Taxon classification Animalia Hemiptera Reduviidae

Gnathobleda toba Giacchi

Gnathobleda toba Giacchi, 1970: 126; Maldonado Capriles 1990: 503; Melo et al. 2004: 61.

Diagnosis.

(After Wygodzinsky and Giacchi 1986) Total length 14 mm or more. Some of the sublateral setigerous spines of the postocular region of the head bifurcate. Genae conspicuously projecting beyond base of rostrum, connexival segments concolorous. Undersurface of fore femora with one series of spiniferous processes.

Material examined.

Buenos Aires: 1♂ (MLP) La Plata. Corrientes: 2♂ 2♀ (MLP) Bella Vista (28°30'27.8274"S, 59°2'39.6492"W), 1♂ (MLP) between Corrientes and Formosa (unspecified locality). Santa Fe: 1♂ (MLP) Rosario.

Distribution in Argentina.

Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires City (34°36'13.5102"S, 58°22'53.4678"W), La Plata (34°55'8.9616"S, 57°57'21.495"W); Chaco: General Vedia (26°55'58.728"S, 58°39'41.3958"W), Río de Oro (26°56'6.0858"S, 58°40'19.5414"W); Corrientes: Bella Vista, Colonia Carlos Pellegrini (28°32'5.4312"S, 57°10'27.5196"W).

Observation.

First record for Santa Fe.