Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus)

Faúndez, Eduardo I. & Rocca, Javiera R., 2017, A new species of Oncopeltus Stål, 1868 (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) in the nominate subgenus from Ecuador, Zootaxa 4238 (2), pp. 249-252 : 252

Key to the species of Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) present in Ecuador

1 Head unicolored black ( Fig. 1 ) .......................................................................................................... Oncopeltus orourkeae sp. nov.

1’ Head bicolored black and red (e.g., Fig. 2 )....................................................................................................................................... 2

2 Scutellum with red patches ............................................................................................................... Oncopeltus femoralis Stål, 1874

2’ Scutellum without red patches ( Fig. 2 ) ................................................................................. Oncopeltus varicolor (Fabricius, 1794)

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. 1, 3, 4. Oncopeltus orourkeae, holotype male. 1. Habitus (Total body length = 15.6 mm), 3. Lateral view of head and thorax. 4. Detail of margin of hemelytra and pilosity .. 2. Oncopeltus varicolor, male, habitus (Total body length = 16.2 mm).