Delimiting Cantheconidea Schouteden 1907, with the description of a new genus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae)

  • Ricardo Brugnera Laboratório de Entomologia Sistemática, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5904-4006
  • Jocelia Grazia Laboratório de Entomologia Sistemática, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7027-5638
  • Andrew Maynard Biosecurity Plant Division, Science and Surveillance Group, Operational Science and Surveillance, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Brisbane, Queensland 4008 Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1311-8767
  • Marcos Roca-Cusachs Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9174-6021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.947.2629
Keywords: oriental, Heteroptera, predatory stink bugs, shield bugs

Abstract

Among the 44 genera of predatory stink bugs (Asopinae) described for the Old World, there is a notable lack of recent studies. In this research, we aim to fill this gap by investigating the taxonomic history and morphology of species of Cantheconidea. As results, we present the redescription of the genus and validate three species: C. humeralis, C. javana and C. mitis comb. nov. A lectotype for C. mitis is designated and comments on the type material are given. Additionally, we transfer four species from Cantheconidea to the genus Eocanthecona: E. acuta comb. nov., E. variabilis comb. nov., E. gaugleri comb. nov. and E. insularis comb. nov. To accommodate the unique characteristics of Cantheconidea cyanacantha, we describe a new genus, Cantheconesia Brugnera & Roca-Cusachs gen. nov., and transfer the species, resulting in Cantheconesia cyanacantha gen. et comb. nov. Our study provides detailed redescriptions of species and accompanying images to support taxonomic decisions and presents new distribution records.

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2024-08-15
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Brugnera, R., Grazia, J., Maynard, A., & Roca-Cusachs, M. (2024). Delimiting Cantheconidea Schouteden 1907, with the description of a new genus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 947(1), 191–215. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.947.2629
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