A new species of Racelda Signoret, with taxonomical notes and a key to the males of the genus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Ectrichodiinae, Ectrichodiini

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Laboratório de Entomologia em Saúde Pública. São Paulo, SP, Brasil / Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho”. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas UNESP/FCFAR. Araraquara, SP, Brasil.

Abstract

Racelda ottoi Oliveira & Gil-Santana, sp. nov., belonging to the tribe Ectrichodiini in the subfamily Ectrichodiinae, is described based on males from northeastern Brazil. Photographs of the male types of Racelda alternans Signoret, 1863, R. moerens Breddin, 1898, and R. spurca (Stål, 1860) are presented. A summary of and notes on the taxonomic history of the genus and a key to males are provided.

Keywords in Portuguese

Heteroptera
Genitália masculina
Neotrópicos
Pseudoracelda
Racelda aberlenci
Racelda robusta

Keywords

Heteroptera
Male genitalia
Neotropics
Pseudoracelda
Racelda aberlenci
Racelda robusta

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Pensoft

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GIL-SANTANA, Hélcio R. ; OLIVEIRA, Jader. A new species of Racelda Signoret, with taxonomical notes and a key to the males of the genus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Ectrichodiinae, Ectrichodiini). Zookeys, 1122, p. 53-79, Sept. 2022.

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10.3897/zookeys.1122.84424

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1313-2970

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/55420

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