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Head and thorax of Heza pallidula (Walker, 1873), comb. nov., female holotype, lateral view. 6 Antennae repositioned (as, apex of scutellum, ds, discal spine of hind lobe, p, plica, pa, postantennal spine, tf, discal tubercle of fore lobe, ts, tubercle of disc of scutellum). Scale bars: 2.0 mm (5); 1.0 mm (6).
Source publication
Based on examination of its holotype, Helonotus pallidulus Walker, 1873 is transferred to the genus Heza Amyot & Serville, 1843 with the resulting new combination: Heza pallidula (Walker, 1873), comb. nov. (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae, Harpactorini). A comparison with the similar Heza ventralis Stål,1872 is provided.
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... The only key to separate the genera, provided by Stål (1872), is now badly outdated (Forero 2011). Only a few Neotropical genera have been revised taxonomically or redescribed (Forero et al. 2008, Gil-Santana & Webb 2019. A summary of publications containing descriptions and revisions within Neotropical Harpactorini were supplied by Forero et al. (2008) and Forero (2011) ...
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Various genera and species of Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae: Apiomerini and Harpactorini) occurring in French Guiana are treated. Diarthrotarsus guianensis sp. nov. (Harpactorini) is described. An updated key to the species of Diarthrotarsus Bergroth, 1905 is presented. Apiomerus nitidicollis Stål, 1872 and Sphodrolestes vittaticollis Stål, 1867 (both Apiomerini), Graptocleptes formosus Miller, 1951, Heza aurantia Maldonado, 1976, Heza phthinica Swanson, 2021, Isocondylus elongatus (Lepeletier & Serville, 1825), Notocyrtus costai Gil-Santana & Forero, 2009, Notocyrtus depressus Stål, 1872, Notocyrtus tibanae Costa & Gil-Santana, 2001 and Ploeogaster gesana Kirkaldy, 1909 (all Harpactorini) are recorded from French Guiana for the first time. The presence of Calliclopius nigripes (Linnaeus, 1767) (Apiomerini) and Heza sericans Stål, 1859 (Harpactorini) in French Guiana is confirmed. Photographs of the specimens studied are presented, with short taxonomical notes on all the recorded species. An illustrated redescription of the male genitalia of Notocyrtus tibanae is given.
Four new species of the Neotropical harpactorine genus Heza Amyot & Audinet-Serville are newly described: Heza graziae sp. nov. from Ecuador, Heza nebrias sp. nov. from Peru and Brazil, Heza phthinica sp. nov. from Brazil and Peru, and Heza viridipes sp. nov. from Bolivia. Two new country records for two other species are also reported: Heza aurantia Maldonado, 1976 from Ecuador and Heza ventralis Stål, 1872 from Brazil.
