Eccritotarsus anolaimus Carvalho & Costa, 1989

Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, Zootaxa 5178 (2), pp. 101-151 : 121

Eccritotarsus anolaimus Carvalho & Costa, 1989

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Eccritotarsus anolaimus Carvalho & Costa, 1989: 67 (original description).

Material examined. Type material. Paratypes: COLOMBIA. Cundinamarca: 2 ♂, Anolaima , 1895 m, 08.vi.1948 (B. Chara) ( MNRJ) .

Additional material. COLOMBIA. Antioquia: 7 ♂ 4 ♀, Caldas, 1.i.1989, Araceae (R. Vélez) ( MEFLG NC26644 –­ MEFLG NC26654 ) ; 3 ♂ 20 ♀ 3?, Rionegro , 1.v.1973, Araceae (A. Madrigal) ( MEFLG 2119-1 –­ MEFLG 2119-13 ) ; 2 ♀, same but ( MNRJ) ; Boyacá: 1 ♀, Arcabuco , SFF Iguaque ( ICN 092904 ) ; 1 ♀, Maripí, Guadalito , 1830 m, 27.iv.1979 (I. de Arévalo) ( ICN 092903 ) ; Cundinamarca: 1 ♂ 2 ♀, La Mesa, 3.vi.2002 (A. Escobar) ( ICN 092900 , ICN 092901, ICN 092902 ) ; Risaralda: 1 ♂, SFF Otún Quimbaya, Urapanera , 1960 m, 4º44’N, 75º35’W, Malaise trap, 20.vi–08.vii.2003 (G. López) (IAVH-E-164653) .

Diagnosis. Body white and black. Head in dorsal view, antennal segment I (except base) and pronotum black. Antennal segment II and xyphus white. Corium with transverse stripe extending to the embolium and clavus. Embolium white with dark brown to black spot apically. Cuneus white with anterior and posterior margins and apex, dark brown to black. Pronotum glabrous. Body length 3.10–3.20 mm. Right and left parameres are illustrated in Carvalho & Costa (1989, Figs. 6–7 ).

Associated plants. Araceae .

Distribution. Colombia (Cundinamarca) ( Carvalho & Costa 1989); new department records: Antioquia, Boyacá, Risaralda.

Comments. The holotype of this species was lost in transit when sent from Brazil, by Dr. J.C.M Carvalho, to the MEFLG in Colombia ( ICA 1990) .

Figures

FIGURES 7–18. Dorsal habitus. 7. Adneella columbiensis. 8. Agaveocoris distanti. 9. Bothrophorella nigra. 10. Cyrtocapsus columbiensis. 11. Eccritotarsus anolaimus. 12. Eccritotarsus colombianus.13. Eccritotarsus cruxnigra. 14. Eccritotarsus curtipilis. 15. Eccritotarsus gallegoi. 16. Eccritotarsus nigrocruciatus. 17. Eccritotarsus palmirensis. 18. Eccritotarsus restrepus Scale bars 1 mm.

FIGURES 1–6. 1. Head, pronotum and scutellum, dorsal view. 2. Head and appendices, lateral view. 3. Head, thorax and appendices, ventral view. 4. Pronotum and propleuron, lateral view. 5. Propleuron and prosternum, ventral view. 6. Hemelytron, extended