Chloropepla, Stal, 1867

Grazia, Jocélia, Schwertner, Cristiano F. & Greve, Caroline, 2008, Two new species of the genus Chloropepla (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae) from Brazil *), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48 (2), pp. 533-542 : 534-535

Key to the species of Chloropepla

1 Yellowish callus at apex of radial vein present; anterior border of spiracles with a yel- lowish callus. ...............................................................................................................3

1’ Callus at apex of radial vein and at spiracles absent. ...................................................2

2 Lateral margins of juga uniformly curving towards tip, bordered by black; dorsum of tibia lined by black. .................................................................. C. aurea ( Pirán, 1963)

2’ Lateral margins of juga sinuous, not bordered by black; dorsum of tibia not lined by black. ............................................................................. C. pirani Grazia-Vieira, 1971

3 Humeral angles spinose ( Grazia 1968: 197, Fig. 2 ). ................. C. vigens (Stål, 1860)

3’ Humeral angles acute, not produced into spines ( Grazia 1968: 197, Fig. 1 ). ............ 4

4 Apices of femora with a slightly produced spine. ............................ C. paveli sp. nov.

4’ Apices of femora inconspicuously produced. ............................................................. 5

5 Ventral rim of pygophore excavated in ‘V’ mesially; marginal process of dorsal rim of pygophore laminar; laterotergites 8 with acute apex. ................. C. lenti Grazia, 1968

5’ Ventral rim of pygophore excavated in ‘U’ mesially; marginal process of dorsal rim of pygophore digitiform; laterotergites 8 rounded at apex. ............................................. 6

6 Anterior tooth of bucculae absent. ............. C. tucuruiensis Grazia & Teradaira, 1980

6’ Anterior tooth of bucculae present. ............................................................................. 7

7 Humeral angles bordered by black ( Grazia-Vieira 1973: 14, Fig. 1 ). .......................... ..................................................................................... C. rolstoni Grazia-Vieira, 1973

7’ Humeral angles not bordered by black. ...................................................................... 8

8 Ventral process of hypandrium bilobate ( Fig. 6 ); posterior margins of gonocoxites 8 slightly convex ( Fig. 16 ). .................................................................... C. stysi sp. nov.

8’ Ventral processof hypandriumdigitiform ( Grazia 1987: 474, Fig. 3 ); posterior margins of gonocoxites 8 concave ( Grazia 1987: 474, Fig. 8 ). .......... C. dollingi Grazia, 1987

Figures

Figs. 1-2. 1 – Chloropepla paveli sp. nov. (male holotype). 2 – C. stysi sp. nov. (male holotype). Scale bars = 2 mm.

Figs. 3-6. Male external genitalia. 3-4 – Chloropepla paveli sp. nov., pygophore. 3 – dorsal view; 4 – ventral view. 5-6 – C. stysi sp. nov., pygophore. 5 – dorsal view; 6 – ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm (dr – dorsal rim; hy – hypandrium; mp – marginal process of dorsal rim; pa – paramere; vr – ventral rim; X – segment X).

Figs. 15-17. Female genitalia. 15 – Chloropepla paveli sp. nov., genital plates. 16-17 – C. stysi sp. nov., female genitalia. 16 – genital plates; 17 – gonocoxites and gonapophyses of ninth segment and ectodermal genital ducts. Scale bars = 1 mm (aac – anterior annular crest; cs – capsula seminalis; ch – chitinellipsen; g9 – gonapophyses 9; gc8 – gonocoxites 8; gc9 – gonocoxites 9; la8 – laterotergites 8; la9 – laterotergites 9; pac – posterior annular crest; pco – pars communis; pi – pars intermedialis; tvi – thickening of vaginal intima; X – segment X).

Figs. 7-14. Male external and internal genitalia. 7-10 – Chloropepla paveli sp. nov. 7 – right paramere, dorsal view; 8 – phallus, dorsal view; 9 – phallus, ventral view; 10 – phallus, lateral view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm. 11-14 – C. stysi sp. nov. 11 – right paramere, dorsal view; 12 – phallus, dorsal view; 13 – phallus, ventral view; 14 – phallus, lateral view. Scale bars = 1 mm (aa – articulatory apparatus; cj – conjuntiva; dsd – ductus seminis distalis; dsp – ductus seminis proximalis; pht – phallotheca; ppht I – processus phallothecae I; ppht II – processus phallothecae II; ve – vesica; vp – vesica collar process).