Edessa rufomarginata (De Geer, 1773)

Brito, Lucas Cavalcanti, Grazia, Jocelia & Barão, Kim Ribeiro, 2019, Stink bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) of the Catimbau National Park, a protected area in Brazil’s largest dry forest, Zootaxa 4612 (4), pp. 571-580 : 574-575

Edessa rufomarginata (De Geer, 1773)

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Distribution. North America, Central America, South America.

Examined material. 21.IV.2018 (3 ♂, 3 ♀), 09.VI.2018 (6 ♂, 6 ♀), 13.VII.2018 (15 ♂, 7 ♀), 10.VIII.2018 (21 ♂, 15 ♀).

Comments. Edessa rufomarginata is a large pentatomid, measuring from 14 to 20 mm in length, distributed throughout the New World ( Silva et al. 2004). At least six morphs are known, mainly regarding overall body coloration ( Silva et al. 2004). The specimens collected by us are consistent with morph one of Silva et al. (2004). The immature stages ( Fortes & Grazia 1990), phenology, behavior and trophobiosis ( Silva & Oliveira 2010; Silva & Fernandes 2016) of E. rufomarginata have been described. Edessa rufomarginata has been recorded feeding on several host plants, mainly on cultivated Solanaceae (e.g., tobacco, eggplant, potato, and tomato) ( Silva et al. 2004). In the Catimbau, we have collected E. rufomarginata in Solanum spp.

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FIGURE 3. Dorsal habitus of species of Pentatomidae collected at the Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco, Brazil. (A) Podisus nigrispinus; (B) Tetragonotum megacephalum; (C) Edessa rufomarginata; (D) Edessa triangularis; (E) Edessa sp.; (F) Chinavia runaspis; (G) Cyptocephala alvarengai; (H) Dichelops (Diceraeus) caatinguensis; (I) Loxa deducta; (J) Mormidea v-luteum; (K) Piezodorus guildinii; (L) Thyanta humilis. Scale bars = 2 mm.