Repipta flavicans Amyot & Serville
Creators: name: Martin-Park, Abdiel
name: Delfín-González, Hugo
name: Coscarón, María Del Carmen
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Reduviidae
Repipta
Repipta flavicans

description: Repipta flavicans (Amyot & Serville)
Figs 2, 5, 6, 8–15, Map 2
Zelus flavicans Amyot & Serville, 1843:374 [descr.], Brazil.
Zelus lateralis Herrich-Schaeffer, 1853:120 [descr.], Brazil. Synonymized by Stål, 1872.
Zelus ochraceus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1853:121 [descr.], Brazil. Synonymized by Stål, 1872.
Zelus varipes Herrich-Schaeffer, 1853:121 [descr.], Brazil. Synonymized by Lethierry & Severin 1896.
Repipta varipes Stål, 1872:80 [cit.]; Wygodzinsky, 1949:45 [cat.].
Repipta flavicans; Stål, 1862a:447 [descr.]; Stål, 1872:80 [cit.]; Berg, 1879: 147 [descr.]; Lethierry & Severin, 1896:180 [cat.]; Osborn & Drake, 1915:531 [cit.]; Van Duzee, 1916:31 [cat.]; Readio, 1927:199 [cit.]; Rau, 1933:189 [cit.]; Wygodzinsky, 1949:45 [cat.]; Ruffinelli & Pirán, 1959:1 –60 [cat.]; Henry & Froeschner, 1988:634 [cat.]; Maldonado, 1990:269, 270 [cat.]; Froeschner, 1999:209 [cat.]; Gámez-Virués et al. 2003:127 –131 [descr.].
Redescription. — General coloration light brown, brown, red or red pigmented with brown. Head: brown, light brown, red or red pigmented with brown in some specimens; gena, clypeus, jugum, labrum and interocular suture brown or dark brown, light brown in some specimens; antennifer spines light brown, brown or dark brown; eyes not surpassing margins of head; antenna I light brown or brown in some specimens; II light brown, dark brown or basally to medially light brown and brown toward apex in some specimens; III and IV light brown or brown in some specimens; rostrum I and II brown, light brown, red or yellowish pigmented with brown in some specimens; III brown or dark brown in some specimens. Pronotum: anterior lobe light brown, brown, red or red pigmented with brown, with a wide longitudinal light brown band across all anterior lobe in some specimens; anterolateral angles light brown, red or brown in some specimens; collar like anterolateral angles or red pigmented with brown in some specimens; submedian carina reaching less than half length of posterior lobe; posterior lobe light brown, dark brown, red or light brown pigmented with red in some specimens, with an inverted “V” brown or dark brown pattern or four bands, beginning in anterior margin and reaching each humeral and discal spines, these brown. Scutellum: principal body red pigmented with brown, red, light brown or pale in some specimens; posterior process pale, light brown or brown, short or moderately long, acuminate and rounded in some specimens. Pleura: light brown, brown, pale, red or red pigmented with brown in some specimens; if light brown pro-, meso-, and metapleuron with a dark brown irregular spot near inferior margin in some specimens; pro-, meso-, and mestasterna light brown, brown, red or red pigmented with brown. Legs: light brown not homogeneously pigmented with brown; coxae and trochanters light brown, brown, red or red pigmented with brown in some specimens; femora brown, light brown or red pigmented with brown, with three brown bands, sometimes dark brown: basally, near center and apically in some specimens; tibiae with same coloration and banded pattern like femora; tarsus brown. Abdomen: connexival segments: brown, light brown, red or red pigmented with brown in some specimens; unarmed or segments III–V armed with short, light brown, curved spines at their outer apical angles (Fig. 16 F) in some specimens; urosternites light brown not homogeneously pigmented with brown, brown, light brown, red or red pigmented with brown, with a dark brown quadrangular spot above connexival segments and ventrally with dark brown intersegmental lines in some specimens. Macropterous form: brown, dark brown or red pigmented with brown in some specimens. Hemelytra: corium and clavus brown, dark brown or red pigmented with brown in some specimens; hemelytron 1.00– 1.80 mm longer than abdomen; membrane hyaline-brownish. Male genitalia: pygophore: globose, longer than wide, few short hairs distally, median process developed and quadrangular (Fig. 8 D), parameres: short, thick and curved, brown medially to distally with long hairs ventrally (Fig. 9 D). Phallus: articulatory apparatus quadrangular, medium long, basal plate bridge thin and long, pedicel thin, with a rounded protuberance medially (Fig. 10 D). Female genitalia: posterior view: as in (Fig. 11 G). Gonocoxite VIII: abundant thin and thick hairs, anterior fibula curved, wide basally with a brown circular spot near external margin and reaching anterior fibula (Fig. 12 G). Gonapophysis VIII: ventrally with abundant thick hairs (Fig. 12 G). Gonocoxite IX: ventrally with abundant thin hairs and wide basally (Fig. 13 G).
Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, French Guiana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay.
