ZooKeys (Nov 2018)

Atahualpacoris henryi, a new species of plant bug from Colombia (Heteroptera, Miridae, Mirini)

  • Paulo Sérgio Fiuza Ferreira,
  • Jose Luis Benavides Lopes,
  • Fagner de Souza,
  • Luciano Santana Fiuza Ferreira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.796.20801
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 796
pp. 175 – 185

Abstract

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A new species of plant bug in the genus Atahualpacoris Carvalho, tribe Mirini, is described. Morphological characters differentiating Atahualpacoris from the related genus Calocorisca are provided, and a diagnosis of each known species of Atahualpacoris is presented. Specimens of the new species were collected by light trap in a natural ecosystem of the Andes Mountains, Department of Tolima, Colombia. The adult and male genitalia are illustrated.