Rotundedessa eucnema

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pentatomoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Superordo: Condylognatha Ordo: Hemiptera Subordo: Heteroptera Infraordo: Pentatomomorpha Superfamilia: Pentatomoidea

Familia: Pentatomidae
Subfamilia: Edessinae
Genus: Rotundedessa
Species: Rotundedessa eucnema

Name

Rotundedessa eucnema (Nascimento, Mendonça & Fernandes, 2017)

Synonyms

• Edessa eucnema Nascimento, Mendonça & Fernandes, 2017: 143
  • Holotype: ♂, III–1964, Dirings, MZUSP.
    • Type locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina: Rio Vermelho (27º29’28.89” S 48º24’58.45” W).
  • Paratypes: ♂ 72341, 29–IX–98 [1898?] (MZUSP); Brazil, Minas Gerais: ♀ Poços de Caldas, Retiro Branco, 30–XI–1969, J. Becker, O. Leoncini col. (21º47’06.84” S 46º33’42.65” W) (MNRJ); São Paulo: ♂ ♀ Campos do Jordão, II–1944, 1600 m, J. B. leg. (IOC); 2 ♀ 16–12–1944, F. Lane col. (22º44’33.98” S 45º35’46.63” W) (MZUSP); Paraná: ♀ Colombo, 9–XII–1983, Chiarello leg. (25º17’34.20” S 49º13’35.57” W) (MNRJ); ♀ Ponta Grossa, XII–1938, Camargo col. (25º05’57.07” S 50º09’30.28” W) (MZUSP); Santa Catarina: 2 ♀ Rio Vermelho, II–1963 Dirings (27º29’28.89” S 48º24’58.45” W) (MZUSP); 11 ♂ 18 ♀ same locality, III–1964, Dirings (MZUSP); 2 ♂ 2 ♀ same data (UFRG); ♂ Nova Teutônia, III–1964, Dirings (MZUSP); Rio Grande do Sul: ♀ Arroio D. Pedro II, São Francisco de Paula, 5–I–1961, A. S. F. Ditadi leg. (30º00’25.88” S 51º11’25.34” W) (UFRG).
  • Etymology: Reference to the small black spots on legs. Euknemos— with beautiful legs.

References

Primary references

• Nascimento, D.A. Do, Mendonça, M.T.Da S. & Fernandes, J.A.M. 2017. Description of a new group of species of Edessa (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae). Zootaxa 4254(1): 136–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4254.1.10 ResearchGate Reference page.  [p. 143]

Additional references

• Martínez, M.C., Gallardo, F.B., Fernandes, J.A.M. & Campos, L.A. 2026. Rotundedessa gen. n., a New Edessinae Genus with the Description of Two New Species from Argentina (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Neotropical Entomology 55: 74. DOI: 10.1007/s13744-026-01417-3 Reference page. 

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