Cosmoclopius curacavensis Cobben and Wygodzinsky 1975

Forero, Dimitri, 2006, New records of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Colombia and other Neotropical countries, Zootaxa 1107, pp. 1-47 : 26-27

Cosmoclopius curacavensis Cobben and Wygodzinsky 1975

Cosmoclopius Stål, 1866 , has seven described species ( Maldonado 1990). C. curacavensis was originally described from Curaçao, where it is associated with Cleome viscosa [ Capparidaceae ] ( Cobben & Wygodzinsky 1975). For the first time the genus is recorded from Colombia ( Fig. 44 ), and this is the first record of this species from continental South America.

Material examined: COLOMBIA, 1Ψ, Cundinamarca, Apulo, 1­VII­1972, M. Arrieta, leg. / Cosmoclopius curacavensis C. Weiracuh det. 1998 [ UNCB].

Figures

FIGURES 43 – 51. Dorsal view of Reduviidae species. 43, Ponerobia bipustulata; 44, Cosmoclopius curacavensis; 45, Erbessus grossus; 46, Harpactor rhombeus; 47, Iquitozelus couturieri; 48, Isocondylus elongatus, head and pronotum; 49, Orbella lugubris; 50, Tydides rufus; 51, Rasahus costaricensis, dorsal view, adult. Scale bar: 2 mm (51); 3 mm (44, 47, 49); 4 mm (46, 50); 5 mm (43, 45).