On the taxonomic placement of the genus Sinnamarynus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), and a new record of S. rasahusoides from Peru

Abstract

Abstract:The genus Sinnamarynus Maldonado Capriles and Bérenger, 1996 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), originally placed into the subfamily Reduviinae, is transferred to the subfamily Peiratinae. Dorsal habitus and the male genitalia of the type species, S. rasahusoides Maldonado Capriles and Bérenger, 1996 are illustrated. The genus and species are recorded for the first time from Peru.

Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae Excluding Triatominae)

“…There are 11 genera of Peiratinae in the Neotropics (Maldonado 1990 ;Cai and Taylor 2006 ;Melo 2012 ). Among them, Sirthenea Spinola is exceptional in being circumtropical, thus comprising species from the Old and New Worlds (Maldonado 1990 ;Willemse 1985 ).…”

“…Four of the Neotropical genera are monotypic and comprise: Froeschnerisca vittata (Coscarón), Lentireduvius brasiliensis Cai & Taylor, Synnamarinus rasahusoides Maldonado & Bérenger, and Zeraikia novafriburguensis Gil-Santana & Costa (Coscarón 1995(Coscarón , 1997Cai and Taylor 2006 ;Melo 2012 ).…”

“…12.11 ), 14 Neotropical genera are currently included (Maldonado 1990 ;Melo 2012 ;Gil-Santana et al 2013a (Maldonado 1990 ). Pseudozelurus Lent & Wygodzinsky is not monotypic, but only P. superbus (Champion) occurs in the Neotropical region (Lent and Wygodzinsky 1959 ;Maldonado 1990 ).…”

Revision of the assassin bug genus Neopirates (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Peiratinae), with descriptions of two new species from Namibia

“…As one of the largest assassin bug subfamilies, Peiratinae (Reduviidae) is a diverse taxon comprising 34 genera and over 300 species distributed worldwide (Maldonado-Capriles, 1990;Chłond, 2007;Zhang & Weirauch, 2011;Melo, 2012;Weirauch et al, 2014;Swanson, 2019). The following combination of characters makes Peiratinae a unique group within Reduviidae: anterior pronotal lobe longer than posterior lobe, elongate forecoxa, prominent fossula spongiosa on the fore and mid tibiae, and asymmetrical male genitalia (Weirauch et al, 2014).…”

A new species of Zeraikia Gil-Santana & Costa with taxonomic notes on Zeraikia novafriburguensis Gil-Santana & Costa (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Peiratinae)

“…There are 11 genera of Peiratinae in the Neotropics (Maldonado 1990, Cai and Taylor 2006, Melo 2012). A summary of the taxonomic bibliography of this group in the Neotropical region and an updated key to the genera recorded there were furnished by Gil-Santana et al (2015).…”