Quasitagalis afonsoi, a new genus and a new species of Saicinae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) inhabiting a cave in Brazil, with an updated key to the genera of Saicinae of the New World

Hélcio R Gil-Santana; Jader Oliveira; Robson de A Zampaulo

doi:10.3897/zookeys.966.52930

Quasitagalis afonsoi, a new genus and a new species of Saicinae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) inhabiting a cave in Brazil, with an updated key to the genera of Saicinae of the New World

Zookeys. 2020 Sep 9:966:9-39. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.966.52930. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Hélcio R Gil-Santana¹, Jader Oliveira², Robson de A Zampaulo³

Affiliations

¹ Laboratório de Diptera, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
² Laboratório de Parasitologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas UNESP/FCFAR, Rodovia Araraquara Jaú, KM 1, 14801-902, Araraquara, SP, Brazil Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho" Araraquara Brazil.
³ VALE SA, Gerência de Licenciamento e Espeleologia (COI), Av. de Ligação, 3580, prédio 1, 1° andar, Mina de Águas Claras, 34000000, Nova Lima, MG, Brazil VALE SA, Gerência de Licenciamento e Espeleologia Nova Lima Brazil.

Abstract

Quasitagalis afonsoi gen. et sp. nov. of Saicinae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) is described based on a male and three female specimens collected in a cave in the State of Tocantins, Brazil. Additionally, some characteristics from two nymphs of different instars of the same species are also recorded. An updated key to the New World genera of Saicinae is provided.

Keywords: Heteroptera; Paratagalis; Tagalis; Neotropics; male genitalia.

Hélcio R. Gil-Santana, Jader Oliveira, Robson de A. Zampaulo.