Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas, 1851)

Lupoli, Roland, 2019, First catalogue of the Asopinae (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) from French Guiana, Zootaxa 4668 (1), pp. 76-88 : 78

Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas, 1851)

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Examined material (n: 23). FRENCH GUIANA.— Maripasoula, Borne 4, ϐ IV.1983, G. Tavakilian leg. (coll. MNHN).— Régina, Nouragues Saut Pararé , UV-MV light trap, ϐ 18.VII.2009, ϐ 19.VII.2009, SEAG leg. (coll. RL).— Remire-Montjoly, Lotissement Amaryllis, UV-MV light trap, 2ϐ 23.X.2011, SEAG leg. (coll. RL).— Roura, Montagne des Chevaux RN2 pK22, Polyvie (blue LED) ϐ 13.V.2013, ♀ 1. VI .2013, 2♀ 1ϐ 8. VI .2013, 3♀ 2ϐ 15. VI .2013, 2♀ 22. VI .2013, ϐ 3.VIII.2013, ♀ 10.VIII.2013, SEAG leg. (coll. RL); Montagne de Kaw pK29, 2♀ III.2002, J.M. Jadin leg. (coll. IRSNB) .— Saül, Belvédère , UV-MV light trap, ♀ 31.V.2016, ϐ 2.VIII.2017, SEAG leg. (coll. RL).

Literature data. Cayenne, ϐ 30.X.1969 ( Becker & Grazia, 1977).— Remire-Montjoly, 6 km from Cayenne, seashore, ♀ 6.X.1969 ( Becker & Grazia, 1977).

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Galapagos Islands, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Trinidad, USA, Uruguay.

Comments. It is the largest species of Asopinae in French Guiana. Known to date only in the coastal region of French Guiana, this widely distributed species in the Western Hemisphere has also been found in the primary forest area: Roura, Régina, Saül, Maripasoula.

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FIGURE 1. Habitus of Asopinae from French Guiana (except H. lepida). A.—Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas, 1851).— Remire-Montjoly, Lotissement Amaryllis, UV-MV light trap, ϐ 23.X.2011, SEAG leg. (coll. RL). B.—Coryzorhaphis carneolus Erichson, 1848.—Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Piste crique serpent pK19, ♀ VI.2001, Jean Cerda leg. (coll. RL). C.—Discocera cayennensis Laporte, 1833 mullenhoffi form—Roura, Montagne de Kaw pK37.5, hand catching, ϐ 6.V.2003, A. Bout leg. (coll. RL). D.—D. cayennensis emerald form—Roura, Montagne de Kaw pK38, hand catching, ♀ 22.V.2003, R. Lupoli leg. (coll. RL). E.—Discocera coccinea (Fabricius, 1798) ochrocyanea form.—Maripasoula, Mont Itoupé, FIT, ♀ 23.III.2010, SEAG leg. (coll. RL). F.—Heteroscelis bimaculata (Walker, 1867).—Régina, Nouragues, Inselberg, UV-MV light trap, ϐ 9. X.2012, SEAG leg. (coll. RL). G.—Heteroscelis lepida (Stål, 1862).—EL SALVADOR.—Guazapa, 10.IX.1959, J. Bechyné leg. (coll. IRSNB). H.—Heteroscelis servillei Laporte, 1833.—Mana, Réserve Trinité, DZ Aya, Malaise trap, ϐ 1.VI.2012, SEAG leg. (coll. RL). Photos R. Lupoli. Scale = 5 mm.