Rasahus costaricensis Coscarón

Forero, Dimitri, 2006, New records of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Colombia and other Neotropical countries, Zootaxa 1107, pp. 1-47 : 31

Rasahus costaricensis Coscarón & Maldonado, 1988

Coscarón & Maldonado (1988) described this species from Costa Rica, but did not explicitly describe the color pattern, providing only a gray habitus drawing. Therefore, a color figure of an adult and a nymph is provided here ( Figs. 51 , 52 ). From the specimens examined here it is evident that some variation in color intensity can occur, as some can be paler or darker. The specimens listed below are a new record from Colombia and also from continental South America. This species seems to be distributed widely in this country.

Material examined: COLOMBIA, 1Ψ, Antioquia, Valle de Medellín (en maíz), 1550 m, VI­1945, L. Gallego [ MEFLG]; 1Ψ, Antioquia, Peñol (en hoja) [6°13'N­ 75°13'W], 2200 m, 25­IV­1989, R. Castaño [ MEFLG]; 1ɗ, 2ΨΨ, 1 nymph, Risaralda, Mun. Pereira, S.[antuario] F.[lora] F.[auna] Otún Quimbaya, Est. la Suiza, 1850 m, 25­ IV: 4­V­1997, C. Gamba [ MUJ]; 1ɗ, Santander, La Belleza, 28­XI­1992, Bareño & Pinzón [ UNAB]; 1Ψ, [Cundinamarca], Bituima [04º52’N­ 74º32’W, 1350m]/ superficie foliar, 4­V­1990, E. Ramírez [ UNAB].

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).

FIGURES 52 – 60. Dorsal and lateral views of Reduviidae species. 52, Rasahus costaricensis, late instar nymph; 53, Rasahus rufiventris; 54, Microlestria laevis; 55, Opisthacidius mexicanus; 56, Volesus nigripennis, dorsal view; 57, V. nigripennis, lateral view; 58, Kodormus bruneosus; 59, Ocrioessa lobuliventris; 60, Microvescia costalimai, dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm (52, 54, 60); 3 mm (53); 4 mm (55 ­ 59).