Sinopla perpunctatus Signoret, 1863

Dellapé, Gimena, 2016, Synopsis of the Acanthosomatidae (Heteroptera) from Argentina, Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 75, No. 1 - 2, pp. 81-90 : 85-86

Sinopla perpunctatus Signoret, 1863 ( Fig. 10)

Distribution. Chile ( Signoret, 1863) and Argentina: Río Negro ( Kumar, 1974), Neuquén, Santa Cruz ( Bosq, 1937; Kormilev, 1958), Chubut and Tierra del Fuego ( Grazia & Schwertner, 2014).

Material Examined. CHILE: Ensenada , 2♀ ( MLP) . ARGENTINA: Neuquén, San Martín de los Andes, 2♀ ( MLP) ; Neuquén, 1J 1♀ ( MLP) ; Neuquén, Lago Lacar , 1♀, ( MLP) ; Neuquén, Nahuel Huapi, Isla Victoria , 5♀ ( MLP) ; Neuquén, Nahuel Huapi National Park , Traful, 40°39’3,4’’S 71°24’45,8’’W, 822 m asl, 2J 4♀, 21- I/7 -II-2008, Malaise trap, Garré & M. de Oca cols. ( MLP) ; Neuquén, Nahuel Huapi National Park , Traful, 40°39’3,4’’S 71°24’45,8’’W, 822 m asl, 1J, 3/ 21- I-2008, Malaise trap, Garré & M. de Oca cols. ( MLP) ; Neuquén, Nahuel Huapi National Park, Lago Falkner , 40°26’12,2’’S 71°31’44,9’’W, 930 m asl, 3J, 20-XII-2007 / 9-I-2008, Malaise trap, Garré & M. de Oca cols. ( MLP) ; Neuquén, Bosque de Arrayanes , 3J 10♀, 18-II-2015, Montemayor S. col. ( MLP) ; Neuquén, Villa La Angostura , 40°45’46.26’’S 71°38’30.51’’W, 3J, 17-II-2015, Montemayor S. col. ( MLP) ; Neuquén, Lago Escondido , 6J 11♀, II-2015, Montemayor S. col. ( MLP) ; Neuquén, Pucará , 1♀, 20-X-1970, Schajovakoi Lg. col. ( MACN) ; Río Negro, Bariloche, Cerro Otto , 2♀, 16-II-2015, Montemayor S. col. ( MLP) ; Río Negro, Bariloche, Cerro Otto , 1J 2♀, 18-II-2015, Montemayor S. col. ( MLP) ; Río Negro, Bariloche, Cerro Catedral , 41°08’45.49’’S 71°26’09.50’’W, 1J 1♀, 15-II-2015, Montemay-or S. col. ( MLP) ; Río Negro, Arroyo Llum , 3J ( MLP) ; Río Negro, Puerto Blest , 8J 4♀ ( MLP) ; Tierra del Fuego, Estancia Moat , 22J 24♀, 15-I-1988, Lombardo & Motta cols. ( MLP) .

Host Plants. NOthOfaguS antarCtiCa (G. Forster) Oersted , N. nervOSa (Phil.) Krasser and N. Obliqua (Mirb.) Oersted ( Nothofagaceae ) ( Bosq, 1937; Faundez, 2007b); the complex ChuSquea CuleOu E. Desv. ( Poaceae : Bambusoideae) ( CoscarÓn et al., 2015); and Luma apiCulata (DC.) Burret ( Myrtaceae ).

Comments. Martinez et al. (2003) described the immature stages of this species. Osorio (2009) and Faúndez & Osorio (2010a) reported new Chilean records and biological data about maternal care and coloration patterns associated with the cryptic habits of this species. According to Faúndez (2007b) and Osorio (2009), S. perpunCtatuS is considered a specialized species registered only on NOthOfaguS spp. However, CoscarÓn et al. (2015) reported it on the complex ChuSquea , and in this contribution I report a new host plant, Luma apiCulata “arrayán”, an evergreen native tree from the southern Andean Region in Chile and Argentina.