Dysodius lunatus (FABRICIUS 1794)

Heiss, E. & Moragues, G., 2009, Flat Bugs of French Guyana - a preliminary faunal list (Heteroptera, Aradidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (2), pp. 1659-1675 : 1665-1666

Dysodius lunatus (FABRICIUS 1794) (= D. lunatus vandoesburgi BLOETE 1965 )

L i t e r a t u r e d a t a: described from "America meridionalis"; French Guyana, 1♀ Charvein. II.1914 ( HEISS 1990: 282). The subspecies vandoesburgi described from Surinam and also recorded from "F.G. Maroni, E. le Moult" ( BLOETE 1965) was synonymised by HEISS (1990).

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: 233 2♀♀ PK 1 route de Cacao , 1/ 5.II.2000, à vue sur tronc de nuit, lg. G. Moragues ( CGMM) ; 233 2♀♀ PK 3 piste Coralie , 12.II.1993, sous écorce tronc coupé, lg. G. Moragues ( CGMM) ; 13 1♀ Iracoubo , Rocoucoua, 7.II.1993, sous écorce tronc coupé, lg. G. Moragues ( CGMM) ; 1♀ PK 35 Montagne de Kaw , 6.XII.2007, filet cryldé, lg. J.A.Cerda ( CGMM) ; 1♀ Saint-Laurent du Maroni, PK 19 crique Serpent , 15.VI.2001, à vue, lg. J.A Cerda ( CGMM) ; 1♀ St. Laurent du Maroni , 12.VIII.2006 and 4♀♀ 25 km NW St.Laurent du Maroni, route de Paul Isnard, 17.I.2007, lg. Snižek ( CEHI) ; 233 1♀ 10 km SSE Roura , 17.I.2006 ; 1♀ Cacao env., 18.1.2006 ; 2♀♀ Montsinery , Marigram, 23.I.2006 ; 333 1♀ Régina env., 25- 31.I.2006 ; 13 20 km SSE Roura , 3.II.2006 all lg. Sárovec & Houška ( CEHI) ; 1♀ RN2 PK 22, Montagne des Chevaux , 31.X.2008, filet cryldé, lg. S. Brulé & P.H. Dalens ( CGMM) ; 13 Layon des Boches St. Jean , 5°401.89N, 54°085.65W 45m, en forêt sous écorces, J.P. Streito lg. and coll .

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Belize, Venezuela, French Guyana, "Brit." Guyana, Surinam, Trinidad, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru ( HEISS 1990).

N o t e: specimens in older collections are mixed with D. magnus which was recognized as bona species and described only in 1990. A key for the 7 species of this Neotropical genus is given by HEISS (1990).