First record of &lt;i&gt;Praetorblissus&lt;/i&gt; from Mexico (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Blissidae), with the description of a new species associated with bamboo

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 03 Jul 2013Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Zootaxa, volume 3,683 (issn: 1175-5326, eissn: 1175-5334,

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Authors: Peredo, Luis Cervantes; Brailovsky, Harry;

doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3683.2.9

pmid: 25250448

First record of <i>Praetorblissus</i> from Mexico (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Blissidae), with the description of a new species associated with bamboo

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Praetorblissus mexicanus is described as a new species of Blissidae. This species represents the first record of the genus for Mexico and expands its northern limit of distribution. The species was collected in a pine area in the state of Oaxaca associated with the bamboo Chusquea repens. A key is included to separate all the species in the genus.

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National Autonomous University of Mexico
Mexico

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Male, Insecta, Arthropoda, Biodiversity, Poaceae, Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Species Specificity, Animalia, Animals, Blissidae, Mexico, Ecosystem, Taxonomy

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