A new species of Crophius Stal (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Oxycarenidae) from Mexico and Arizona, USA, and designation of a neotype for C. scabrosus (Uhler)

Authors: CLARK, AARON - University Of Wyoming; Henry, Thomas

Submitted to: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/20/2023
Publication Date: 11/16/2023
Citation: Clark, A., Henry, T.J. 2023. A new species of Crophius Stal (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Oxycarenidae) from Mexico and Arizona, USA, and designation of a neotype for C. scabrosus (Uhler). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 125(1):11-20. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.125.1.11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.125.1.11

Interpretive Summary: The seed bugs treated in this paper belong to a worldwide family containing 23 genera and about 150 species, several of which, such as the cottonseed bug recently discovered in California, cause millions of dollars in damage to cotton each year. In this publication we present the description of a new species from Mexico that is closely related to a U.S. species with characteristics different from other members of the genus. The taxonomic position and relationships of these bugs with other species in the genus are discussed. This information will be of wide interest to researchers working in pest management, biological control, and plant pest quarantine.

Technical Abstract: A new cryptic oxycarenid seed bug, Crophius arribus new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Oxycarenidae), is described from the Mexican states of Chiapas, Mexico, Puebla, and Querétaro and Arizona, USA. The new species is assigned to the genus Crophius Stål even though the length of the labium and the number of fore femoral spines exceed the established generic limits. A neotype is designated for Crophius scabrous (Uhler).