Harpactor rhombeus (Erichson, 1848)

Wygodzinsky (1947c) gave a synopsis of the genus Harpactor Laporte, 1833 . H. rhombeus often has waxy secretions over the body, a character not mentioned by Wygodzinsky (1947c). An unidentified reduviid mentioned by Espinel (2000) as a predator of nymphs of Rhammatocerus schistocercoides ( Orthoptera: Acrididae), a serious occasional pest of the area, probably belongs to this species judging from the photograph of the nymph examined. H. rhombeus has been recorded from Mexico, Guyana and Venezuela (Stål 1872; Wygodzinsky 1947c; Maldonado 1990). The area in which the specimens listed below were collected is an extensive Colombian savanna called the “Llanos Orientales.” The specimens listed below are a new generic record from Colombia (Fig. 46).

Material examined: COLOMBIA, 2ɗɗ, 1Ψ, Meta, Pto. Gaitán, Río Yucabo, 200 m, I­1975, R. Jaramillo [UNCB]; 1Ψ, Meta, Remolinos, Centro Cafamllanos, 220 m, 23­III­ 1996 [MUJ].