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Edessa (Edessa) helix Erichson 1848

Description

Edessa (E.) helix Erichson, 1848

(See Silva et al. 2017 — Figs. 12–16; 29–30; 35–36; Figs. 26 E,F, 32 A,B)

Edessa helix Erichson, 1848: 610; Walker, 1868: 428; Stål, 1872: 60; Lethierry & Severin, 1893: 190; Pittier & Biolley, 1895: 14; Distant, 1900: 428; Kirkaldy, 1909: 158; Campos, 1919: 52; 1925: 52; Froeschner, 1981: 66; Fernandes et al., 2015: 512; Silva et al., 2017: 263; Silva et al., 2018: 420.

Edessa helix. Lectotype male. Brit. Guyan. Schomburgk / nr 240/ helix n. Br. Guy. Schomb. (MNKB).

Edessa helix. Paralectotype female. Same data (MNKB). Designated by Silva et al. 2017.

Diagnose. See Silva et al. (2017).

Additional material. BRAZIL, Mato Grosso: 1♀, Rio Caraguata, 16-VII-1950, F. Plauman (Edessa (Edessa) urotaurus Breddin — Det. J. C. Lutz) (USNM). BOLIVIA, Santa Cruz: 1♀, Buena Vista, 1–2-V-2004, Wappes & Cline (JEE).

Comments. This species resembles Edessa (E.) helicoceras, but the humeral angle of the former is straight and less slopping frontwards than the later (Fig. 26 E,F). Also, ventral side of E. (E.) helix has narrow dark bands on intersegmental area and pseudosutures (Fig. 26 F).

Distribution (Fig. 32 A,B): See Silva et al. (2017); BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz.

Notes

Published as part of Mendonça, Maria Thayane Da Silva, Silva, Valéria Juliete Da & Fernandes, José Antônio Marin, 2023, Diagnose of the nominal subgenus of Edessa and description of the E. sexdens group (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Edessinae), pp. 1-63 in Zootaxa 5240 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5240.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7639547

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
JEE , MNKB , USNM
Event date
1950-07-16 , 2004-05-01
Verbatim event date
1950-07-16 , 2004-05-01/02
Scientific name authorship
Erichson
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Pentatomidae
Genus
Edessa
Species
helix
Taxon rank
species
Type status
lectotype , paralectotype
Taxonomic concept label
Edessa (Edessa) helix Erichson, 1848 sec. Mendonça, Silva & Fernandes, 2023

References

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  • Silva, V. J., Rider, D. & Fernandes, J. A. M. (2017) Reevaluation of the type species and redescription of five species of Edessa (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae). Zootaxa, 4347 (2), 255 - 274. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4347.2.3
  • Walker, F. (1868) Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. British Museum, London, 599 pp.
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  • Lethierry, L. & Severin, G. (1893) Catalogue general des Hemipteres. Tome I: Heteropteres: Pentatomidae. Mus. R. Hist. Nat. Belgique, Bruxelles, x + 286 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 15830
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  • Silva, V. J., Santos, C. R. M. & Fernandes, J. A. M. (2018) Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) from Brazilian Amazon: checklist and new records. Zootaxa, 4425 (3), 401 - 455. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4425.3.1