Hypoxys capito (Breddim, 1904)

Cunha, Eduardo Victor De Paiva & Fernandes, José Antônio Marin, 2022, New species of the Hypoxys triangularis group and the first contribution on the morphology of the internal genitalia of Hypoxys Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae), Zootaxa 5168 (5), pp. 501-520 : 513

Hypoxys capito (Breddim, 1904)

(Figure: 10, 19G–H, 22— Nunes et al. (2020); 7B, 8B, 11)

Edessa capito Breddin, 1904: 151 (original description); Bergroth, 1908: 178; Kirkaldy, 1909: 155 (catalog)

Hypoxys capito (Breddin, 1904) Nunes et al. (2020) : 422 (diagnosis and distribution).

Diagnosis. See Nunes et al. (2020). Characteristic added here: Male genitalia. Dorsal surface of the pygophore with spot restricted to coarse area ( Fig. 10A — Nunes et al. (2020)). Inner wall with swollen area globose close to superior process of genital cup ( Fig. 8B , black arrow). Female genitalia. Valvifers VIII with mediolateral crest slightly swollen ( Fig. 9B , black arrow).

Distribution ( Fig. 12 ): PARAGUAY: Cordillera, Central, Paraguarí.

Comments. The swollen area on inner wall of the pygophore is the innermost one compared to other species of H. triangularis group. See H. striatus sp. n. comments.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Male genital capsule in posterolateral view, swollen area on inner wall of the pygophore indicated by the arrow: A—Hypoxys triangularis; B—H. capito; C—H. subrastratus; D—H. myrtacivorus sp. n.; E—H. curvatus sp. n.; F—H. striatus sp. n. Scale bars = 1mm.

FIGURE 9. Female genital plates in oblique view, mediolateral crest swollen on valvifers VIII indicated by the arrow: A— Hypoxys triangularis; B—H. capito; C—H. subrastratus; D—H. myrtacivorus sp. n.; E—H. curvatus sp. n.; F—H. striatus sp. n. Scale bars = 1mm.

FIGURE 10. Dorsal and ventral view. A–B Hypoxys myrtacivorus sp. n.; C–D H. striatus sp. n.; E–F H. saltensis sp. n. Scale bars = 5mm.

FIGURE 12. Distributional map of the species H. triangularis group.