Revision of the genus Pachylis with the description of two new species, synonymies, and distributional records (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Nematopodini)

Abstract

The genus Pachylis Le Peletier and Serville (Coreidae: Nematopodini) is revised; 2 new species fromColombia, Ecuador and Peru are described; P. hector Stål is sinonimized under P. nervosus Dallas, and P. serus Bergunder P. laticornis (Fabricius); 2 species, P. obscura Spinola and P. striatus (Thunberg), are considered as incertaesedis. New distribution records are provided for P. argentinus Berg, P. bipunctatus (Thunberg), P. laticornis, P.nervosus, P. pharaonis (Herbst) and P. tenuicornis Dallas. Pictures of habitus, antennae, male genital capsule andparameres are provided. A key to the known species is presented.