Edessa pudibunda

Santos, Bianca Tamires Silva Dos, Nascimento, Agata Tyanne Silva & Fernandes, José Antônio Marin, 2014, Proposition of a new species group in Edessa Fabricius, 1803 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae), Zootaxa 3774 (5), pp. 441-459 : 443-444

Key to the species group pudibunda

1. Body coarsely punctured. Metasternal process densely spotted. Connexivum without large yellow spots ( Fig. 42 )......... 2

- Body thinly punctured. Metasternal process not spotted or with a few tiny spots. Connexivum with large yellow spots ( Fig. 48 ).................................................................................................... 3

2. Paramere with distal part elliptical, smaller than superior process of genital cup ( Fig. 2 ). Medial margins of gonocoxites 8 forming a U-shaped wide excavation ( Fig. 5 )......................................................... godmani

- Paramere with distal part rounded, larger than superior process of the genital cup ( Fig. 8 ). Medial margins of gonocoxites 8 forming a narrow V-shaped excavation ( Fig. 11, 12 )................................................... punctata

3. Apex of scutellum concolorous or slightly faded but never distinctly yellow (e.g. Fig. 44 ). Ventral surface of abdomen dark yellow (e.g. Fig. 51 ), sometimes with small lateral suffused areas but never black spots............................. 4

- Apex of scutellum distinctly yellow (e.g. Fig. 43 ). Ventral surface of abdomen mostly black or with large black spots and suffused areas ( Figs. 53–55 )............................................................................... 5

4. Metasternal process with tiny dark punctures and spots ( Fig. 49 ). Ventral surface of abdomen with dense, coarse and dark punctures ( Fig. 49 ). Parameres tall, reaching or slightly surpassing dorsal rim ( Fig. 14 ). Outline of the gonocoxites 8 W-shaped ( Figs.16, 17 )................................................................................. picticornis

- Metasternal process not punctured or spotted ( Fig. 52 ). Ventral surface of abdomen with fine, more sparse and brown punctures ( Fig. 52 ). Parameres short, reaching at most the base of proctiger ( Fig. 20 ). Outline of the gonocoxites 8 rounded ( Figs. 22, 23 )................................................................................... luteomaculata

5. First three antennal segments suffused and not spotted. Body ventrally mostly black ( Fig. 55 ). Legs without dark spots.... 6

- First three antennal segments light with dense dark spots. Body ventrally dark yellow to brown with large black spots and suffused areas (fig. 53). Legs with small black spots.................................................... pudibunda

6. Body dorsally green to greenish-brown with corium brown. Thorax ventrally black with some yellow spots ( Fig. 54 ). Evaporatorium completely black. Paramere broad ( Fig. 33 ). Outline of gonocoxites 8 rounded ( Fig. 35 )............... nigriventris

- Body dorsally greenish-brown to dark brown with parts of pronotum and scutellum almost black. Thorax ventrally variegated black, brown and yellow ( Fig. 55 ). Evaporatorium black with yellow spots. Paramere narrow ( Fig. 38 ). Outline of gonocoxites 8 W-shaped ( Fig. 40 ).......................................................................... nigridorsata

Figures

FIGURES 42 – 48. Photo of the species, dorsal view. 42 - Edessa godmani Distant, 1881; 43 — Edessa punctata sp. nov.; 44 — Edessa picticornis Stål, 1872; 45 — Edessa luteomaculata sp. nov.; 46 — Edessa pudibunda Stål, 1862; 47 — Edessa nigriventris sp. nov.; 48 — Edessa nigridorsata sp. nov.

FIGURES 1 – 6. Edessa godmani. 1 – 3. Male, pygophore; 1 — dorsal; 2 — posterior; 3 — ventral. 4 — Metasternal process. 5 – 6, female, genital plates, ventral and posterior respectively. dr—dorsal rim; gc 8 — gonocoxites 8; gc 9 — gonocoxite 9; gp—genital cup process; gp 8 — gonapophyses 8; la 8, laterotergites 8; la 9 — laterotergites 9; pa—paramere; pla—posterolateral angle; vrventral rim; VII—urotergite VII; X—segment X. Scale = 1 mm.

FIGURES 7 – 12. Edessa punctata sp. nov. 7 – 9, Male, pygophore; 7 — dorsal; 8 — posterior; 9 — ventral. 10 — Metasternal process. 11 – 12, Female, genital plates, ventral and posterior respectively. (Scale = 1 mm).

FIGURES 49 – 55. Photo of species, ventral view. 49 - Edessa godmani; 50 — Edessa punctata sp. nov.; 51 — Edessa picticornis; 52 — Edessa luteomaculata sp. nov.; 53 — Edessa pudibunda; 54 — Edessa nigriventris sp. nov.; 55 — Edessa nigridorsata sp. nov.

FIGURES 13 – 18. Edessa picticornis. 13 – 15, Male, pygophore; 13 — dorsal; 14 — posterior; 15 — ventral. 16 – 17, Female, genital plates, ventral and posterior respectively. 18 — Metasternal process. (Scale = 1 mm).

FIGURES 19 – 25. Edessa luteomaculata sp. nov. 19 – 21, Male, pygophore; 19 — dorsal; 20 — posterior; 21 — ventral. 22 – 23, Female, genital plates, ventral and posterior respectively; 24 — lateral view. 25 — Metasternal process; (Scale = 1 mm).

FIGURES 32 – 36. Edessa nigriventris sp. nov. 32 – 34, Male, pygophore; 32 — dorsal; 33 — posterior; 34 — ventral. 35 — Female, genital plates. 36 — Metasternal process; (Scale = 1 mm).

FIGURES 37 – 41. Edessa nigridorsata sp. nov. 37 – 39, Male, pygophore; 37 — dorsal; 38 — posterior; 39 — ventral. 40 — Female, genital plates. 41 — Metasternal process; (Scale = 1 mm).