Eldarca nigra Signoret, 1864

Faúndez, Eduardo I., 2015, Synopsis of the genus Eldarca Signoret, 1864 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae), Zootaxa 3915 (2), pp. 287-294 : 291

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Eldarca nigra Signoret, 1864 View in CoL

( Figs. 3 View FIGURES 1 – 4 , 7 View FIGURES 5 – 11. 5 – 8 , 12 View FIGURES 12 – 14. 12 )

Eldarca nigra Signoret, 1864: 558 View in CoL (original description).

Eldarca nigra: Lethierry & Severin (1894): 73 View in CoL (faunistics; Chile); Reed (1899): 37 (descriptive notes; Chile); Porter (1917): 193 (faunistics: Chile); Prado (2008): 49 (list) Packauskas (2010): 125 (catalog).

Material examined. CHILE, Araucanía Region, Cdra. Las Raíces, Malleco, I-1995, 1 ♀ ( USNM).

Diagnosis. Coloration entirely black ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1 – 4 ) except a ventral portion of the abdomen which is creamy dark, and legs until ¾ of coxae orange colored. Female genitalia ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 5 – 11. 5 – 8 ): 1st gonocoxae nearly deltoid, basal edges with strongly rounded corners and dorsal portion forming a half-circle, paratergite VIII near rhomboid, little longer than wider, apex strongly sharpened, paratergite IX, wider than high, slightly pointed apically.

Measurements (mm): Total length: 9.46; pronotum: width: 3.29, length 2.07; head width: 1.83, length 1.43; antennae: I = 0.78, II = 1.09, III = 1.39, IV = 1.14; rostrum: I = 1.23, II = 0.94, III = 0.70, IV = 0.86.

Comment. This species is so far known only from the type specimen and its type locality “ Chile ”. Porter (1917) gave some records in the Araucanía Region and the far north; however the locality in the north is doubtful and very improbable. Additionally the specimens are not available for study. Thus we currently consider this species restricted to the Araucanía Region in Chile ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 12 – 14. 12 ).