Polytes debra, a new species from Peru (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae: Pachycorinae)

Authors

Joseph E. Eger, Jr., Dow AgroSciences, LLCFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2015

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0420: 1–6

Comments

Published in 2015 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P. O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/. Copyright held by the author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License

Abstract

A new species of Polytes Stål, P. debra Eger (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae: Pachycorinae) is described based on a single female collected in Peru. The new species is described and fi gured and compared to P. ruth (Breddin), its most similar congener. A revised key to species of Polytes is provided.