Podisus aenescens (Stål, 1860)

Lupoli, Roland, 2019, First catalogue of the Asopinae (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) from French Guiana, Zootaxa 4668 (1), pp. 76-88 : 80-81

Podisus aenescens (Stål, 1860)

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Examined material (n: 69). FRENCH GUIANA.— No locality mentioned, ϐ 1899 Oberthür coll. Bar (coll. MNHN) .— Kourou , les Roches de Kourou, ϐ 1907 E. Le Moult leg. (coll. MNHN) .— Mana , Laussat Ouest, FIT, ♀ 18.X.2010, G. Lamarre leg. (coll. RL) .— Régina, Nouragues, Saut Pararé , FIT, ϐ 5. VI.2010, SEAG leg. (coll. RL) .— Roura , downtown, hand catching, ♀ 28.IV.2002, R. Lupoli leg. ; Auberge des Orpailleurs , hand catching, ϐ 16.X.2004, S. & R. Hugel leg. (coll. RL) ; Montagne des Chevaux RN2 pK22, FIT, ϐ 24.I.2010 , ♀ 29.VIII.2010, ♀ 13.XI.2010, ♀ 26.XII.2010, ϐ 30.IV.2011, ϐ 8.V.2011, ♀ 1.VII.2012, ♀ 3.I.2015, SEAG leg. (coll. RL) .– Saül , Boucle des Gros Arbres, hand catching, 3♀ 2ϐ 2.IV.2000, J.C. Streito leg. (coll. JCS) ; Layon Eaux Claires 2ϐ 4.IV.2000, ϐ 6.IV.2000 J.C. Streito leg. (coll. JCS) ; Belvédère , FIT , ♀ 26.VIII.2010, ϐ 2.IX.2010, ϐ 17.XI.2010, 1ϐ 1♀ 20.XII.2010, ϐ 4.I.2011, 3♀ 11.I.2011, 3♀ 17.I.2011, 3♀ 24.I.2011, 4♀ 31.I.2011, 5♀ 7.II.2011, 7♀ 14.II.2011, ϐ 7.III.2011, ♀ 14.III.2011, ϐ 22.III.2011, ♀ 30.III.2011, 2ϐ 14.IV.2011, ϐ 21.IV.2011, 2♀ 1ϐ 28.IV.2011, ϐ 20.V.2011, ♀ 30. VI.2011, ϐ 4.VIII.2011, SEAG leg. (coll. RL) .— St-Laurent-du-Maroni, St-Jean-du-Maroni, ϐ 1907 E. Le Moult leg. (coll. MNHN); Forêt domaniale (70m), ♀ 1.II.2004, J.C. Streito leg. (coll. JCS) — Sinnamary , crique Parakou, hand catching, ϐ 15.IX.1998, R. Lupoli leg. (coll. RL) .

Literature data. Montsinéry-Tonnegrande, 23.III.1978, 23.X.1980 on rice; Matoury, 7. VI.1980; Nancibo 12.II.1981 identified as Podisus sp. ( Remillet, 1988).— French Guiana, but no locality mentioned ( Thomas, 1992).

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador, French Guiana, Leeward Island, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru.

Comments. This species does not seem to be attracted by lights since it was mainly collected with FIT and by hand catching.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Habitus of Asopinae from French Guiana (except O. catena). A.—Oplomus catena (Drury, 1782).—BRAZIL.— Santa Caterina, ϐ 1.I.1990, Rautenstrauch leg. (coll. RL). B.—Oplomus salamandra (Burmeister, 1835).—ϐ 1899 Oberthür coll. Bar (coll. MNHN). C.—Podisus aenescens (Stål, 1860).—Roura, Auberge des Orpailleurs, hand catching, ϐ 16.X.2004, S. & R. Hugel leg. (coll. RL). D.—Podisus distinctus (Stål, 1860).—Saül, Belvédère, FIT, ♀ 30.XI.2010, SEAG leg. (coll. RL). E.—Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas, 1851).—Kourou, ϐ 20-25.IX.1979, J. Carayon leg. (coll. MNHN). F.—Podisus rostralis (Stål, 1860).—Saül, Belvédère, FIT, ♀ 24.I.2011, SEAG leg. (coll. RL). G.—Podisus sculptus Distant, 1889.—Maripasoula, Massif du Mitaraka, Polyvie trap (pink LED) ϐ 21.III.2015, La Planète Revisitée—MNHN/PNI Guyane 2015 (APA 973-1) MNHN leg. (coll. RL). Photos R. Lupoli. Scale = 5 mm.