Ischnorhynchinae from Costa Rica (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Lygaeidae) with description of a new species of Kleidocerys

The subfamily Ischnorhynchinae is distributed worldwide and is represented by 3 genera Kleidocerys, Neokleidocerys, and Polychisme in the American Continent. Here, we report this subfamily for the first time from Costa Rica, redescribe Kleidocerys virescens, Neokleidocerys goldmani, Polychisme poeci...

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Main Authors: Luis Manuel Cervantes Peredo, Harry Brailovsky
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Published: Florida Entomologist 2010
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Online Access:http://inecol.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1005/256
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Summary:The subfamily Ischnorhynchinae is distributed worldwide and is represented by 3 genera Kleidocerys, Neokleidocerys, and Polychisme in the American Continent. Here, we report this subfamily for the first time from Costa Rica, redescribe Kleidocerys virescens, Neokleidocerys goldmani, Polychisme poecilus, and describe a new species, Kleidocerys costaricensis n. sp. A dorsal habitus illustration of the male, drawings of the male genitalia, and scanning elec- tron micrographs of some morphological features are provided for this new species. A key to all Costa Rican species in the subfamily is presented.