Heteroscelis servillii Laporte, 1833

Sampaio, Vinicius Gomes, Roell, Talita & Campos, Luiz Alexandre, 2023, Revision of Heteroscelis Latreille, 1829 (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) with the description of a new species from Colombia, Zootaxa 5278 (3), pp. 401-438 : 405-416

Heteroscelis servillii Laporte, 1833

( Figs. 1–14 )

Heteroscelis servillii Laporte, 1833: 86 ; Stål 1870: 31; Kirkaldy 1909: 30 (syn.).

Phyllocheirus servillei: Spinola 1837: 306

Phyllochirus servillei: Amyot & Serville 1843: 80 (emen); Stål 1862: 93; Stål 1870: 31 (syn.); Kirkaldy 1909: 30.

Agerrus remipes Stål, 1859: 434 ; Stål 1862: 93 (syn.); Schouteden 1907: 19; Kirkaldy 1909: 30.

Bodetria brenthoides Walker, 1867: 119 ; Stål 1870: 31 (syn.); Distant 1900: 63; Schouteden 1907: 19; Kirkaldy 1909: 30.

Bodetria chrysoclora Walker, 1868: 528 ; Stål 1870: 31 (syn.); Distant 1900: 63; Schouteden 1907: 19; Kirkaldy 1909: 30.

Bodetria indecora Walker, 1868: 528 ; Stål 1870: 31 (syn.); Distant 1900: 63; Schouteden 1907: 19; Kirkaldy 1909: 30.

Heteroscelis brenthoides: Schouteden 1907: 19 ; Kirkaldy 1909: 30 (syn.).

Heteroscelis servillei: Distant 1900: 63 ; Schouteden 1907: 19; Pirán 1961: 87; Thomas 1992: 46; Grazia & Schwertner 2011: 713; Grazia et al. 2015: 686; Silva et al. 2018: 404; Lupoli 2019: 80; Cazorla 2021: 10; Castro-Huertas et al. 2022: 9; Roell et al. 2023: 28, 29, 47.

Phyllocheirus brenthoides: Kirkaldy 1909: 30 .

Phyllocheirus servillii: Kirkaldy 1909: 30 ; Pirán, 1961: 87 (syn.).

Heteroscelis zischkai Kormilev, 1951: 40 ; Pirán 1961: 88; Thomas 1992: 46 (syn.).

Heteroscelis dureti Pirán, 1954: 19 ; Thomas 1992: 46 (syn.).

Heteroscelis bergi Pirán, 1954: 20 ; Thomas 1992: 46 (syn.).

Heteroscelis carcavalloi Pirán, 1961: 96 ; Thomas 1992: 46 (syn.).

Heteroscelis amazonica Pirán, 1961: 98 ; Thomas 1992: 46 (syn.).

Types examined

SURINAM. Agerrus remipes Stål, 1859 ; female syntype; labels: “Surinam.”, “Stål”, “ Agerrus remipes Stål. Typ. ”, “111”, “TYPUS”, “NHRS—GULI 000096153”; (NHRS). Photo examined ( Fig. 3 ).

BRAZIL. Heteroscelis amazonica Pirán, 1961 ; female holotype; labels: “Ig do Passarinho Manaus. Am. 24.II.55. Costa Leite e N. Cerqueira—cols. 07. 9/59”, “ Heteroscelis amazonica Pirán 1960 ”, “ HOLOTYPUS ”; (MNRJ) ( Fig. 4 ).

BRAZIL. Heteroscelis carcavalloi Pirán, 1961 ; female alotype; labels: “Sítio Vieiralves Manaus—Am. 21.Xll.65. Elias e Rappa—cols. 02. 9/59”, “ Heteroscelis carcavalloi Pirán 1960 ”, “ ALLOTYPUS ”; (MNRJ).

BRAZIL. Bodetria brenthoides Walker, 1867 ; female holotype; labels: “Amazon St. Paul / 60 32” “Type”, “ Holotype ”, “1. Bodetria brenthoides ”; “NHMUK 010592390”; (NHMUK). Photo examined ( Fig. 5 ).

BRAZIL. Bodetria chrysoclora Walker, 1868 ; male holotype; labels: “Braz / 62 57” “Type”, “ Holotype ”, “ Bodetria chrysoclora ”; “NHMUK 010592391”; (NHMUK). Photo examined ( Fig. 6 ).

BRAZIL. Bodetria indecora Walker, 1868 ; male holotype; labels: “Braz / 62 57” “Type”, “ Holotype ”, “ Bodetria indecora ”; “NHMUK 010592393”; (NHMUK). Photo examined ( Fig. 7 ).

