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Phloeophana Kirkaldy 1908

  • 1. Museum of Zoology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;
  • 2. Museum of Zoology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; & Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Paulo, Diadema, Brazil

Description

Genus Phloeophana Kirkaldy, 1908

Included species

Phloeophana longirostris (Spinola, 1837): 265

Diagnosis

Body foliations mostly separated from each other and bearing many setae on outer margins. Foliaceous expansions of head widely separated in front of clypeus, with two large lateral undulations and two smaller ones. Eyes bearing interommatidial sensillae on dorsal section. Rostrum reaching valvifers VIII in females, exceeding base of pygophore in males. Scutellum very long, reaching base of abdominal segment VI, almost attaining apex of coria; scutellum covering almost half of wing membranes. Hemelytral membranes representing no more than 1/4 of hemelytra length and presenting dark veins, which form a reticulated pattern with many closed cells. In females, expansions of laterotergites VIII in contact with each other mesially for 1/3 of its length and exceeding expansions of segment VII.

Notes

Published as part of López, Guilherme Enrique Luisi & Schwertner, Cristiano Feldens, 2024, Synopsis of the remarkable family Phloeidae (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea): species identification, chromatic polymorphism and updated distribution, pp. 2083-2113 in Journal of Natural History 57 (45 - 48) on pages 2095-2096, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2284417, http://zenodo.org/record/10818227

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Phloeidae
Genus
Phloeophana
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Hemiptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Kirkaldy
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Phloeophana Kirkaldy, 1908 sec. López & Schwertner, 2024

References

  • Kirkaldy GW. 1908. Bibliographical and nomenclatorial notes on the Hemiptera - n °. 8. Entomologist. 45: 123 - 124. doi: 10.5962 / bhl. part. 10162.
  • Spinola M. 1837. Essai sur les genres d'insectes appartenants a l'ordre des Hemipteres. Lin. ou Rhyngotes, Fab. et a la section des Heteropteres, Dufour. Genova; p. 383. doi: 10.5962 / bhl. title. 65481.