Mecolaemus carvalhoi, : Hsiao, 1947

Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, Zootaxa 5178 (2), pp. 101-151 : 128-129

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7022365
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scientific name	Mecolaemus carvalhoi
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Mecolaemus carvalhoi View in CoL ( Costa Lima, 1942)

( Fig. 24 View FIGURES19–30 , 61–62 View FIGURES 57–70 )

Neofurius carvalhoi View in CoL Costa Lima, 1942: 104 (original description).

Mecolaemus carvalhoi: Hsiao, 1947: 61 View in CoL (new combination).

Material examined. COLOMBIA. Antioquia: 7 ♂ 3 ♀, Sopetrán, 750 m, 6°30’N, 75°44’W, 4.ix.2010, Vanilla planifola (Orchidaceae) (N. Gómez) ( MEFLG NC26570– MEFLG NC26579); 1 ♀, Turbo, 1.xii.1970, Theobroma cacao (Malvaceae) -“cacao” (E. Urueta) ( MEFLG 675); Cundinamarca: 1 ♂, Cachipay, 1100 m, 4°43’N, 74°26’W, net sweeping, 10.vi.2002 (A. Moreno) ( UNAB 607); 1 ♂, San Antonio del Tequendama, Vda. San José, 1579 m, 4°37’14” N, 74°21’0.24” W, net sweeping, 18.iv.2015 (A. Cotrino) ( UNAB 607).

Diagnosis. Head in dorsal view, pronotum, hemelytron (except membrane) and femora orange to red. Antennal segment II and hemelytral membrane black. Body length 4.5–5.0 mm ( Costa Lima 1942). Right paramere ( Fig. 61 View FIGURES 57–70 ) with basal process flattened and rotated on its axis; body flattened and slightly concave; sensory lobe absent; apical process flattened and slightly concave, with rounded apex. Left paramere ( Fig. 62 View FIGURES 57–70 ) with basal process widened towards the body; body flat, curved, slightly concave; apical process short, straight, gradually terete, parallel to the proximal part of the body.

Associated plants. Phaseolus vulgaris L. ( Fabaceae ) ( Carpintero & Carvalho 1993), Theobroma cacao L. ( Malvaceae ) (this study), Cattleya gaskelliana (N.E.Br.) B.S.Williams (Orchidaceae) , Cattleya sp. (Orchidaceae) ( USDA 1950), Vanilla planifolia Jacks. Ex Andrews (Orchidaceae) (this study) and Orchidaceae ( Costa Lima 1942).

Distribution. Argentina ( Carpintero & Carvalho 1993) , Brazil ( Costa Lima 1942; USDA 1950), Venezuela ( USDA 1950). Colombia (Antioquia) ( Gaviria-Rivera & Tapias-Múnera 2018); new department record: Cundinamarca.