Augocoris gomesii Burmeister, 1835

Guzmán-Vásquez, Héctor M. & Martínez-Martínez, Laura, 2025, Checklist and bilingual key to the genera of Scutelleridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Mexico, with new distribution records for the state of Oaxaca, Zootaxa 5594 (2), pp. 341-354 : 346-347

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.2.6
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14954436
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scientific name	Augocoris gomesii Burmeister, 1835
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Material examined: 2 specimens (♂) labeled: MEXICO, Oaxaca, Sta. María Chimalapas; Cerro Azul Reserve , Tropical montane cloud forest. 28-VIII-2022. UV light trap. Leg. Guzmán V, H. M. (1♂) // MEXICO, Oaxaca, Cuajinicuil. 20-X-2014. Leg. Ramírez, Y. G. (1♂). New state record .

Associated plants: No data

Remarks: Despite being a very colorful shield bug, there is little or no information on its distribution, biology, ecology, hosts and natural enemies. As for its habits, it is only known to be attracted to lights ( Torre-Bueno 1914; Eger et al. 2015a; present study). In Mexico it has been recorded in the states of Chiapas, Nayarit and Veracruz ( Rodríguez 1992). Here we record for the first time its presence in Oaxaca.

References

Eger, J. E. Jr., Barcellos, A. & Weiler, L. (2015 a) Shield Bugs (Scutelleridae). In: Panizzi, A. & Grazia, J. (Eds.), True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics. Entomology in Focus. Vol. 2. Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 757-787. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9861-7_23

Rodriguez, A. S. E. (1992) Revision de la familia Scutelleridae (Leach, 1815) para la estacion de biologia tropical Los Tuxtlas Veracruz, Mexico (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Tesis de Licenciatura, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, 103 pp.

Torre-Bueno, J. R. (1914) Phototropism in Heteroptera. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, 9, 90-96.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Species of Scutelleridae newly recorded from Oaxaca, Mexico. a) Augocoris gomesii Burmeister; b) Camirus moestus (Stål); c) Orsilochides scurrilis (Stål); d) Pachycoris klugii Burmeister; e) Sphyrocoris obliquus (Germar); f) Stethaulax marmorata (Say); g) Symphylus caribbeanus Kirkaldy; h) Tetyra antillarum Kirkaldy. Line scale = 5 mm.