Pelocoris politus Montandon, 1895

Pelocoris politus Montandon, 1895: 8–9 (original description)

(Figs. 5, 7E, 7K, 8D, 9E, 10E, 11E, 12C, 15)

Diagnosis: Body length 8.0– 8.7 mm; abdominal tergum IV with posterolateral corner spinose and produced posteriorly (Fig. 5); male abdominal tergum VII with posterior margin straight (Fig. 7E); lateral margins of phallosoma with two distinct grooves (Fig. 7K) (Nieser & Melo 1997); female subgenital plate with posterior margin sharply incised at midline, forming two rounded lobes (Fig. 9E) (Nieser 1975; Rodrigues et al., unpublished data); female abdominal tergum VIII narrowly rounded apically (Fig. 10E); valvulae 2 dentate along lateral margins (Fig. 11E); distal portion of metapleura narrowly rounded and produced posteriorly (Fig. 12C).

Material examined: All specimens macropterous. 1 male and 2 females, BRAZIL, Maranhão, Aldeias Altas municipality, Faz. São Raimundo, 4°37'48.1"S 43°28'11.4"W, 13.II.2019, C. A. S. Azevêdo coll., LEAq 00232, F. Stefanello, 2022 det. 1 male and 1 female, Caxias municipality, Sumidouro stream, 4°53'24"S 43°25'55.2"W, 07.XII.2018, LEAq 00228, C. L. Franco, 2022 det. 1 female, Parnarama municipality, Bueiro, 5°41'53"S 43°12'0"W, 14.VII.2022, C. L. Franco, R. S. Viana, F. Stefanello colls., LEAq 00229, C. L. Franco, 2022 det. 2 males and 2 females, Presidente Dutra municipality, Sítio Pezão, pool, 5°17'4"S 44°28'6"W, 15.VII.2022, C. L. Franco, R. S. Viana, F. Stefanello colls., LEAq 00239, C. L. Franco, 2022 det .

Distribution: ARGENTINA (López-Ruf et al. 2006, Mazzucconi et al. 2022). BRAZIL (Nieser 1975): Amazonas (Nieser 1975), Maranhão *, Mato Grosso (Heckman 1998), Pará (Nieser 1975) (Fig. 15). COLOMBIA (Roback & Nieser 1974). PARAGUAY (Montandon 1895).

Comments: This species shares some morphological characteristics with P. bipunctulus and P. subflavus, including the third abdominal sternum with a robust, spiniform median carina produced posteriorly (Figs. 8B, D).