Description of Eocader major n. sp. of Phatnomatini, with brief bionomic and taxonomic commentaries of other South American species of the tribe and of Stenocader (Cantacaderinae: Carldrakeanini) (Heteroptera: Tingidae)

Abstract

Description of Eocader major n. sp. of Phatnomatini, with brief bionomic and taxonomic commentaries of other South American species of the tribe and of Stenocader (Cantacaderinae: Carldrakeanini) (Heteroptera: Tingidae). A new species, Eocader major n. sp., from Misiones, Argentina, is described. The generic status of Pampacader is also discussed. Phatnoma maculata Monte, 1946 (Tingidae: Phatnomatini) is recorded for the first time to Buenos Aires province, Argentina, its nymphal stages III and V are described for the first time, and nymphal stage V for Stenocader tingidoides (Spinola, 1852) is redescribed (Cantacaderinae: Carldrakeanini). Some ecological aspects of the other species of the subfamily present in Argentina and Chile are also commented.