Eccritotarsus curtipilis Carvalho & Schaffner, 1986

Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, Zootaxa 5178 (2), pp. 101-151 : 122

Eccritotarsus curtipilis Carvalho & Schaffner, 1986

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Eccritotarsus curtipilis Carvalho & Schaffner, 1986a: 310 (original description).

Material examined. COLOMBIA. Risaralda: 1 ♂, SFF Otún Quimbaya, Urapanera , 1960 m, 4º44’N, 75º35’W, Malaise trap, 08–28.v.2003 (G. López) (IAVH-E-164652) .

Diagnosis. Body black and white. Head in dorsal view, antennal segments I (except base) and II, propleural areas anterior and posterior to the coxal cleft, xyphus and apex of cuneus black. Clavus dark brown to black; lateral margin with small median white spot. Corium with an irregular spot extending to the clavus or both clavus and embolium. Embolium with lateral margin predominantly black. Body length 3.48 mm.

Associated/host plants. Unknown.

Distribution. Colombia (Cundinamarca) ( Carvalho & Schaffner 1986a); new department record: Risaralda.

Comments. The median white spot on the lateral margin of clavus is important for this species identification and requires careful examination due to its small size.

Figures

FIGURES 7–18. Dorsal habitus. 7. Adneella columbiensis. 8. Agaveocoris distanti. 9. Bothrophorella nigra. 10. Cyrtocapsus columbiensis. 11. Eccritotarsus anolaimus. 12. Eccritotarsus colombianus.13. Eccritotarsus cruxnigra. 14. Eccritotarsus curtipilis. 15. Eccritotarsus gallegoi. 16. Eccritotarsus nigrocruciatus. 17. Eccritotarsus palmirensis. 18. Eccritotarsus restrepus Scale bars 1 mm.