The Rhopalidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Argentina

Pall, José Luis María; Coscarón, María del Carmen

doi:10.1080/00222933.2012.673643

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“…Comments Pall and Coscarón (2012) reported this species from La Rioja and San Juan provinces, but did not give a bibliographical reference or list material examined from these areas.…”

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Biodiversity of the scentless plant bugs (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) in southern South America

Melo

Borsinger

2015

Journal of Natural History

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This paper provides a comprehensive faunal survey of the Rhopalidae from southern South America with emphasis on the fauna of Argentina, based on published and unpublished data. The biodiversity from Argentina comprises 38 recorded species from six genera: Arhyssus Stål 1870 (one species), Liorhyssus Stål 1870 (two species), Niesthrea Spinola 1837 (five species), Xenogenus Berg 1883 (two species), Harmostes Burmeister 1835 (20 species), and Jadera Stål 1862 (eight species). We established accurate distributions for most of the species and report new distributional information for 27 of them. Most of these records are from Argentinean provinces, but we also report five new country records: three from Argentina -Harmostes (Harmostes) splendens Harris 1944, H. (Neoharmostes) bergi Göllner-Scheiding 1998 and Arhyssus tricostatus (Spinola 1852); one from BrazilXenogenus picturatum Berg 1883; and one from ParaguayHarmostes (Harmostes) gravidator (Fabricius 1794). ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…Comments Pall and Coscarón (2012) reported this species from La Rioja and San Juan provinces, but did not give a bibliographical reference or list material examined from these areas.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Biodiversity of the scentless plant bugs (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) in southern South America

Melo

Borsinger

2015

Journal of Natural History

1,008

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“…Its taxonomy has been studied over time by several authors (e.g., Schaefer 1965 ;Chopra 1967 ) and a world catalog was published (Göllner-Scheiding 1983 ). Several specifi c catalogs were produced for particular areas of the neotropics (e.g., Froeschner 1981Froeschner , 1985Froeschner , 1999Maes and Göllner-Scheiding 1993 ;Pall and Coscarón 2012 ).…”

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Introduction to True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics

Panizzi

Grazia

2015

True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics

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True bugs (Heteroptera) are a diverse and complex group of insects, particularly in the neotropics. The fauna of these bugs has been investigated through time, but our knowledge of the species living in the Neotropical Region is limited. In this introductory chapter, we give a general view on true bugs classifi cation and biogeography, with concise comments on their general characteristics and bioecology of each major taxon that comprise each of the seven infraorders of Heteroptera. IntroductionThe true bugs (Heteroptera) constitute a very interesting widely distributed group of insects, which is greatly diversifi ed in tropical zones. Considered the largest group of insects with incomplete metamorphosis, heteropterans have been studied on both basic and applied aspects worldwide.Along the years, several books have been published on Heteroptera, the majority on specifi c aspects, such as certain groups (taxa) of particular areas, and others on more general comprehensive issues. Of more broad interest, two books about the latter were published relatively recently. The fi rst was dedicated to the classifi cation and natural history of true bugs in particular, with insights on the history of the study of Heteroptera, how to collect and preserve true bugs, historical biogeogra- The second book is a massive review of the world literature on species of economic importance, ranging from pest species of crops to species of medical importance (e.g., transmitters of Chagas disease) and to species that are of "nuisance" to humans (Schaefer and Panizzi 2000 ).Considering the Neotropical Region, not a general book devoted to Heteroptera has been published in the last 70+ years. There are texts dealing with Hemiptera (Heteroptera) such as the one by Costa Lima ( 1940 ) on the true bugs of Brazil and the one by Berg ( 1879 ) devoted to true bugs of Argentina. Recently, Grazia and Fernandes ( 2012 ) made an overview of the true bugs of Brazil, updating what was published before on many scattered publications.In this introductory chapter, we give a concise and fast overview of the true bugs of the neotropics. This includes a general view on their classifi cation and biogeography, with concise comments on their general characteristics and bioecology of each major taxon that comprise each of the seven infraorders of Heteroptera. Classifi cation, Biogeography, General Characteristics, and Bioecology of Neotropical True BugsThe order Hemiptera, suborder Heteroptera, is divided into seven infraorders: Enicocephalomorpha, Dipsocoromorpha, Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Cimicomorpha, and Pentatomomorpha. These seven infraorders were recognized by Schuh ( 1979 ) based on the information on the evolutionary tendencies of heteropterans mouthparts and feeding habits described by Cobben ( 1978 ). Recently, Weirauch and Schuh ( 2011 ) revised the actual knowledge on the systematics and evolution of the heteropterans. EnicocephalomorphaThis infraorder, the unique-headed bugs, is divided in two families, Aenictopecheidae and...

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“…A key to the subfamilies, tribes, and genera of Rhopalidae in the Neotropics is shown below (Chopra ( 1967 ), revised by Froeschner ( 1981 ) and used by Pall and Coscarón ( 2012 ); authors have added Stictopleurus ). The number of rhopalid species in the different ecoregions is referred on Table 20.1 (Göllner-Scheiding 1997 ).…”

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“…Much remains to be learned about the systematics of Neotropical rhopalids, as well as their potential economic importance (Gonzáles 1989 ). While there are no comprehensive keys for identifi cation of the Neotropical rhopalid species, Pall and Coscarón ( 2012 ) have provided one for the Argentinian taxa, along with photographs and range maps. The Web site "Soapberry Bugs of the World" ( www.soapberrybugs.org ) is a center for information on serinethines.…”

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Scentless Plant Bugs (Rhopalidae)

Fowles

Coscarón

Panizzi

et al. 2015

True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics

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Rhopalidae are closely related to the much more speciose Coreidae, and like them are plant feeders, although more associated with reproductive tissues and seeds. The two rhopalid subfamilies, Rhopalinae and Serinethinae, occur worldwide, with the latter more restricted to tropical latitudes. About 38 % of the ca. 210 rhopalid species and 38 % of the 21 genera have at least partially Neotropical distributions. The serinethine genus Jadera Stål is particularly associated with the Neotropics and like other members of the subfamily feeds on seeds of Sapindaceae (soapberry family). Most Neotropical rhopalid species are unstudied, and few appear to have major economic importance. However, serinethines are important models in insect reproductive life history, behavior, and human-induced evolution. Rhopalids are not scentless, and a more accurate family name is needed.

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The Rhopalidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Argentina

Cited by 10 publications

References 20 publications

Biodiversity of the scentless plant bugs (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) in southern South America

Biodiversity of the scentless plant bugs (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) in southern South America

Introduction to True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics

Scentless Plant Bugs (Rhopalidae)

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