Chinavia tuiucauna Schwertner & Grazia

Genevcius, Bruno C. & Schwertner, Cristiano F., 2014, Review and phylogeny of the geniculata group, genus Chinavia (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), with notes on biogeography and morphological evolution, Zootaxa 3847 (1), pp. 33-56 : 53

Chinavia tuiucauna Schwertner & Grazia

( Fig. 4 m; table 3)

Chinavia tuiucauna Schwertner & Grazia 2006 , 246– 247; Schwertner & Grazia 2007, 420, 433.

Diagnosis. Scutellum, pronotum and hemelytra without colored bands. Pronotum with truncate apices and juga with a narrow cream band on the external margins.

Adult size. 11–14mm.

Distribution. Brazil (Bahia).

Material examined. Holotype: Barro Preto (BA—Brazil), 2004, OM Marques col., DZRS (♀).

Comments. This species is very similar to C. sebastiaoi , distinguished by a shorter abdominal spine. It has been recorded in cacao trees ( Theobroma cacao ).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Dorsal view of the geniculata group species. A = C. cearensis, B = C. erythrocnemis, C = C. geniculata, D = C. gravis, E = C. immaculata, F = C. nigritarsis, G = C. nigropicta, H = C. panamensis, I = C. pontagrossensis, J = C. rogenhoferi, K = C. rideri, L = C. sebastiaoi, M = C. tuiucauna, N = C. vanduzeei.