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Scymnus hamatus Gordon 2000

Description

Scymnus hamatus Gordon, 2000

Scymnus hamatus Gordon 2000: 75; González 2010: 246, 2015b: 232.

First record for Panama.

Specimens examined. PANAMA: 1 ♂ “ Panamá, Darién, 31.viii.2017 / Cerro Chucanti Reserve to Pavo / 08°47.734’N, 78°25.746’W, 430m, / vegetation along river, individual collecting / Fikáček, Háyek, Seidel & Sekerka lgt”, “ ♂ 2053” (NMP); 1 ♀ same data except “ ♀ 2053” (NMP).

Remarks. Scymnus hamatus was described from Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Suriname (Gordon 2000), and was later mentioned from Peru by González (2010). The species is highly variable, identifiable only by the male genitalia.

Notes

Published as part of González, Guillermo & Větrovec, Jaroslav, 2021, New species and records of Neotropical ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), pp. 331-374 in Revista Chilena de Entomología (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) 47 (2) on page 366, DOI: 10.35249/rche.47.2.21.19, http://zenodo.org/record/13205388

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
NMP
Event date
2017-08-31
Verbatim event date
2017-08-31
Scientific name authorship
Gordon
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Coccinellidae
Genus
Scymnus
Species
hamatus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Scymnus hamatus Gordon, 2000 sec. González & Větrovec, 2021

References

  • Gordon, R. D. (2000) South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part VII: A systematic revision of South American Scymnus (Pullus) Mulsant (Scymninae: Scymnini). Frustula Entomologics, 23 (34): 56 - 108.
  • Gonzalez, G. (2010) Actualizacion de la bibliografIa y nuevos registros en Coccinellidae de America del Sur (Insecta: Coleoptera). Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa, 47: 245 - 256.
  • Gonzalez, G. (2015 b) Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the families. Coccinellidae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 88 (2): 229 - 236. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2317 / kent- 88 - 02 - 229 - 236.1