Odara maculatus, Campos & Fernandes, 2022

Campos, Breno B. & Fernandes, José A. M., 2022, Odara, a new genus to Edessinae (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) with Eleven New Species, Insect Systematics & amp; Evolution 54 (3), pp. 1-38 : 20-21

Odara maculatus sp. n.

ZooBank: https://zoobank.org/7FF71F41-240F-47F0-9495-7D400D0CE6AC ( Figs. 1 E, 2 E, 8 A – E, 17)

Holotype male. PERU: Loreto: Prov. Napo, Rio Napo , Biol. Sta. Jatun Satcha , 1° 03’S x 77° 35’09W, 12–16 April 199, 380- 400m, S. J. Weller, P. Bara & M. J. Ryan ( USNM) .

Measurements. Antennomeres length: 1st: 0.6; 2nd: 1.3; 3rd: 1.8; 4th: 3.6; 5th: missing; head length: 2.1; head width: 2.6; pronotal length: 3.5; pronotal width: 10.6; scutellum length: 7.8; scutellum width: 5.6; abdominal width: 8.7; total length: 15.7.

Etymology. The name refers to the suffused spots on ventral surface of the body (L. maculatus-spotted)

Diagnosis. Antennae dark brown in the first and second segments, becoming gradually lighter in the rest ( Fig. 1 E). Humeral angles very projected, apices and posterolateral margins covered by a small dark spot which extends to the ventral surface covering the entire angle ( Figs. 1 E, 2 E). Corium with veins thick, connected with a big spot and almost forming a “Y” ( Fig. 1 E). Area of the excavations of the connexival segments black, and central area of the segments yellow ( Fig. 1 E). Last connexival segment completely black ( Fig. 1 E). Ventral surface of the body covered by many suffused dark brown spots ( Fig. 1 E). Propleura with black lines around the base of procoxae ( Fig. 2 E). Area of evaporatorium mostly dark brown ( Fig. 2 E). Legs dark brown, distal third of meso and hind femora black ( Fig. 2 E). Male: parameres spearhead-shaped, big, narrow, elongated, posterolaterally curved ( Figs. 8 D, E); superior process of the genital cup big and triangular ( Figs. 8 D, E); ventral surface with a longitudinal dark brown spot ( Fig. 8 B); projections of ventral rim covered by dark spots ( Fig. 8 D, E).

Description. Head. Apex of mandibular plates darker than the rest (Fig. 02 E). Antennal segments formula: IV>V>III>II>I; segment V almost equal in length to the IV.

Thorax. Pronotum with deep and brown punctation ( Fig. 1 E). Scutellum with shallow punctation anteriorly and deep posteriorly, punctures brown ( Fig. 1 E). Corium lateral margins yellow ( Fig. 1 E). Membrane of hemelytra dark brown ( Fig. 1 E). Ventral surface with deep and black punctation ( Fig. 2 E). Metasternal process elevated anteriorly; anterior arms rounded, somewhat narrow, receiving only the last segment of the rostrum ( Fig. 8 C).

Abdomen. Ventral surface with region between segments and pseudosutures much darker than adjacent areas and connected by dark spots ( Fig. 2 E).

Male ( Fig. 8 A, B, D, E). Pygophore. Superior process of the genital cup black, flattened, apex dorsolaterally directed; visible in dorsal view ( Fig. 8 A, D, E). Proctiger strongly excavated on laterals, excavation with short setae; dorsal face delimited distally by a small carina; posterior face subtriangular and setose ( Fig. 8 D, E). Ventral rim deeply excavated, bottom of the excavation flat, very setose, with a small medial black spot ( Fig. 8 B, D, E).

Female. Unknown.

Comments. This species is related to O. dracula sp. n. and O. rondoniensis sp. n., see the comments of O. dracula sp. n. It shares with O. rondoniensis sp. n. the parameres posteriorly projected. It can be distinguished from these species, and the rest of the genus, by the ventral surface of abdomen covered by dark brown spots ( Fig. 2 E).

Distribution ( Fig. 17). PERU: Loreto.