Material examined. Argentina: 1 3 1 Ƥ Chaco: Quitilipi, [26°54'S – 60°12'W], 05/II/1942, (MLP), (ZSM); 2 Ƥ Corrientes: Ituzaingo, [27°35'S – 56°41'W], 29/IV/2003; 1 Ƥ Mburucuyá [28°02'S – 58°08'W], 10/XII/2004, M.C. Coscarón det; 1 3 Pellegrini, [27°27'S – 58°50'W], 02/XII/2001, M.C. Melo leg., Coscarón expedition; 1 Ƥ Formosa: Misión Laishi, [26º14'S – 58º37'W], 12/XI/1942, Biraben-Bezzi leg; 1 Ƥ Misiones: Iguazú [25º39'S – 54º30'W], XI/1944, M. Biraben leg. (MLP); Bolivia: 1 Ƥ Chapare, [16°31'S – 65°03'W], 30/IX/1952; 1 Ƥ Nor Yungas: Coroico, [16º11'S – 67º43'W], 17/V/1950, P. Wygodzinsky det. (ZSM); Brazil: 2 32Ƥ[14°01'S – 50°58'W], F. Sahlb leg; 2 3 1 Ƥ Brasilia, [15°46'S – 47°55'W]; 1 Ƥ Río Grande do Sul, [29°32'S – 56°41'W], J.C. Elkins det., [SMNH]; 1 3 2 Ƥ Santa Catarina: Nova Teutonia, [27°03'S – 52°24'W], 29/ XII/1944, V/1949, 13/IX/1944, J.M. Bérenger, P. Wygodzinsky det., F. Plaumann leg., (ZSM); Colombia: 4 3 1 Ƥ [4°34'N – 74°17'W], 1939, S. Dalh leg., (MZLU); 1 3 Cordillera Oriental, [8º27'N – 73º25'W], M. Redondo leg., (ZSM); 2 Ƥ Cundinamarca, [5°01'N – 74°01'W], III/1931, (MLP); Guatemala: 1 3 Cerro Zapote, [15º29'N – 88º31'W], G.C. Champion det., (SMNH); Mexico: 1 Ƥ Tabasco: Teapa, [17°33'N – 92°57'W], (SMNH); Paraguay: 1 Ƥ Asunción, [21º16'S – 57º38'W]; 1 3 Hohenau, [27°04'S – 55°38'W], 12/XII/1924; 2 3 2 Ƥ Independencia, [25°41'S – 56°15'W], (ZSM); 1 3 Caaguazu: Raúl Oviedo, [25º08'S – 55º26'W], 08/12/2000, B & S. Bembé leg; 1 Ƥ Guairá: Villarrica, [25°45'S – 56°25'W], 1924, J. Maldonado det., F. Schade leg., (FMNH); Peru: 1 Ƥ Amazonas: Iquitos, [3º43'S – 73º15'W], J.C. Elkins det., (SMNH); 5 3 1 Ƥ Huánuco, [9º55'S – 76º13'W], 0 6–17/IV/2000, T. Kothe leg., (ZSM); 2 3 Madre de Dios, [12°12'S – 70°27'W], 01/I/1984, L. Huggert, E. Burmeister, E. Diller, T. Kothe & W. Sclang leg., (MZLU); 1 Ƥ Loreto: Pevas, [3º19'S – 71º51'W], J.C. Elkins det., (SMNH); 1 3 Satipo, [11°15'S – 74°38'W], 18/I/1984, L. Huggert leg., (MZLU); 1 3 Canchis: Sicuani, [14°17'S – 71°13'W], (ZSM).
Measurements. As in Table 9.
Remarks. In the first records from Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru, R. flavicans varies widely in body size, legs, anterior and posterior lobe coloration pattern, size of antennifer, and posterior lobe spines (14 A–D). Colombian and Argentinian specimens are armed with short spines in the connexival segments (Fig. 16 F). We agree with Berg (1879) and Champion (1899), who noted these differences between specimens from Mexico and Central America compared to those from South America, as “transitional form.” We also agree with the redescription of Gaméz- Virués et al. (2003), but have included additional data such as male and female genitalia traits.
lsocondylus fuscipes Stål, 1855:189 [descr.], Mexico, USA—Texas.
Repipta fuscipes; Stål, 1862a:446 [descr.]; Uhler, 1886:24 [cat.]; Lethierry & Severin, 1896:180 [cat.]; Wygodzinsky, 1949:45 [cat.]; Maldonado, 1990:270 [cat.].
