Euschistus crenator (Fabricius, 1794)

Distribution. USA, Mexico, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Cuba, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and Brazil.

Distribution in Colombia. Antioquia, Bolívar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Meta, Quindío, Risaralda, Tolima, and Valle del Cauca.

Remarks. Euschistus crenator has the pronotal denticles with punctures crowded on the margin.

References. Kirkaldy 1909; Rolston 1984; Maes 1994.

Examined material. COLOMBIA: Antioquia, San Luis, Reserva Natural Cañon del Río Claro, 440m, 1 iii 1994, A. Quintero / MPUJ _ ENT 0010756 / MPUJ _ ENT 0010757 (MPUJ _ ENT) ; 1♀, Bolívar, Zambrano, Hda. Monterrey, 9°37’48’’ N, 74°54’44’’ W; 70 m, 15 xii 1993, F. Fernández & G. Ulloa (IAvH-E) ; 1♂, Chocó, Riosucio, Sautatá, 26 vii 1978, H. Echeverri (IAvH-E) ; 2♂, 1♀, Cundinamarca, Cáqueza, Vda. Ubatoque, 1746 m, 14 viii 1989, L.P. Moreno (IAvH-E); 2 x 1983, G. Andrade (IAvH-E); Villeta, 22 vii 1972, G. Hurtado (IAvH-E) ; 1♂, Meta, Puerto Limón, 300 m, 25 iii 1983, Camilo C. (IAvH-E) ; 1♀, Quindío, Salento, 1 viii 1990, G. Medina & C. Rodríguez (IAvH-E) ; Risaralda, Pereira, S.F.F. Otún Quimbaya, Est. La Suiza, 1995 m, 4.732977° N, 75.589199° W, Gui-Ger, viii 1992 / MPUJ _ ENT 0010758 (MPUJ _ ENT) ; 1♀, Tolima, Espinal, 29 xii 1980, O. Jimenez (IAvH-E); Melgar, Centro Cafam, 450m, Eraso et al. / MPUJ _ ENT 0010755 (MPUJ _ ENT); 1♀, Valle del Cauca, Restrepo, Camp. Madroñal, 1300 m, 5 ii 1984, J. Adama (IAvH-E); Tuluá, Mateguadua, Jardín Botánico Juan María Céspedes, 1100m, 04.02913° N, 76.166981° W, 24-31 viii 1996, P. Lattig / MPUJ _ ENT 0010753 (MPUJ _ ENT); E. Amat / MPUJ _ ENT 0010754 (MPUJ _ ENT) .