Peggicoris zeteki ( Drake, 1956 )

Heiss, Ernst, 2021, New genus and species of apterous Carventinae from Costa Rica and Grenada (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Aradidae), Zootaxa 4958 (1), pp. 678-689 : 683-684

Peggicoris zeteki ( Drake, 1956)

( Figs. 12–15, 17–19 , 20–23 )

Acaricoris (Peggicoris) zeteki Drake, 1956: 326

Peggicoris zeteki Drake & Kormilev, 1958: 245 (as genus)

Peggicoris zeteki Usinger & Matsuda, 1959: 127 (redescription and female figured Fig. 37)

Material examined. 1 male labelled: Barro Col. Is. / C.Z. 47-4230 / Dec. 46–Feb. 47 //, 1 female Canal Zone / Barro Colorado / Is. VIII 8 1967 L / 6 C.W. O’Brien // ; 2 males: Panama / Canal Zone, Gatun / Lake , rainforest / 15 II 1987 E.Heiss // ; 1 male: Mexico: Chiapas: / Bonampak Rd. 100 km SE / Palenque , June 8 1983 / S & J Peck, 730m, ravine / oak for. Litter berl. //. CEHI .

Diagnosis. The shape and dimension of the median thoracic ridge corresponds to the figured holotype from Drake collection. Differs from the new species as indicated in the key.

Description. See genus description.

Measurements. Topotypical male lg. Zetek: Length 3.60; head length / width 0.80 / 0.80; pronotum length / width 0.35 / 1.00; mesonotum with 1.30; metanotum width 1.50; length of antennal segments I / II = 0.90 / 0.30, II + IV missing; width of abdomen across tergites III–VII = 1.50 / 1.45 / 1.40 / 1.35 / 1.25. Male from Panama lg. Heiss; Length 4.00; head length / width 0.90 / 0.85; pronotum length / width 0.35 / 1.15; mesonotum width 1.45; metanotum width 1.70; ratio length of antennae / width of head 2.35; length of antennal segments I / II / III / IV = 0.9 / 0.3 / 0.45 / 0.35; width of abdomen across tergites III–VII = 1.5 / 1.45 / 1.4 / 1.35 / 1.25.

Female. From Canal Zone: Length 4.1; head length / width 0.90 / 0.85; pronotum length / width 0.40 / 1.30; mesonotum width 1.45; metanotum width 1.65; ratio length of antennae / width of head 2.41; length of antennal segments I / II / II / IV = 0.90 / 0.35 / 0.40 / 0.35; width of abdomen across tergites III–VII = 1.50 / 1.45 / 1.40 / 1.35 / 1.25.

Distribution. So far only recorded from Panama, Canal Zone.

Figures

FIGURES 12–19. Peggicoris. 12, P. zeteki holotype dorsal; 13, P. zeteki (Panama) male dorsal; 14, holotype P.zeteki, labels; 15, P. zeteki (Barro Colorado) male terminal segments ventral; 16, Peggicoris cahuitanus sp.nov. male terminal segments ventral; 17–19, P. zeteki (Panama) male paramer dorsal, lateral, ventral.Arrows indicate the position of glandular tubercles. Scales: Figs. 12–13 = 1mm, 15–16 = 0.5mm, 17–19 = 0.2mm.

FIGURES 20–23. Peggicoris zeteki; 20, male (Barro Colorado) dorsal; 21, female (Canal Zone) dorsal; 22, male (Barro Colorado) ventral; 23, female (Canal Zone) ventral. Scale: Figs. 20–23 = 1mm.