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| Figure 76. Bagauda zigzag sp. n., male (Pingtung County, Hengchun, Kenting National Park, 20 September 2007, photo: J. F. Tsai). |
Abstract
Thread-legged assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) belonging to the tribes Collartidini, Leistarchini, Emesini, and Metapterini of Taiwan are surveyed. Eight genera and thirteen species are recognized, four species are described as new. Collartidini (represented by the genus Collartida Villers, 1949) is recorded for the first time not only from Taiwan but from Southeast Asia as well. Ploiaria ryukyuanaIshikawa & Tomokuni, 2002, Gardena albiannulataIshikawa, 2005, and Stenolemus crassirostrisStål, 1871 are recorded for the first time from Taiwan. The species Collartida peregrina sp. n., Bagauda zigzag sp. n., Ploiaria huangorum sp. n., andStenolemus alikakay sp. n. are described as new. Identification keys to the species of the above tribes occurring in Taiwan are presented, and their zoogeography is briefly discussed.
Keywords: Taxonomy; New species; New records
Dávid Rédei and Jing-Fu Tsai. 2010. A Survey of the Emesine Assassin Bugs of the Tribes Collartidini, Leistarchini, Emesini, and Metapterini of Taiwan (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 57(1); 11-36. DOI: 10.1002/mmnd.201000002