peru. Additional localities from Colombia and Brazil are also given below.

Material examined: PANAMA, 6ɗɗ, 1Ψ, 21 nymphs, [ Panama], El Llano­Carti road, 12­20 Km Panama, 20­IV­1973, W. D. Duckworth / From Nasutitermes corniger (Mot.) / [the female] Micrauchenus lineola (fab) det. J. L. Herring [ USNM]. COLOMBIA, 2ɗɗ, 1Ψ, Amazonas, P.N.N. Amacayacu, 125 m, 27­IX­1993, A. Cárdenas [ MUJ]; 2ɗɗ, 2ΨΨ, [Boyacá], La Victoria (en termitero, predador de termitas) [05º31'N 74º14'W, 1300m], 15­VI­1978, I. Zenner & J. Cure [ CELM]; 1ɗ, Chocó, Riosucio, La Balsa [07º02'26"N 77º20'16"W, 65 m], F. Fernández [ IAVH]; 1ɗ, Cundinamarca, Monterredondo, 1400 m, 26­VII­1947, L. Richter [ UNCB]; 1ɗ, Putumayo , Caucayá [river in the Mun. of Pto. Leguízamo: 0°5'S 74°50'W, 200 m], XII­ 1948, L. Richter [ UNCB]; 1ɗ, Santander, Landázuri, 1000 m, 3­V­1939, L. Richter [ CELM]; 1Ψ, Santander, Carare, 800 m, 7­V­1939, L. Richter [ MEFLG]; 1ɗ, Valle del Cauca, Buenaventura (bosque) [03º53'N 77º04'W, 7 m], I­1965, R. Vélez [ MEFLG]; 1ɗ, Valle del Cauca, Buenaventura, Centro Forestal, Bajo Calima, 70 m, 18­IV­1995, VAR [ MUJ]. VENEZUELA, 2ɗɗ, Zulia, El Tuluco (45 K SW of Machiques), 5­6­VI­1976, A. S. Menke & D. Vincent [ USNM]; 1Ψ, [Amazonas], Yavita, Alt. 128 m, IX­1947, P. Anduze / “ M. lineola (F)” det. Anduze [ USNM]. TRINIDAD [AND TOBAGO], 1ɗ, B.W.I., 4­IV­1921, W. Buthn / JC Lutz collection 1961 [ USNM]. BRAZIL, 1Ψ, Pará / “ Micrauchenus lineola ” det. Barber [ USNM]; 1Ψ, Pará, Rio Xingu camp (52º22’W 3º39’S) ca. 60 km S Altamira, 17­X­1986, P. Spangler & O. Flint [ USNM]. PERU, 1ɗ, [Junín], Satipo, 17­VI­1940, P. Paprycki / JC Lutz collection 1961 [ USNM].