Meridatibius Carvalho, 1985

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 : 129

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1
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scientific name	Meridatibius Carvalho, 1985
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* Meridatibius Carvalho, 1985 View in CoL

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Meridatibius Carvalho, 1985a: 575 View in CoL (original description). Type species: Meridatibius meridanus Carvalho, 1985a: 576 View in CoL . Original designation.

Material examined. COLOMBIA. Boyacá: 1 ♂, Río Cusiana Comijoque , 2000 m, Malaise trap, 1.vii.1997 (F. Escobar & L. Elvia) ( ICN 092933 ) ; Cundinamarca: 1 ♂, Tena, around Laguna Pedro Palo , 4.iii.1999 (Curso entomología-ICN_UN) ( ICN 092932 ) .

Diagnosis. Body black and white; elongate. Fore tibia on the inner side, with thickening basally ( Carvalho 1985a).

Associated/host plants. Unknown.

Distribution. Venezuela ( Carvalho 1985a).— Colombia (Boyacá and Cundinamarca).

Comments. This is the first record of this genus in Colombia.

We couldn’t place the material examined to species. The genus is in need of revision.