Chinavia panamensis (Distant)

Genevcius, Bruno C. & Schwertner, Cristiano F., 2014, Review and phylogeny of the geniculata group, genus Chinavia (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), with notes on biogeography and morphological evolution, Zootaxa 3847 (1), pp. 33-56 : 50

Chinavia panamensis (Distant)

( Fig. 4 h; table 3)

Nezara panamensis Distant 1890 , 339; Lethierry & Severin 1893, 166. Nezara (Pellaea) panamensis: Kirkaldy 1909 , 121.

Pellaea panamensis: Rolston 1976 , 7.

Acrosternum (Chinavia) panamensis: Rolston 1983 , 106, 126. Acrosternum panamensis: Froeschner 1999 , 170.

Acrosternum (Chinavia) panamensis : Frey-da-Silva & Grazia 2001, 110.

Diagnosis. Body mostly yellow, with two wide black spots on the posterior margins of the corium. Femora and tibia black.

Head. Antennae and rostrum blackened. Tylus with a small black spot at the apex. Rostrum black, except at the base. Black spots absent at the base of the head and on the external margins of juga.

Thorax. Anterolateral margins of pronotum without a submarginal dorsal depression. Humeral angles rounded and without any spots. Cicatrices of pronotum and external margins of propleura immaculate. Scutellum with the apex oblique, yellow. Posterior half of femora black; tibiae, tarsi and pre-tarsi all black. Distal portion of corium and membranae blackened. Ventral surface of thorax without any spots or marks.

Abdomen. Abdominal spine not reaching metacoxae. Spiracles and connexivum concolorous with the body.

Male genitalia. Unknown.

Female genitalia. Gonocoxites 8 and laterotergites 9 flattened. Posterior margins of the gonocoxites 8 concave. Gonocoxite 9 slightly concave.

Adult size. 13mm.

Distribution. Costa Rica, Panamá.

Material examined. Holotype: Bugada ( Panama), NHM (1♀).

Comments. The mostly yellow body is an exclusive pattern within Nezarini. It is the only species from the geniculata group with distribution in Central America.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Dorsal view of the geniculata group species. A = C. cearensis, B = C. erythrocnemis, C = C. geniculata, D = C. gravis, E = C. immaculata, F = C. nigritarsis, G = C. nigropicta, H = C. panamensis, I = C. pontagrossensis, J = C. rogenhoferi, K = C. rideri, L = C. sebastiaoi, M = C. tuiucauna, N = C. vanduzeei.