Leptocimex spectans, (Lent, 1941)

Iorio, Osvaldo Di, 2012, The bat bugs (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) from Argentina: geographic distributions, hosts, and new records, Zootaxa 3349, pp. 48-55 : 53

Latrocimex spectans ( Lent, 1941)

Noctilio leporinus (Linnaeus, 1758) [ Noctilionidae ]

ARGENTINA: Corrientes: Arroyo San Lorenzo y Ruta 12, aprox. 4 km N San Lorenzo, 26-IV-2004, D. Ortiz, R Ovejero, P. Capllonch & R Lobo leg., 3 males, # 7262 [FIML], on bat ( Autino et al. 2009).

Further records

Noctilio leporinus (Linnaeus, 1758) [ Noctilionidae ]

TRINIDAD: Vega de Oropouche [= Oropouche Lagoon], Avocat, 16-X-1957, T.G.H. Aitken leg., 1 male, 1 female, in hollow mangrove tree inhabited by the bats; Manzanilla Norte, 20-III-1957, T.G.H. Aitken leg., 1 male, same conditions [hollow mangrove tree inhabited by bats] ( Usinger 1966); BRAZIL: Mato Grosso: Fazenda Limoeiro, Rio São Francisco, 18-VIII-1936, M. Cavalcanti Proença leg., 1 male Holotype [IOC], 1 female Allotype [IOC], 4 males Paratypes [IOC], in nest in a hollow fallen tree ( Lent 1941), = 1 male Paratype, 1 female Paratype, in Col. Usinger [EMEC] ( Usinger 1966); Paraná: Guaratuba Bay (25º 50’ S, 48º 34’ W), exx. not stated [probably PJSM], on bat ( Moura et al. 2003).

Note 1: In the introduction, Lent (1941) mentions 4 males, 1 female, and nymphs. Note 2: Until now, L. spectans seems to be exclusively associated to Noctilio leporinus in all of its geographic range ( Trinidad; Brazil; Argentina).