Taxon classification Animalia Hemiptera Reduviidae

Pnirontis acuminata Barber

Pnirontis acuminata Barber, 1930: 156; Giacchi 1985: 64; Giacchi 1988a: 6.

Pnirontis (Centromelus) acuminata Melo et al. 2004: 61.

Diagnosis.

(After Barber 1930, Giacchi 1985, Maldonado Capriles 1986, 1994b) Head longer than pronotum. Scapus equal to length of preocular margin of head. Spines of fore femora long, two or three times as long as diameter of femur. Connexivum marked with fuscous at incisures. Male unknown.

Distribution in Argentina.

Buenos Aires: Delta (58°17'37.0644"S, 58°17'37.0644"W); Chaco: General Vedia (26°56'0.153"S, 58°39'42.015"W), Río Oro (26°56'6.0792"S, 58°40'19.5564"W); Corrientes: Colonia Carlos Pellegrini (28°32'5.4312"S, 57°10'27.5196"W).