Neoproxius amazonicus ( KORMILEV , 1976)

Heiss, Ernst & Moragues, Gérard, 2015, New and additional records of Aradidae from French Guyana (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (2), pp. 1353-1359 : 1354

* Neoproxius amazonicus ( KORMILEV, 1976) ( Fig. 1 )

The genus Neoproxius USINGER & MATSUDA 1959 comprise 12 neotropical species (COSCARON & CONTRERAS 2012), most of them rarely recorded. N. amazonicus was described from Brazil (Manaus) based on the single female holotype. No further records known.

M a t e r i a l: 1 labelled: / Guyane Roura / RN2 PK22 / Mgne des Chevaux // 9 VIII 2009, piège / vitre d’interception / P.H.Dalens rec. // (CGM). 2: / Guyane Roura / RN2 PK22 / Mgne des Chevaux // 1 XI 2009, piège / vitre d’interception / P.H.Dalens rec. // (CGM). 1: / Guyane, Régina / Réserve des Nouragues / Saut Pararé – 22 IX 2009 / N 4°02.268’, W 52°40.362’ / piège vitre P.H.Dalens rec. // (CEHI).

N o t e: The female from Régina, Mgne de Kaw PK 37 reported as Neoproxius sp. , and figured in HEISS & MORAGUES 2009: 1661, 1664 is now recognized as amazonicus.

Figures

Figs 1-4: Habitus of Neoproxius species (1) N. amazonicus, female; (2) N. incaicus, female; (3) N. personatus, female; (4) N. peruvianus, female.