The Ambrysus signoreti Stål species complex was recently diagnosed and subdivided into three sections based on morphology of the female subgenital plate. In the present study, the species in the second section, characterized by the posterior margin of the subgenital plate with central lobe extending posteriorly further than the posterolateral corners, are revised. Supplemental descriptions for four species described by La Rivers and Usinger are provided.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe new species Ambrysus inecol Reynoso n. sp. from Mexico, which belongs to Section 3 of the Ambrysus signoreti Stål complex, is herein described and illustrated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe species-rich Ambrysus signoreti Stål species complex is diagnosed and subdivided into three sections based on morphology of the female subgenital plate. The species in the first section, characterized by the posterior margin of the subgenital plate with posterolateral corners extending posteriorly further than the central lobe, are revised. The group includes four species: two previously described from Mexico (Ambrysus cosmius La Rivers, A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe genus Ambrysus Stl is a species-rich genus in which multiple species groups have been proposed, including the North American Ambrysus signoreti Stl complex. The new Mexican species Ambrysus altiplanus Reynoso n. sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo new species of Macrodactylus Dejean (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Macrodactylini) from Mexico and Guatemala are described and illustrated: Macrodactylus miguelangeli new species from Mexico and Guatemala, and M. oaxacaensis new species from Mexico. With the descriptions of these two new species, the total number of species of the genus reaches 124.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe New World genus Limnocoris Stål includes 73 described species, of which 13 are distributed in North America. A new species, Limnocoris rodriguesi Reynoso n. sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe genus Ambrysus Stål is the most species rich genus of Naucoridae. Multiple species groups in the genus have been proposed, including the North American Ambrysus signoreti Stål complex. Four new species belonging to the A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe mantidfly genus Navás, 1914 (Neuroptera, Mantispidae, Calomantispinae) is herein revised. is endemic to the New World, ranging from the southwestern United States south to Costa Rica. Navás, Rehn, and Navás are redescribed, while the new species Reynoso & Contreras, is described from Costa Rica.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Ambrysus pulchellus Montandon species complex is revised and includes A. buenoi Usinger, A. californicus Montandon, A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Ambrysus pudicus Stål species complex is revised, its species diagnosed, and an illustrated key is presented. The complex includes A. abortus La Rivers, A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Ambrysus hybridus Montandon species complex is revised and includes A. convexus Usinger, A. fuscus Usinger stat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Ambrysus guttatipennis Stål species complex is revised and includes A. arizonus La Rivers, A. bispinus La Rivers, A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe subgenus Ambrysus (Syncollus) La Rivers is mostly Neotropical and includes nine described species. Features uniting species in this subgenus are related to the position of the propleura with respect to the prosternum in males and females, as well as characteristics of tergum V and the genitalia of males. Three species of Syncollus are known from Mexico including Ambrysus baeus Polhemus & Polhemus, A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Neotropical Ambrysus stali La Rivers species complex is reviewed and includes A. bifidus La Rivers & Nieser, A. scolius La Rivers, A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe genus Cataractocoris includes large waterfall-inhabiting insects that occur from Mexico to El Salvador and has received very little attention in the literature. Based on extensive field work during the past three years, we have collected saucer bugs (Heteroptera: Naucoridae) from many localities in central and southern Mexico. We here present detailed distributions and diagnostic information of the two described species of Cataractocoris and the description of a third species that occurs from Nayarit state in Mexico south to Guatemala.
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