Pelocoris poeyi ( Guérin-Méneville, 1835 )

Viana, Renata Santos, Franco, Cleilton L., Ramos, Aiala Alana P., Mariano, Rodolfo, Silva De Azevêdo, Carlos A. & Stefanello, Fabiano, 2023, Pelocoris Stål, 1876 of northeastern Brazil (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Naucoridae) first records and a key to the species, Zootaxa 5375 (2), pp. 193-213 : 201

Pelocoris poeyi ( Guérin-Méneville, 1835)

Naucoris poeyi Guérin-Méneville, 1835: 352 (original description)

Pelocoris poeyi : Stål 1876, 144 (combination change)

Pelocoris convexus Nieser 1969: 63–66 (synonym)

( Figs. 4 , 7D, 7J , 9D , 10D , 11D , 12B , 14 )

Diagnosis: Body length 8.5−9.8 mm; hemelytra punctate, dark-brown with irregular yellowish markings and scutellum mostly black, with only the posterior corner yellowish ( Fig. 4 ) ( Nieser 1975); male abdominal tergum VII with two small rounded lobes medially ( Fig. 7D ); phallosoma widened subapically on the right margin ( Fig. 7J ) (Rodrigues et al., unpublished data).

Material examined: All specimens macropterous. 8 males and 7 females, BRAZIL, Maranhão, Aldeias Altas municipality, Faz. São Raimundo , 4°37'48.1"S 43°28'11.4"W, 03.VIII.2019, 05.VIII.2019, 10.X.2019, C. A. S. Azevêdo coll., LEAq 00024, 00230–00231, C. L. Franco, F. Stefanello, 2022 det . 1 male, Caxias municipality, Deserto stream, 5°47'28.9"S 43°26'38.0"W, 29.XII.2015, LEAq 00134, C. L. Franco, 2022 det .; 1 female, Jatobá stream, 4°54'35.0"S 43°06'60.0"W, 28.VII.2019, C. L. Franco et al. colls., LEAq 00087, C. L. Franco, 2022 det .; 1 male, Primavera stream, 4°50'32.5"S 43°29'29.3"W, 04.X.2022, A. S. Carvalho, R. S. Viana, T. G. S. Araujo colls., LEAq 00255, R. S. Viana, 2022 det .; 1 male and 1 female, São José stream, 4°51'17.4"S 43°20'22.2"W, 01.VII.2015, B. L. S. Carvalho coll., LEAq 00221, C. L. Franco, 2022 det .; 1 male, Sumidouro stream, 4°53'23.0"S 43°25'54.0"W, 05.VIII.2019, C. L. Franco et al. colls., LEAq 00029, C. L. Franco, 2022 det . 18 males and 10 females, Barra do Corda municipality, Afluente do Mearim , 5°30'29.5"S 45°19'35.0"W, 31.X.2022, F. B. S. Barros, R. S. Viana, F. Stefanello colls., LEAq 00269, R. V. Viana, 2022 det .; 1 male and 2 females, Afluente do Rio Ourives , 5°44'17.6"S 45°13'47.2"W, 01.X.2022, F. B. S. Barros, R. S. Viana, F. Stefanello colls., LEAq 00268, R. S. Viana, 2022 det .; 1 female, Cachoeira Grande , 5°41'18.2"S 45°17'32.9"W, 31.X.2022, F. B. S. Barros, R. S. Viana, F. Stefanello colls., LEAq 00267, R. S. Viana, 2022 det .; 3 males, Rio Ourives 1, 5°41'36.5"S 45°14'58.1"W, 01.XI.202, F. B. S. Barros, R. S. Viana, F. Stefanello colls., LEAq 00266, R. S. Viana, 2022 det . 1 female, Codó municipality, Buriti Corrente stream, 4°45'11.8"S 43°39'38.3"W, 06.VIII.19, C. L. Franco et al. colls., LEAq 00038, R. S. Viana, 2022 det . 2 females, Presidente Dutra municipality, Sitio Pezão , 5°17'4"S 44°28'6"W, 14.VII.2022, C. L. Franco, R. S. Viana, F. Stefanello colls., LEAq 00224, C. L. Franco, 2022 det .

Distribution: ARUBA ( Nieser 1969). ANTIGUA & BARBUDA ( Nieser 1969). BRAZIL ( Nieser 1975): Bahia *, Maranhão *, Pará ( Nieser 1975) ( Fig. 14 ). CUBA ( Guérin-Méneville 1835). CURAÇAO ( Nieser 1969). DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ( García-Avila & Peña 1993). ECUADOR ( Sites 1990). GUADELOUPE ( Nieser 1969). GUYANA ( Nieser 1975). PUERTO RICO ( Nieser 1969). ST. KITTS & NEVIS ( Nieser 1969). SURINAME ( Nieser 1975). TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ( Nieser 1969). U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ( Nieser 1969).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Dorsal and ventral habitus of Pelocoris poeyi. (A–B): male; (C–D) female. Scale bar: 2 mm.

FIGURE 7. (A–F): Male abdominal terga VI and VII.A, Pelocoris binotulatus nigriculus; B, P. bipunctulus; C, P. magister; D, P. poeyi; E, P. politus; F, P. subflavus. (G–L): Male genital capsule and phallosoma. G, Pelocoris binotulatus nigriculus; H, P. bipunctulus; I, P. magister; J, P. poeyi; K, P. politus; L, P. subflavus.

FIGURE 9. Female subgenital plate, ventral view. A, Pelocoris binotulatus nigriculus; B, P. bipunctulus; C, P. magister; D, P. poeyi; E, P. politus; F, P. subflavus. Arrows indicate the median concavity of the posterior margin.

FIGURE 10. Female abdominal tergum VIII, dorsal view.A, Pelocoris binotulatus nigriculus; B, P. bipunctulus; C, P. magister; D, P. poeyi; E, P. politus; F, P. subflavus. Arrows indicate different conditions of the posterior margin.

FIGURE 11. Female valvulae 1 and valvulae 2, dorsal view. A, Pelocoris binotulatus nigriculus; B, P. bipunctulus; C, P. magister; D, P. poeyi; E, P. politus; F, P. subflavus. Arrows indicate different conditions in the valvulae.

FIGURE 12. Right side of symmetric pterothorax, ventral view. A, P. bipunctulus; B, P. poeyi; C, P. politus. Arrows indicate the posterior margins of the metapleura.

FIGURE 14. Distribution of Pelocoris magister and P. poeyi in Brazil.