BOLIVIA. Heteroscelis carcavalloi Pirán, 1961 ; male holotype; labels: “ HOLOTYPUS ”, “Yungas del Palmar. IV–954. A. Martinez.”, “ Heteroscelis carcavalloi Pirán, 1960 .”; (MACN). Photo examined ( Fig. 8 ).

BOLIVIA. Heteroscelis zischkai Kormilev, 1951 ; female alotype; labels: “ BOLIVIA, Region Chaparé, Dep. Cochabamba (400 mtr), 30. VIII. 1951. Dirings.”. Heteroscelis zischkai Kormilev. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales. ”. “ ALLOTYPE ”; (MACN) ( Fig. 9 ).

PARAGUAY. Heteroscelis dureti Pirán, 1954 ; female holotype; labels: “ Heteroscelis dureti Det. Pirán. 952”, “ HOLOTYPUS ”, “ Paraguay, Villarrica, Schade col. 15.IV.46”; (MACN). Photo examined ( Fig. 10 ).

ARGENTINA. Heteroscelis bergi Pirán, 1954 ; male holotype; labels: “Missiones—Argentina. Dep. Concep.— Sta. Maria. M.J. Viana”, “53.484”, “ HOLOTYPUS ”, “ Heteroscelis bergi Det. Pirán. 952”; (MACN). Photo examined ( Fig. 11 ).

Other material examined. VENEZUELA, Guayana : (Conuco, Rio Moroco), 3 males, 18/ 19.I.1972 G. & E. Scherer ( NMPC); Zulia: (Kasmera, 9.94907, -72.75292), 1 female, 20.IX.1961 F. Fernandez Y. & C. J. Rosales (UFRG); Cx. Panamexicana El Vigia Coloneito: (Km 8.32611, -72.08742), 1 female, 6.I.1955. F. Fernandez Y. & C. J. Rosales (UFRG); Aragua: (El Limón, 10.30589, -67.63212), 1 male, 2.III.1951 F. Fernandes (UFRG); Aragua: (Maracay, 10.23535, -67.59113), 1 female, 2.V.1953 N. Angeles (UFRG). TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: 2 males, XII.1953 G. u. Helga Frey. ( NMPC). BRAZIL, 1 female, 11.IV.1962 Cerq. (UFRG); Pará: (Belém Mocambo, - 1.45583, -48.50444), 1 female, 6.II.1979 P Tadeu (UFRG); (Peixe-boi, -1.10168, -47.27259), 1 male, 12.IV.1977 P Waldir. (UFRG); (Serra Norte Manganês -6.01748, -50.30386), 1 female, 22.X.1984 T. Pimentel; Amazonas: (Manaus, CEPLAC, -2.8905, -59.9576), 1 female, 15.VII.1977 (UFRG); (Serra dos Porcos, 0.416667, -69.366667), 1 male, 25.II.1977 Franklim (INPA); (Manaus, CEPLAC, Am 010 Km 31, -2.8905, -59.9576), 1 male, 7.V.1988 Albuquerque (UFRG); (Manaus, -3.04361, -60.01282), 1 male, 5.V.1976 Paraluppi (UFRG); (Manaus, Br 174 Km 41, Agricultura Geológica -2.6770, -60.04668), 1 male, 15.VI.1981 C.A. Fonseca (INPA); (Itacoatiara, -3.1373, - 58.4418), 1 female, Dirings (MCNZ); Amapá: (Serra do Navio, 1.65803, -52.28195), 1 female, 13.VII.1961 AP. J & B. Bechyné (UFRG); Rio Grande do Norte: (Natal, -5.8101, -35.22674), 1 male, I.1952 M. Alvarenga (UFRG); Pernambuco: (Paudalho, Acerolândia, -7.850, -35.250. 160m), 1 male, II.2016 Grossi & Parizotto (CERPE); (Paudalho, Acerolândia, -7.850, -35.250. 160m), 1 female, XI.2017 Grossi & Parizotto (CERPE); Mato Grosso do Sul: (Bonito, Praia da Figueira -21.2972, -56.5005), 1 female, 01.III.2009 Grossi & Parizotto (DZUP); Rio Grande do Sul: (Cerro Azul -27.7403, -51.5199), 1 female, I.1931 Pe. Buck leg. (MCNZ); ECUADOR, Amazonia: 1 female, II.1998 lgt. Bezdek ( NMPC); Napo: (Tiputini Biodiversity Station, 216m, -0.6379, -76.1495), 1 male, 06.II.1999 T.L. Erwin, et al. (USNM); (Tiputini Biodiversity Station, 216m, -0.6379, -76.1495), 1 female, 22.X.1998 T.L. Erwin, et al. (USNM); PERU, Pucalipa : (Rio Ucayali, -8.4084, -74.6058), 1 female, Dirings (MCNZ); BOLIVIA, Cochabamba (Chapare, 400m -16.80922, -65.71926), 1 female, 07.IX.1951 Dirings (MACN).

