PERSONAL DE APOYO
CARPINTERO Diego Leonardo
artículos
Título:
Revision of the genus Melanolestes Stal (Heteroptera: Reduviidae, Peiratinae)
Autor/es:
MARÍA DEL CARMEN COSCARÓN AND DIEGO L. CARPINTERO
Revista:
ENTOMOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
Editorial:
Scandinavian Society of Entomology
Referencias:
Lugar: Copenhagen; Año: 1994 vol. 24 p. 361 - 381
ISSN:
0013-8711
Resumen:
Melanolestes is a Nearctic and Neotropical genus of predatory reduviid bugs. It is revised and a diagnosis is given. The species up to date includes: M. argentinus Berg, M. degener Walker, M. morio Erichson, M. picicornis Stal, M. picinus Stal and M. picipes (Herrich-Schaeffer) and all are redescribed. Three new species, M. goiasensis, M. lugens and M. minutus, are described. A key is presented and the main taxonomic characters (head, pronotum, scutellum, male and female genitalia) are illustrated. Distribution maps and a table with measurements and ratios are included.