Redescription. — General coloration dark brown and light brown. Head: brown or light brown in some specimens, except clypeus and antennifer spines, these darker; ocellar area with a dark brown semicircular spot; eyes surpassing inferior margin of head in males; antenna I–IV dark brown; III thickened at base and reduced gradually toward apex in males; rostrum I–III dark brown, cream colored between intersegmental segments. Pronotum: anterior lobe light brown, except an inverted “U” formed by anterolateral angles and collar, reaching or near anterior acetabulum, this with a dark brown pattern (Fig. 16A); submedian carina reaching less than half length of posterior lobe; posterior lobe dark brown except posterior margin, this light brown. Scutellum: principal body light brown except a circular or triangular dark brown spot medially; posterior process brown, acute short and rounded. Pleura: propleura brown with a dark brown spot; meso-, and metapleura light brown; prosterna light brown; meso-, and metasterna brown. Legs: coxae light brown; trochanters dark brown; femora dark brown; hind femora with a whitish spot basally; tibiae dark brown; tarsus basally to medially brown and dark brown apically. Abdomen: connexival segments: brown or light brown with a dark brown spots placed in intersegmental suture in some specimens; unarmed; urosternites light brown or with cream tones in some specimens; ventrally with a dark brown intersegmental line in segments IV–VI in males and IV–VII in females. Macropterous form: brown or dark brown in males, almost black in females. Hemelytra: corium and clavus brown or dark brown in males, almost black in females; hemelytron 2.16–2.56 mm longer than abdomen; membrane hyaline-brownish in males and dark brown in females. Male genitalia: pygophore: subquadrangular, longer than wide, with abundant long hairs distally (Fig. 8 E), median process developed, long and rounded (finger-shaped), lateral median process semicircular with long hairs (Fig. 8 E), parameres long, thin and straight, medially to distally brown with long hairs ventrally and externally (Fig. 9 E). Phallus: articulatory apparatus oval, medium long, basal plate bridge very short, pedicel wide (Fig. 10 E). Female genitalia: posterior view: as in (Fig. 11 H). Gonocoxite VIII: sparse thin hairs (Fig. 12 H), anterior fibula slightly subquadrangular, widened proximally (Fig. 12 H). Gonapophysis VIII: ventrally with abundant thin hairs (Fig. 12 H). Gonocoxite IX: ventrally with abundant thin and thick hairs, not wide basally (Fig. 13 H).
MAP 3. Distribution of R. fuscipes, R. fuscospinosa, R. hondurensis sp. nov., R. lepidula and R. mucosa.
Distribution: El Salvador, Mexico, USA.
Material examined. Mexico: 2 3 2 Ƥ Oaxaca, [17°04'N – 96°43'W], 0 6, 19, 22/IX/1990, (MULU); 1 3 Volcán de Colima, [17°05'N – 96°42'W], 18/VIII/1918, P. Wygodzinsky det., (ZSM).
Measurements. As in Table 10.
Remarks. Posterior lobe spines vary in size from very short to very long, and antennifer spines are very short.
Repipta fuscospinosa; Stål, 1859:369 [descr.], Brazil; Lethierry & Severin, 1896:181 [cat.]; Wygodzinsky, 1949:45 [cat.]; Maldonado, 1990: 270 [cat.].
Redescription. — General coloration red with brown. Head: red except labrum and bucculae, these brown, antennifer spines darker; eyes not surpassing margins of head. Pronotum: red; anterior lobe with abundant short hairs laterally; submedian carina beginning in middle of anterior lobe and reaching less than half length of posterior lobe; posterior lobe (discal and humeral) spines dark brown at tip. Scutellum: red; posterior process short, acuminate and rounded. Pleura: red pigmented with light brown in anterior and superior margins; prosterna red; meso-, and metasterna brown medially and red laterally. Legs: coxae red pigmented with brown in inferior margin and trochanters light brown; fore-, and mid- femora red basally to medially or light brown and dark brown apically in some specimens; hind femora red at base and dark brown apically, light brown in some specimens; fore tibiae dark brown basally to near middle and light brown toward apex; mid tibiae dark brown basally to slightly beyond middle and light brown toward apex; hind tibiae dark brown basally to center with a middle light brown band pattern, and brown pigmented with dark brown apically; tarsus dark brown except last tarsal segment and claws, these light brown. Abdomen: connexival segments: red; unarmed; urosternites red pigmented with brown; ventrally with dark brown intersegmental lines (Fig. 5 L). Macropterous form: dark brown. Hemelytra: corium and clavus dark brown; hemelytron longer than abdomen; membrane hyaline-brownish.
Distribution: Brazil.
Material examined. Brazil: 1 Ƥ Río de Janeiro: Nova Friburgo, [22°17'S – 42°32'W], I/1946, P. Wygodzinsky Leg., J.C. Elkins det., (AMNH); 1 Ƥ São Paulo, [23°46'S – 46°38'W], J.C. Elkins det., (SMNH).
Remarks. Images provided by (AMNH) and (SMNH). It superficially resembles R. costarrisensis sp. nov., but can be differentiated by the posterior lobe of pronotum without longitudinal band pattern.
description: Published as part of Martin-Park, Abdiel, Delfín-González, Hugo & Coscarón, María Del Carmen, 2012, Revision of genus Repipta Stål 1859 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) with new species and distribution data, pp. 1-54 in Zootaxa 3501 on pages 17-24, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.213795