Eccritotarsini

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 : 114

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7026379

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Eccritotarsini
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Key to the genera of Eccritotarsini from Colombia

1. Dorsum glabrous and shiny, broadly black............................................... Bothrophorella View in CoL ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 7–18 )

1’. Dorsum neither glabrous nor shiny, color variable........................................................... 2

2. Hemelytra in dorsal view with spatulate, appressed and silvery setae, giving the impression of having a woolly pubescence.................................................................................... Cyrtocapsus View in CoL ( Figs. 10 View FIGURES 7–18 )

2’. Hemelytra lacking such setae............................................................................ 3

3. Embolium in dorsal view with a proximal depression; wider proximally than distally ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES19–30 arrow).. Emboliocoris View in CoL ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES19–30 )

3’. Embolium not as above................................................................................ 4

4. Pronotum with anterior margin projected over vertex ( Fig. 22 View FIGURES19–30 arrow)........................... Eurychilella View in CoL ( Fig. 22 View FIGURES19–30 )

4’. Pronotum not as above................................................................................. 5

5. Fore tibia on inner side thickened basally................................................. Meridatibius View in CoL ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES19–30 )

5’. Fore tibia not as above................................................................................. 6

6. Hemelytron in dorsal view with silvery pruinosity; dark brown to black, with white areas........ Pycnoderes View in CoL ( Figs. 35–36 View FIGURES 31–42 )

6’. Hemelytron without silvery pruinosity or, if present, coloration not as above...................................... 7

7. Head with front and vertex strongly convex, giving a globular appearance. Labium length exceeding hind coxae............................................................................................. Stictolophus View in CoL ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 31–42 )

7’. Head not as above. Labium length variable................................................................. 8

8. Body orange and black with metallic sheen. Vertex top raised and slightly curved forward, giving to head in dorsal view an inverted V-shaped form................................................................ Eurycipitia View in CoL ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES19–30 )

8’. Body color and vertex not as above....................................................................... 9

9. Head dorsally with longitudinal median sulcus................................................. Sysinas View in CoL ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 31–42 )

9’. Head without longitudinal median sulcus................................................................. 10

10. Corium with pit-like depression ( Fig. 32 View FIGURES 31–42 arrow)....................................... Pachymeroceroides View in CoL ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES19–30 )

10’. Corium lacking such depression......................................................................... 11

11. Eyes pedunculate ( Figs. 8 View FIGURES 7–18 , 28 View FIGURES19–30 , 37 View FIGURES 31–42 )....................................................................... 12

11’. Eyes not as above.................................................................................... 14

12. Body less than 5.0 mm. Vertex marginate posteriorly. Eyes, in anterior view, at the same level as or lower than the base of the antennae............................................................................ Agaveocoris ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 7–18 )

12’. Body 5.0 mm length or larger. Vertex not as above. Eyes in anterior view higher than the base of the antennae........... 13

13. Cuneus reaching apex of membrane ( Fig. 37 View FIGURES 31–42 arrow)........................................... Spartacus View in CoL ( Fig. 37 View FIGURES 31–42 )

13’. Cuneus not as above.................................................................... Neoleucon View in CoL ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES19–30 )

14. Antennal segment II with setae longer than width of segment................................................. 15

14’. Antennal segment II with setae equal to or shorter than width of segment........................................ 16

15. Body oblong in dorsal view; length equal to or less than 3.0 mm. Pronotum punctate. Labium length exceeding hind coxae................................................................................ Pachymerocerista ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES19–30 )

15’. Body oval in dorsal view; length greater than 3.0 mm. Pronotum impunctate. Labium length variable.. Mecolaemus View in CoL ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES19–30 )

16. Body oval or sub-oval in dorsal view; color mostly yellow or red,.............................................. 17

16’. Body not oval or sub-oval in dorsal view; color variable..................................................... 20

17. In dorsoposterior view of head, eyes emarginate ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES19–30 )........................................ Neella View in CoL ( Figs. 26 View FIGURES19–30 )

17’. Eyes not as above ( Fig. 32 View FIGURES 31–42 )............................................................................ 18

18. Pronotum punctate. Body length less than 5.0 mm............................................ Parafurius View in CoL ( Fig. 33 View FIGURES 31–42 )

18’. Pronotum impunctate. Body length variable............................................................... 19

19. Body longer than 6.0 mm. Hemelytra yellow or yellowish with black. Labium length not exceeding hind coxae................................................................................................. Adneella View in CoL ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 7–18 )

19’. Body less than 6.0 mm; if larger, Hemelytra with metallic blue areas. Labium length variable..... Tenthecoris View in CoL ( Figs. 40–42 View FIGURES 31–42 )

20. Hemelytron lateral margin straight. Body color variable...................................................... 21

20’. Hemelytron lateral margin slightly convex. Body black or dark brown and white, rarely yellowish; silvery pruinosity may be present......................................................................... Eccritotarsus View in CoL ( Figs. 11–20 View FIGURES 7–18 View FIGURES19–30 )

21. Pronotum punctate.................................................................................... 22

21’. Pronotum impunctate. Body brown to black with yellow to red areas............................ Pachypoda View in CoL ( Fig. 32 View FIGURES 31–42 )

22. Body dark brown to black with white areas.......................................... Pachyneurhymenus View in CoL ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 31–42 )

22’. Body yellow, green or hyaline with brown or black spots....................................... Neofurius View in CoL ( Fig. 27 View FIGURES19–30 )

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Miridae

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