Mezira americana ( SPINOLA , 1852)

Heiss, Ernst, 2017, The Aradidae of Chile (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (1), pp. 147-158 : 155-156

Mezira americana ( SPINOLA, 1852) ( Figs 20-22 )

Brachyrhinchus americanus SPINOLA, 1852: 202 (original description)

Mezira americana: SIGNORET 1863: 576 (taxonomy)

Mezira americana: KORMILEV 1953: 227 (figs terminal segments 3, ♀, distribution in Argentina) Mezira americana: KORMILEV & FROESCHNER 1987: 148 (catalog)

Mezira americana: COSCARON & CONTRERAS 2012: 48 (catalog, bibliography)

Mezira americana: CONTRERAS & COSCARON 2012: 18 (figure habitus 3, distribution)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d 33, ♀♀ (in alcohol) with label: Chile: Osorno Pr.: P.N. Puyehue, Antillanca road, 750m, 40°46.40’S, 72°16.60’W, 1.i.1997, Nothofagus spp. forest ; under bark, Nothofagus log, A. Newton & M. Thayer Field Museum Nat. Hist. ( FMNH) ; 33, ♀♀ (in alcohol) with label: Chile: Valdivia Pr.: Rincón de la Piedra, turnoff 14.8km SE Valdivia , 50m, 39°55.32’S, 73°06.27’W, 2.ii.1997, disturbed Valdivian rainforest w / Nothofagus dombeyi, Podocarpus saligna ; under bark, Persea lingue log, A. Newton & M. Thayer 990, Field Museum Nat.Hist. ( FMNH) ; 233 Chile / Pichinahuel / Araoco, XII 1976 / L.Peña leg. // ( CEHI) ; 33, ♀♀ Chile / Malleco Province / Lonqimey / I 2004 A.Peña leg. // ( CEHI) ; 13 Chile, X r. 6.2.2005 / 45km W of / La Unión / 40°12’784 – 73°23’462 / 900m, Sv. Bilý leg. // ( CEHI) ; 333, 4♀♀ Chile, IX r. 12-14.II / 2005, Trm.de Tolhuaca / 38°14’162 – 71°44’027 / 900m, S. Bilý lgt. // ( CEHI) ; 233, 1♀ Chile, IX r. 4-5.II / 2005, Laguna kalma / 38°49’148 – 71°19’097 / 1250m, S. Bilý lgt. // ( CEHI) ; 13, 3♀♀ Chile E Reg. VIII / E of Curacautin / Rio Blanco // 13 II 2005 Snižek lgt. ( CEHI) ; 1♀ Chile W Reg.X / Purranque 600m / W of Hueyusca / 26 I 2005 Snižek lgt. // ( CEHI) ; 1♀ Chile CW, reg.XI / W of La Unión / E of El Mirador / 27 I 2004 / lgt. M.Snižek // ( CEHI) ; 333, 3♀♀ Chile – Isla de Chiloe / 30km SW Ancud, 10.2.2005 / 41°58.3’S, 73°59.1’W 7 leg. M.Halada, 250m // ( CEHI) ; 13, 1♀ 26 I 2001 / Paillaco / Chili (region IX) // S39.21380°/ W71.72117° / Alt. 460m GPS 73 // Forêt sombre sous écorces, bois mort / J-C Streito // ( CEHI) ; 13, 1♀ Chile – S Chile / lg.H. Franz / SA 169 (on reverse side) // ( CEHI) ; 1♀ Cile Cautin Prov. / Villarica 30km II 16-31 XII-964 / L.Peña // ( CEHI) ; 1♀ Chile Cherquenca / Cautin I 1954 / L.E.Peña // ( CEHI) .

Seems to be the most common Aradid species in Chile and was collected even in large numbers under bark of Nothofagus sp.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Chile: literature citations (partly without localities): Algo, Antilhue, Corral, Los Lirios, Valdivia, Los Muermos Forest, Osorno, Puehue, Purranque, NE Pucon, El Abanico, Bio Bio, Lago Llanquihue, Sierra de Nahuelbuta, Cayutué. Argentina: several literature records.

Figures

Figs 20-22: Mezira americana: (20) habitus male; (21) habitus female; (22) female, ventral.