Additional information for Neortholomus gibbifer (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Orsillidae) from Argentina, Southern Cone

Abstract :

The family Orsillidae (Lygaeidae: Orsillinae) includes more than 200 species described in 27 genera, only three of its genera are restricted to the “New World”, Belonochilus, Aborsillus and Neortholomus. Three species of genus Neortholomus are known in Argentina: Neortholomus gibbifer, Neortholomus jamaicensis and Neortholomus rubricatus. In the present work, it is proposed a redescription of the species Neortholomus gibbifer, details of its male and female genitalia are provided. This is the first appointment for the ecoregion of the Espinal and extension of its distribution in Argentina


Keyword :

Orsillidae, Neortholomus gibbifer, Argentina


Author(s) : Stella, C. A., Pall, J. L.
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Published Issue : 2018 Vol. 13 Number 2


2018 Vol. 13 Number 2