Acledra bonariensis ( Stål, 1859 )

Barros, Lurdiana D., Paim, Marcelo R., Krein, Verônica, Carabajal, Victor, Brandão, Marcela N., Bernardes, Paula De O. & Lindner, Mariana F., 2021, Illustrated guide to Pentatominae (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) species associated with the four main grain crops in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Zootaxa 4958 (1), pp. 430-478 : 435-436

Acledra bonariensis ( Stål, 1859)

( Figs 6–9 )

Pentatoma bonariensis Stål, 1859: 227 .

Acledra bonariensis: Stål, 1867: 528 .

Melpia integra Berg, 1878: 310–311 (syn. by Berg, 1891).

Hypatropis integra: Kirkaldy, 1909: 91 .

Material studied. Albatroz : 1♂, 06.XII.1973, R. Wagner, H. Hanisch, A. Ruszczyk leg. ( UFRG) . Canguçu : 1♀, Coxilha do fogo, varredura, borda mata, 22.I.2004, Bunde, Schwertner, Ely e Silva leg., LES–569 ( UFRG) ; 1♀, Rincão da Ronda (Campo), 16.X.2003, varredura no campo, P. Bunde & J. Cabeleira leg. ( UFRG) . Maquiné : 1♂, Garapiá, varredura, 21.XII.06, R. C. Bins-Neto & L. M. Weiler leg. ( UFRG) . Santa Maria : 1♂, 05.X.1986, A. Scorsatto leg. ( UFRG) .

Diagnostic features. Body yellowish, dorsal surface immaculate. Mandibular plates subequal to clypeus. Anterolateral margins of pronotum convex; humeral angles rounded ( Fig. 8 ). Basal angles of scutellum immaculate ( Fig. 7 , black arrow). Mesosternum dark. Legs with dark spots. Body length: 8.00 mm.

Recorded host plants. Soybean ( Link & Grazia 1987; Bunde et al. 2010).

Distribution in Rio Grande do Sul. Albatroz, Canguçu, Maquiné and Santa Maria ( Fig. 9 ).

New records. Albatroz, Canguçu and Maquiné.

Figures

FIGURES 6–9. Acledra bonariensis. 6: Dorsal view, scale bar = 1.0 mm. 7: Basal angle of scutellum. 8: Head and pronotum. 9: Distribution within Rio Grande do Sul.