Interocoris mexicanus ( Usinger, 1935 ), 2008

Polhemus, John T. & Polhemus, Dan A., 2008, Intraspecific morphological polymorphism in Naucoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) with notes on nomenclature and synonymy, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48 (2), pp. 289-298 : 296

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5340945
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5442975
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038B3772-A36E-FFF3-FECA-934EFE04FA0E
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Interocoris mexicanus ( Usinger, 1935 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Interocoris mexicanus ( Usinger, 1935) View in CoL , comb. nov.

Heleocoris mexicanus Usinger, 1935: 133 View in CoL . Type locality: Temascaltepec , Mexico. Holotype in CAS.

Heleocoris ( Interocoris) mexicanus: LA RIVERS (1974) View in CoL : 11.

Material examined. MEXICO: CHIAPAS: 1 J, W. of Rizo de Oro , CL 1331, 14.i.1970 . GUERRERO: 1 ♀, Terreros, km 31 on Mexico Hwy. 134, NE of Ixtapa, CL 1896, 29.i.1985 . JALISCO: 1 J, nr. Atentique , CL 740, 12.v.1975 ; 1 J 3 ♀♀, S. of Mismaloya , CL 733, 9.vi.1975 ; 1 J, S. of Mismaloya , CL 734, 9.vi.1975 . NAYARIT: W. of Compostela , CL 730, 8.vi.1975 . OAXACA: 7 JJ 8 ♀♀ 5 nymphs, 7 mi. S. of Valle Nacional, CL 508, 5.i.1971, J. T. & M. S. Polhemus . SONORA: 1 ♀, La Aduana , CL 1212, 21.iii.1967 ; 3 JJ 1 ♀, canyon 17 mi. S. of Bacanora, 25.iv.1982, D. A. Polhemus (all in JTPC, all collected by J. T. Polhemus unless otherwise noted) .

Discussion. The original type series was collected from mud along the margins of streams ( USINGER 1935). Our specimens were almost all collected from hygropetric habitats, such as cracks in vertical wet rock faces.