Nabis capsiformis Germar, 1837

Cornelis, Marcela & Coscaron, Maria C., 2013, The Nabidae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) of Argentina, ZooKeys 333, pp. 1-30 : 13-15

Nabis capsiformis Germar, 1837 Figs 6 a–j, 13d

Nabis capsiformis Germar 1837. Silbermann’s Revue Entomologique 5: 132. Pennington 1920-1921. Lista de los Hemípteros Heterópteros de la República Argentina. Segunda Parte: 26. Harris 1930. Annals of the Carnegie Museum Argentina 19: 246. Harris 1939. Notas del Museo de La Plata 26: 376. Ruffinelli and Pirán 1959. Boletín de la Facultad de Agronomía de Montevideo 5l: 40. Prado 2008. Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Chile 57: 44. Volpi and Coscarón 2010. Zootaxa 2513: 60.

Nabis elongatus Meyer-Dür 1870. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 3:178. Synonymized by Reuter 1908: 114.

Nabis kinbergii Reuter 1872. Öfversigt af Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Forhandlingar 29: 90. Synonymized by Reuter 1908: 114.

Coriscus capsiformis Stål 1873. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 11: 113.

Coriscus elongatus Stål 1873. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 11: 114.

Coriscus kinbergii Stål 1873. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 11: 113.

Reduviolus capsiformis Reuter 1908 Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 15: 114.

Material examined.

BUENOS AIRES: Bs. As. 1 ♀ (MLP); J. Bosq col., 1 ♀ (MLP); 1776 Harris det., 1 ♂ (MLP); Alm. Brown 34°50'24.22"S, 58°23'40.24"W, 19 –V– 36 1 ♀ (MLP); Arrecifes 34°3'49.96"S, 60°6'12.56"W, 17 –I– 1939 Biraben-Scott leg. col., 1 ♀ (MLP); Ciudad de Buenos Aires 34°36'30.30"S, 58°22'23.38"W, XI– 1918 1 ♀ (MLP), 12 –II– 1912 1 ♀ (MLP); José C. Paz 34°30'54.38"S, 58°45'58.49"W, XI– 1958 1 ♀ (MLP), XII– 1911 1 ♂ (MLP), 1940 J. A. Rosas Costa leg. col., 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀ (MLP); La Plata 34°55'2.28"S, 57°57'0.47"W, 1 ♀ (MLP), Harris det., 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (MLP); Luján 34°33'56.63"S, 59°7'2.76"W, 18 –XII– 58 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ (MLP); Mar del Plata 37°58'47.49"S, 57°35'23.26"W, 5 –XII– 1938 Biraben-Scott leg. col., 1 ♂ (MLP); Punta de Indio 35°16'27.66"S, 57°15'38.66"W, 4 –XII– 1938 Biraben-Scott leg. col., 2 ♀♀ (MLP); Rincón de Noario 8 –IX– 1935, 1 ♀ (MLP); San Nicolas 34°36'19.00"S, 58°22'33.00"W, Biraben-Scott leg. col., 1 ♀ (MLP). CATAMARCA: Pomán 28°23'47.29"S, 66°13'7.56"W, 8 –III– 62 Torres-Ferreyra col., 1 ♀ (MLP). CORDOBA: Alta Gracia 31°39'16.39"S, 64°25'50.17"W, I– 35 C. Bruch leg. col., 1 ♀ (MLP); Cabana 31°13'0.01"S, 64°22'0.01"W, 03 –I– 1926 Harris det., 1 ♀ (MLP), 10 –XI– 1942 Biraben col., 1 ♂ (MLP), Marull 30°59'45.16"S, 62°49'37.61"W, 22 –I– 1940 Biraben, 1 ♂ (MLP); San Antonio de Arredondo 31°28'57.22"S, 64°31'25.50"W, 14 –II– 1940 Biraben col., 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (MLP). CORRIENTES: Harris det., 1 specimen (without abdomen) (MLP); I– 1921 De Carlo col., 1 ♂ (MLP); San Roque 28°34'28.86"S, 58°42'32.85"W, II– 1920 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀ (MLP). JUJUY: Pampa Blanca 24°31'58.57"S, 65°4'24.57"W, 13 –III– 1939 Biraben-Scott leg. col., 1 ♂ (MLP). MISIONES: Loreto 27°19'0.01"S, 55°31'59.98"W A. A. Orgloblin col., 2 ♀♀ (MLP). SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO: Girardet 27°37'0.02"S, 62°10'0.02"W, 9 –XII– 1939 Biraben–Bezzi, 2 ♀♀ (MLP); Quimilí 27°38'39.06"S, 62°24'56.03"W, 9 –XII– 1939 Biraben–Bezzi col., 1 ♀ (MLP).

