Nematopodini, Stal (Brailovsky, 1989

Serna-Muñoz, Sebastian & Wolff, Marta, 2024, Leaf-footed Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) of Colombia: Annotated checklist, distribution, and description of a new species, Zootaxa 5459 (1), pp. 1-95 : 32

Tribe Nematopodini

As part of his series of generic reviews, O’Shea (1980) provided a key to the genera of Nematopodini , which included almost all genera known from Colombia. However, Neoquintius Brailovsky & Barrera had not been described at its time of publication, and the use of that key would lead to the identification of this genus as Quintius Stål. Brailovsky & Barrera (2009) provided a key to the genera related to Quintius that should be used when dealing with one of them. 43 species conform this tribe in the country, 21 are new records.

There are multiple taxonomical treatments for the identification of the species of this tribe, the following genera have been recently keyed or reviewed: Cnemyrtus Stål (Brailovsky 1989) , Curtius Stål (Brailovsky 1986b) , Himella Dallas ( Brailovsky & Barrera 1986a) , Melucha Amyot & Serville ( Brailovsky & Barrera 2014) , Neoquintius Brailovsky & Barrera (Brailovsky & Barrera 2019) , Pachylis Le Peletier & Serville ( Brailovsky & Guerrero 2014; Brailovsky et al. 1994), Piezogaster Amyot & Serville ( Dealy 2000) and Quintius Stål ( Brailovsky & Barrera 1986b) . For Grammopoecilus Stål , Mozena Amyot & Serville , Nematopus Berthold and Saguntus Stål comparison with the original descriptions and type specimens is necessary, although the validity of Grammopoecilus angustatus (Herrich-Schäffer) has been questioned by Garcete-Barrett (2016).

Since the tribe presents a marked sexual dimorphism mainly in the development of the hind legs, the sex of the photographed specimen is indicated in the corresponding figures.