A new species of Chryxus Champion, with taxonomic notes on other species of the genus (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Chryxinae)

Hélcio R Gil-Santana; John M Leavengood Jr; Jean-Michel Bérenger; David Dos Santos Martins; Jader Oliveira

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1104.79411

A new species of Chryxus Champion, with taxonomic notes on other species of the genus (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Chryxinae)

Zookeys. 2022 Jun 14:1104:159-175. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1104.79411. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Hélcio R Gil-Santana¹, John M Leavengood Jr², Jean-Michel Bérenger^{3

4}, David Dos Santos Martins⁵, Jader Oliveira^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Laboratório de Diptera, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Laboratório de Diptera, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
² United States Department of Agriculture, APHIS, PPQ, 9325 Blay Plaza Blvd, Suite 206, Tampa Fl 33619, USA United States Department of Agriculture Tampa United States of America.
³ IRD, AP-HM, SSA, Vitrome, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France Aix-Marseille Université Marseille France.
⁴ Laboratoire d'Entomologie du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France Laboratoire d'Entomologie du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Paris France.
⁵ Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural, Vitória, ES, Brazil Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural Vitória Brazil.
⁶ Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Laboratório de Entomologia em Saúde Pública, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Universidade de São Paulo Sao Paulo Brazil.
⁷ Laboratório de Parasitologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas UNESP/FCFAR, Rodovia Araraquara Jaú, KM 1, 14801-902, Araraquara, SP, Brazil Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho" Araraquara Brazil.

Abstract

Chryxusgarcetebarretti sp. nov. from Paraguay is described, taxonomical notes on C.bahianus Gil-Santana, Costa & Marques, 2007 and C.tomentosus Champion, 1899 are provided; the latter species is recorded from French Guiana for the first time; a redescription of the genus Chryxus Champion, 1899 and an updated key for the genera and species of Chryxinae are presented.

Keywords: Assassin bugs; Guyana; Panama; female and male genitalia.