Dallasiellus (Ecarinoceps) megalocephalus Froeschner, 1960

Avendaño, José Mauricio, Grazia, Jocelia & Schwertner, Cristiano Feldens, 2017, Cydninae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Cydnidae) in Brazil: updated checklist, new records, and description of Tominotus ondulatus sp. nov., Zootaxa 4329 (5), pp. 401-435 : 417

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scientific name	Dallasiellus (Ecarinoceps) megalocephalus Froeschner
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Dallasiellus (Ecarinoceps) megalocephalus Froeschner

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Dallasiellus (Ecarinoceps) megalocephalus Froeschner, 1960: 592 .

Material examined: 1♀, AP, Porto Platón, 18-May-1983, J.I. Lacerda col., UFRG; 1♀, RO, Porto Velho, Rio Madeira , Dirings col., MCNZ; 1♀, RS, Frederico Westphalen, 17-Oct-2005, Massolino & Mansur col., UFRG. Distribution: Panama, British Guiana, Brazil ( AP new rec., AM, MT, RO new rec., RS new rec.). Remarks: This species has a large head, broader than half the width of the pronotum ( Fig. 8 C View FIGURE 8 ), characteristic unique among the subfamily.

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UFRG	Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Biologia
MCNZ	Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Museu de Ciencias Naturais da Fundacao Zoo-Botanica do Rio Grande do Sul
UFRG	Instituto de Biologia
MCNZ	Porto Alegre, Museu de Ciencias Naturais da Fundacao Zoo-Botanica do Rio Grande do Sul