Redescription of Manicocoris rufipes (Fabricius, 1787), including nymphs I, II, III, and V (Reduviidae: Harpactorinae: Apiomerini), and its association with Clusia fruits.

MELO, MC; BERKOV, A; COSCARON, MC

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Swets & Zeitlinger

Año: 2005 vol. 40 p. 51 - 64

0165-0521

  The genus Manicocoris and its only species, M. rufipes, are described and illustrated, including nymphal instars I, II, III, and V. Descriptions include morphological and morphometrical characters. This article also provides a new record of an association between M. rufipes and the fruits of Clusia grandiflora Splitg. In French Guiana, adult specimens and nymphal instars II and III of M. rufipes were collected within fallen C. grandiflora fruits, where they awaited prey with their raptorial forelegs coated with a sticky fruit-derived substance.