Distribution in Argentina.

Buenos Aires: Alm. Brown, Arrecifes, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, José C. Paz, La Plata, Luján, Mar del Plata, Punta de Indio, Rincón de Noario, San Nicolas; Catamarca: Pomán; Córdoba: Alta Gracia, Cabana, Marull, San Antonio de Arredondo; Corrientes: San Roque; Jujuy: Pampa Blanca; La Pampa: Winifreda; Misiones: Loreto, Río Bermejo, Salto; Salta ( Río Bermejo); Santiago del Estero: Girardet, Quimilí.

Distribution outside Argentina.

Brazil: Santaren, Corumbá, Rio de Janeiro; Chile: Arica, Continental Chile and Easter Island; Guyana; México; Peru: Lima; Uruguay: Montevideo.

According to Kerzhner (2007) this species is widely distributed in nearly all tropical and subtropical regions of the world, the Americas from the USA to Argentina.

Measurements.

Male(n = 5): Length 8.54-9.10 (mean = 8.74). Head: length 0.92-1.06 (mean = 1.00), width 0.71-0.72 (mean = 0.712); eye width 0.28-0.33 (mean = 0.31), interocular width 0.28-0.32 (mean = 0.30). Rostrum: ratio of segment lengths about 1: 2.59: 2.73: 1.38. Antenna: ratio of segment about 1: 1.75: 1.76: 1.07. Pronotum length 1.19-1.35 (mean = 1.25), width 1.27-1.42 (mean = 1.36). Hemelytra length 6.10-6.60 (mean = 6.38). Abdomen: length 3.05-3.76 (mean = 3.38), width 1.14-1.70 (mean = 1.45). Legs: fore femora: length 2.13-2.16 (mean = 2.14), width 0.31-0.36 (mean = 0.34); middle femora: length 1.87-1.98 (mean = 1.95), width 0.12-0.23 (mean = 0.16); hind femora 3.05-3.26 (mean = 3.13), width 0.12-0.15 (mean = 0.13). Fore tibiae: length 1.70-1.86 (mean = 1.79), width 0.10; middle tibiae: length 1.77-1.92 (mean = 1.84), width 0.05-0.07 (mean = 0.064); hind tibiae: length 3.48-3.76 (mean = 3.66), width 0.05-0.07 (mean = 0.064).

Female(n = 5): Length 7.77-9.87 (mean = 8.85). Head: length 0.98-1.13 (mean = 1.03), width 0.71-0.78 (mean = 0.73); eye width 0.31-0.35 (mean = 0.33), interocular width 0.28-0.32 (mean = 0.30). Rostrum: ratio of segment lengths about 1: 2.42: 2.57: 1.28. Antenna: ratio of segment about 1: 1.69: 1.73: 1.07. Pronotum length 1.27-1.42 (mean = 1.34), width 1.42-1.63 (mean = 1.51). Hemelytra length 5.53-7.17 (mean = 6.44). Abdomen: length 3.12-3.69 (mean = 3.46), width 1.04-1.56 (mean = 1.32). Legs: fore femora: length 2.08-2.27 (mean = 2.23), width 0.35-0.39 (mean = 0.37); middle femora: length 1.91-2.13 (mean = 2.03), width 0.20-0.28 (mean = 0.22); hind femora 3.12-3.33 (mean = 3.2), width 0.12-0.26 (mean = 0.19). Fore tibiae: length 1.82-1.91 (mean = 1.86), width 0.10-0.12 (mean = 0.104); middle tibiae: length 1.91-2.05 (mean = 1.97), width 0.07-0.12 (mean = 0.08); hind tibiae: length 3.74-3.97 (mean = 3.85), width 0.07.

Description.

General coloration light brown. Body elongated, covered with white setae over the surface. Head with whitish pilosity and sparse long setae, more abundant ventrally; brown area between eyes and antennae and post-ocular region laterally. Rostrum passing fore coxae, segment IV brown distally. Antennae long and slender with setae. Pronotum pilose with a brown stripe in the middle (in some specimens diffused); anterior lobe tinged with brown; posterior lobe with a suture and granulate. Scutellum brown in the centre and with two depressions, and the sides clear. In some specimens meso- and metasternum dark brown. Pro- meso- and metapleura and abdomen ventral sides with a brown stripe. Abdomen with abundant sparse setae, not uniformly pigmented, connexivum without spots. Legs long and slender, with long white setae.

Biology.

Ojeda-Peña (1971) and Cornelis et al. (2012) described the nymphs, eggs, and biology. The last authors collected the material using a sweeping net in Medicago sativa L. ( Fabaceae ).