Records retrieved from iNaturalist

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, San Juan-Laventille: (10.605137, -61.42763), 14.II.2021.

BRAZIL, Amazonas: (Manaus, -3.095784, -59.989879), 13.VIII.2020.

BRAZIL, Espírito Santo: (S„o Gabriel de Palha, -18.906837, -40.478105), II.2014.

BRAZIL, S„o Paulo: (Campinas, -22.819691, -47.064677), 16.II.2023.

BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: (Cabo Frio, -22.886901, -42.026649), 8.I.2017.

Diagnosis. Mandibular plates distinctly longer than clypeus, converging apically; head length anterior to the eyes more than 2/3 of the total length of the head ( Fig. 2 , D); urosternite III tubercle yellow or orange at apex, and surpassing the posterior margin of metasternum ( Fig. 2 , B).

Redescription

BODY: General color ranging from brown and dark red to iridescent hues of green, yellow, blue and purple, with or without yellow spots on the pronotum, scutellum and coria (more commonly observed in non-iridescent specimens).

HEAD: Labium almost reaching the metasternum ( Fig. 2 , B); proportion of antennomeres: I<II<III ≅ IV ≅ V.

THORAX: Coria longer than scutellum, not reaching the posterior margin of connexival segment VI, uniformly punctured; membrane dark and surpassing posteriorly the abdomen; metapleural evaporatoria surpassing posteriorly the anterior limit of coxae; peritreme reaching or surpassing half the pleural width; apex of peritreme rounded, posterior margin a little more arched than the anterior, both convex ( Fig. 2 , E); profemora with rudimentary ante-apical spine; foretibial length on average 3.5x larger than the width of the tibial dorsal expansion ( Fig. 2 , F).

ABDOMEN: Posterior angles of urosternites III to VII ending in minute spine, more developed in VII ( Fig. 2 , B).

Male:

MEASUREMENTS (n=13): Head length 1.76 ± 0.28 (1.30–1.84); width 1.29 ± 0.07 (1.20–1.50); pronotum length 2.00 ± 0.26 (1.50–2.40); width 4.21 ± 0.26 (3.80–4.50); scutellum length 2.38 ± 0.16 (2.08–2.60); width 2.30 ± 0.13 (2.08–2.56); length of antennomeres: I (n=11) 0.39 ± 0.03 (0.30–0.40), II (n=11) 0.71 ± 0.09 (0.60 –0.90), III (n=11) 0.95 ± 0.10 (0.80–1.04), IV (n=11) 1.03 ± 0.14 (0.72–1.20); V (n=8) 1.09 ± 0.20 (0.72–1.40); length of labiomeres: I (n=8) 0.67 ± 0.08 (0.60–0.80), II (n=8) 0.87 ± 0.07 (0.80–1.00), III (n=8) 0.45 ± 0.07 (0.40–0.60), IV (n=8) 0.68 ± 0.09 (0.60–0.90); width of foretibal expansion (n=10) 0.59 ± 0.07 (0.48–0.72); width of abdomen (n=11) 3.21 ± 0.18 (2.96–3.50); total length 7.04 ± 0.65 (6.10–8.30).

GENITALIA: Pygophore ( Fig. 12 ): setae denser on posterolateral angles and on medial portion of dorsal rim; dorsal rim sinuous, medially concave; ventral rim slightly sinuous, medially concave; segment X with surface corrugated and with a membranous longitudinal line; head of parameres lateroventrally directed in posterior view. Phallus ( Fig. 13 ): conjunctival dorsal lobe with one pair of long projections and one single forked central projection, ventral lobes with two projections each.

Female:

MEASUREMENTS (n=15): Head length (n=11) 2.06 ± 0.38 (1.40–2.60); width (n=11) 1.47 ± 0.20 (1.20– 1.90); pronotum length (n=13) 2.45 ± 0.26 (1.92–2.80); width (n=13) 4.83 ± 0.42 (3.92–5.60); scutellum length 2.88 ± 0.32 (2.24–3.40); width 2.56 ± 0.40 (1.84–3.00); length of antennomeres: I (n=12) 0.42 ± 0.06 (0.30–0.50), II (n=12) 0.79 ± 0.15 (0.56 –1.10), III (n=12) 1.04 ± 0.21 (0.60–1.30), IV (n=8) 1.22 ± 0.39 (0.80–2.00); V (n=5) 1.03 ± 0.18 (0.96–1.30); length of labiomeres: I (n=9) 0.77 ± 0.11 (0.60–0.90), II (n=9) 1.02 ± 0.16 (0.70–1.30), III (n=9) 0.50 ± 0.10 (0.40–0.70), IV (n=9) 0.85 ± 0.14 (0.60–1.00); width of foretibal expansion (n=11) 0.72 ± 0.09 (0.56–0.90); width of abdomen 3.70 ± 0.33 (3.04–4.30); total length (n=8) 8.28 ± 1.05 (6.88–9.50).

