Sixeonotus brasiliensis Carvalho and Gomes

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Sixeonotus brasiliensis Carvalho and Gomes, 1971c: 475 (orig. descrip.).

Diagnosis. General color black, surface shiny, with pale yellowish areas; inner margin of eyes, base of antennal segments I, II and III, apex of membrane, legs, and rostrum pale yellow; hemelytra dark brown. Length 2.00– 2.60 mm.

Host. Sweet potato, Ipomea batatas Poir. [ Convolvulaceae] (Carvalho and Gomes, 1971c; Ferreira et al., 2001).

Distribution. Brazil (Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina) and Venezuela (Carvalho and Gomes, 1971c).

Minas Gerais specimens examined. 1 Ψ, Viçosa, 18 Feb. 1978, Ferreira and Rossi; (UFVB); 1 ɗ, Viçosa, Feb. 1946, Vanetti, feijão manteiga (UFVB).