Heniartes productus Stål, 1866

Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Forero, Dimitri, 2010, Taxonomical and biological notes on Neotropical Apiomerini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae), Zootaxa 2331, pp. 57-68 : 65-66

Heniartes productus Stål, 1866

( Figs. 37–38 )

Discussion: The male holotype of H. productus was redescribed by Wygodzinsky (1953), without later references in the literature. The extended and somewhat laterally compressed scutellum ( Fig. 37 ), the pair of acute lateral processes on the pygophore rim, and the double medial process ( Fig. 38 ), are diagnostic to this species. The male examined here ( Figs. 37–38 ) fits the redescription of the species ( Wygodzinsky 1953), except that the apex of the corium is orange ( Fig. 37 ), whereas in the holotype it is black ( Wygodzinsky 1947, 1953).

Distribution: Heniartes productus was described by Stål (1866) from “ Brasilia borealis”, quite likely what is nowadays Brazil. This is the first time this species is recorded from an exact locality. Specimen examined: BRAZIL, 1 male, Amapá, Mazagão, Fazendinha, [0] 3-XII-1980, E. L. Oliveira [leg.] [MNRJ].

Figures

FIGURES 34 – 39. 34 – 37. Heniartes jaakkoi, live nymphs; 34. first instar nymph; 35. second instar nymph; 36. third instar nymph feeding upon wet cotton. 37 – 38. Heniartes productus, male; 37. dorsal view; 38. posterior view of abdomen and pygophore. 39. Heniartes scutellatus, female, dorsal view.