Castolus sp.

Forero, Dimitri & Mejía-Soto, Andrés, 2021, A striking sexually dimorphic new species of Castolus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera Reduviidae) from Colombia, with new records from Neotropical countries and taxonomic notes on the genus, Zootaxa 5048 (4), pp. 538-560 : 557

Castolus sp.

( Figs. 9F, G )

Remarks. Two examined specimens from MEFLG are very similar to C. trinotatus ( Stål, 1867) but overall paler. Additional observations were identified in iNaturalist. These specimens are all from areas nearby Medellín, Antioquia. We do not have enough specimens and males at this moment to carefully study them. These specimens differ from C. trinotatus mainly by the lack of the three main spots on the posterior pronotal lobe ( Maldonado 1976), but there are apparently additional color characters that could indicate that these might be different. Until more specimens become available for study, no conclusion regarding its taxonomic status can be made. We are listing them to highlight the need to collect additional specimens before a taxonomic conclusion is reached.

Material examined. COLOMBIA — Antioquia • 1♀; Piedras Blancas ; 2350m; Jul 1955; F. Gallego leg.; en barbecho ( MEFLG) • 1♀; V . [alle] Medellín ; Sep 1945; Gallego ( MEFLG) .

OTHER EXAMINED MATERIAL (iNaturalist observations): COLOMBIA — Antioquia • 1♀; La Palma, Bello; 06.3305°N, 75.6105°W; 13 Feb 2021 ; R. Sanchez leg.; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69563929 • 1♀; El Retiro; 06.2023°N, 75.5252°W; 11 May 2021; J.C. Fernandez leg.; https://www. inaturalist.org/observations/78373914 .

Figures

FIGURE 9. Images of species of Castolus present in Colombia. A. C. lineatus Maldonado, 1976 (Colombia; photo L.M. Constantino); B. C. pallidus Maldonado, 1976 (Panama; photo A. Anker); C. C. multicinctus Stål, 1872, dorsal and lateral views (Cundinamarca, Colombia); D. C. plagiaticollis Stål, 1858 (Mexico; photo C.G. Velazco-Macias); E. C. rufomarginatus Champion, 1899 (Costa Rica; photo G. Kunz); F–G. Castolus sp. (Medellín, Colombia; photos J.C. Fernández and R. Sánchez).