Edessa brunneofasciata, Campos & Nunes & Bitar & Fernandes, 2020

Campos, Breno Batista, Nunes, Benedito Mendes, Bitar, Murilo Victor Silva & Fernandes, Jose Antonio Marin, 2020, Description of a new group of species of Edessa Fabricius, 1803 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae) with translucent spot on hemelytra, Zootaxa 4810 (1), pp. 131-142 : 138-141

Edessa brunneofasciata sp. n.

( Figs. 4 A–D; 5G–H; 6)

Etymology. This name refers to the brown stripe on corium (Medieval Latin. Brunneus: brown. Latin. Fascia: band, stripe).

Holotype male. EL SALVADOR. La Libertad. Santa Tecla, Nº. 714.73. Date 10–23–56, Col. PAB ( USNM).

Material examined. Paratypes: MEXICO. Chiapas: 1♂ Hwy 199 10km S Palenque, San Manuel Rd , 30–V–1987, Collected at mercury vapor & blacklight, D A Rider, E G Riley ( DAR) ; 1♂ 12 km south Palenque Jct. San Manuel , 1200’ Sept–21–1990, at light, Robert W. Jones ( JEE) ; 1♀ Distrikt. Socomusco , Hotzen S.V. ( BMNH) ; GUATE- MALA. Guatemala: 1♂ Guatemala City, bottom of barranca N.of Parque Minerva , IV–23, GUAT. El. ft., Zool. Exped. (1948), R.L. Wenzel leg. ( CNHM) ; Escuintla: 1♂ 1♀ Finca, Pantaleon, 4 km e Santa Lucia, Cotzumal , 23– March–1961, F.A. Ruhoff. ( USNM) ; 2♂ 1♀ Moca, Such. , 3000ft. VI–19–47, F. Johnson, Donor, Cols. C&P Vaurie ( USNM) ; same data : 1♀ VI–22–47 ( USNM) ; EL SALVADOR. San Salvador: 2♀ Los Chorros, Date 29–VII–53, Nº 444–60A, Col. M. S. ( USNM) ; same data : 1♂ 1♀ Date 24–V–54, Nº444–957A ( USNM) ; La Libertad: 1♀ San- ta Tecla, HE–20, Date 18–XII–53, Col. M. Salazar ( USNM) ; 1♀ Santa Tecla, Date 10–23–56, Col. PAB ( USNM) ; Same data : 2♂ Nº. 714.78 ( USNM) ; COSTA RICA. Guanacaste: 1♂ Sector Las Pailas , Prov. Guana caste, 800m . 6–26–Jun–1994, L N 309500_500, #3063, K. Taylor, INBIO CRI001 908607 ( INBio) .

Measurements. antennomeres length: 1st: 0.7–0.8; 2nd: 1.2–1.6; 3rd: 1.3–1.7; 4th: 2.8–2.9; 5th: 2.8–3.0; head length: 1.1–1.6; head width: 2.2–2.4; pronotal length: 2.0–2.6; pronotal width: 6.3–7.4; scutellum length: 4.6–5.3; scutellum width: 3.6–4.9; abdominal width: 5.6–7.0; total length: 11.1–13.1.

Diagnosis. Dorsally green, ventrally greenish yellow ( Fig. 5G,H ). Antennae black with base of segment IV and basal third of V whitish ( Fig. 5G ); first segment mostly green with dorsal surface smoky black ( Fig. 5G ). Anterolateral margins of pronotum greenish yellow, each with a green parallel line. Costal margins of coria each with a black stripe which occupies 1/5 of its extension. Each corium with a large brown spot on anterior 2/3 between claval suture and costal vein ( Fig. 5G ). Punctures of coria black. Abdomen with intersegmental areas and pseudosutures slightly darker than remaining surfaces ( Fig. 5H ). Pygophore with posterolateral angles slightly projected, rounded, tumid ( Fig. 4A ). Superior process of genital cup strongly developed ( Fig. 4B ). Mesial borders of gonocoxites 8 divergent distally leaving visible part of gonapophyses 8 ( Fig. 4D ). Gonocoxites 9 slightly compressed laterally as compared with other species in this group ( Fig. 4D ).

Description. Head. Apices of mandibular plates black.

Thorax. Humeral angles each with a black spot on apex ( Fig. 5G,H ). Scutellum with apex impunctate. Veins of coria greenish yellow ( Fig. 5G ). Membranes of hemelytra light brown ( Fig. 5G ). Ventral surface with shallow, black punctation ( Fig. 5H ).

Abdomen. Distal third of seventh abdominal segments black ( Fig. 5G ).

Male ( Fig. 4 A–C). Dorsal rim of pygophore slightly projected, darker than dorsal surface, ending in a suture separating it from each posterolateral angle ( Fig. 4A ). Superior process of the genital cup black, elliptical, almost as long as parameres. Each paramere medially concave; anterior lobe subtriangular, almost reaching base of proctiger; posterior lobe tongue-like, curved laterally, touching superior process ( Fig. 4B ). Proctiger posterolaterally excavated, each excavation shallow ( Fig. 4B ), dorsally delimited by raised crest; posterior proctigeral face subtrian- gular, larger than in E. bryoviridis sp. n., mostly black. Ventral rim with a medial shallow excavation delimited by rounded, slightly tumid, well-developed expansions passing level of posterolateral angles in ventral view ( Fig. 4C ). Ventral surface densely punctured, rugose medially.

Female ( Fig. 4D ). Gonocoxites 8 slightly concave, outer lateral margins straight, distally projected, but not reaching middle of laterotergites 9. Gonocoxites 9 each with medial keel restricted to basal half. Laterotergites 9 shallowly concave basally; apices clearly surpassing sclerite uniting laterotergites 8.

Comments. See discussion of E. bryoviridis sp. n..

Distribution ( Fig. 6 ). MEXICO: Chiapas; GUATEMALA: Guatemala, Escuintla; EL SALVADOR: San Salvador, La Libertad; COSTA RICA: Guanacaste.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Edessa brunneofasciata sp. n. A–C Male, pygophore; A—dorsal view; B—posterior view; C—ventral view. D— Female, genital plates (Scale = 1mm).

FIGURE 5. Dorsal and ventral view. E. stalii A–B; E. translucida sp. n. C–D; E. bryoviridis sp. n. E–F; E. brunneofasciata sp. n. G–H (Scale = 5mm).

FIGURE 6. Distributional map of the species of the E. stalii group.