GENITALIA ( Fig. 14 ): Valvifers VIII posterior margin bisinuous, slightly projected over the basal angles of laterotergites IX; laterotergites VIII wider than long, with spiracles equidistant from the basal angle and the lateral margin; valvulae IX with 1+1 bean-shaped secondary thickenings; vesicular area half the length of the proximal part of the ductus receptaculi; capsula seminalis oval.

Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador (new record), Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guyana, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina ( Fig. 1 ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Geographic distribution of Heteroscelis Latreille, 1829. The countries highlighted for each species on the small maps are based on literature data. The points marked for each species are from the specimens examined in this paper, and from records retrieved from iNaturalist.

FIGURE 2. Heteroscelis servillii Laporte, 1833, female. A, dorsal; B, ventral; C, lateral; D, head and pronotum in dorsal view; E, external scent efferent system; F, tibial expansion. Scale bars: A–D = 4mm, E–F = 1mm.

FIGURE 3. Agerrus remipes Stål, 1859, female holotype. A–E, dorsal, ventral, lateral, posterior, and labels, respectively (NHRS). Scale bar: A–C = 5mm. © by Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden, Gunvi Lindberg, 2022; published with permission.

FIGURE 4. Heteroscelis amazonica Pirán, 1961, female holotype. A–F, dorsal, ventral, lateral, pronotum and head (dorsal), posterior, and labels, respectively (MNRJ). Scale bars: A–C = 4mm, D = 2mm, E = 1mm.

FIGURE 5. Bodetria brenthoides Walker, 1867, female holotype. A–F, dorsal, ventral, lateral, pronotum and head (dorsal), posterior, and labels, respectively (NHMUK). Scale bars: A–D = 2mm. © by The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, Talita Roell, 2022; published with permission.

FIGURE 6. Bodetria chrysoclora Walker, 1868, male holotype. A–F, dorsal, ventral, lateral, pronotum and head (dorsal), posterior, and labels, respectively (NHMUK). Scale bars: A–D = 2mm. © by The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, Talita Roell, 2022; published with permission.

FIGURE 7. Bodetria indecora Walker, 1868, female holotype. A–C, dorsal, lateral, and labels, respectively (NHMUK). Scale bar: A, B = 2mm. © by The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, Talita Roell; published with permission.

FIGURE 8. Heteroscelis carcavalloi Pirán, 1961, male holotype. A–C, dorsal, lateral and labels, respectively (MACN). © by Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Diego Carpintero, 2022; published with permission.

FIGURE 9. Heteroscelis zischkai Kormilev, 1951, female allotype. A–E, dorsal, ventral, lateral, pronotum and head (dorsal), and labels, respectively (MACN). Scale bars: A–D = 4mm.

FIGURE 10. Heteroscelis dureti Pirán, 1954, female holotype. A–E, dorsal, ventral, lateral, posterior, and labels, respectively (MACN). © by Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Diego Carpintero, 2022; published with permission.

FIGURE 11. Heteroscelis bergi Pirán, 1954, male holotype. A–D, dorsal, lateral, posterior, and labels, respectively (MACN). © by Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Diego Carpintero, 2022; published with permission.

FIGURE 12. Heteroscelis servillii Laporte, 1833, male. A–F, pygophore in posterior (A, B), dorsal (C, D), and ventral (E, F) views. Abbreviations: dr = dorsal rim; pa = posterolateral angles; par = parameres; ps = pseudoclaspers; vr = ventral rim; X = segment X. Scale bar = 0.5mm.

FIGURE 13. Heteroscelis servillii Laporte, 1833, male. A–D, phallus, ventral (A), dorsal (B), lateral (C), and posterior (D). Abbreviations: bt = basal theca; cdl = conjunctival dorsal lobe; cvl = conjunctival ventral lobe; ds = ductus seminis; er = ejaculatory reservoir; sc = ventral lobe sclerotizaion; ts = thecal shield; v = vesica. Scale bar = 0.5mm.

FIGURE 14. Heteroscelis servillii Laporte, 1833, female. A, B, genital plates, ventroposterior; C, D, internal genitalia, ventral. Abbreviations: cs = capsula seminalis; id = inner duct of vesicular area; laVIII = laterotergites VIII; laIX = laterotergites IX; md = median duct of vesicular area; od = outer duct of vesicular area; pi = pars intermedialis; tgIX = secondary thickening of valvulae IX; vfVIII = valvifer VIII; vfIX = valvifer IX; vi = thickening of vaginal intima; X = segment X. Scale bars = 1mm.