Thesis B Dealy- Piezogaster Generic Revision

A REVISION OF THE GENUS

PIEZOGASTER

AMYOT & SERVILLE(HETEROPTERA: COREIDAE: NEMATOPODINI)AND THE DESCRIPTION OFTWO NEW SPECIESbeingA Thesis Presented to the Graduate Facultyof the Fort Hays State University inPartial Fulfillment of the Requirements forthe Degree of Master of SciencebyBeau DealyB.S., Fort Hays State UniversityDate___________________ Approved

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Major Professor Approved__________________________________Chair, Graduate Council

Index

Acknowledgments..........................................................................................................iiiAbstract.........................................................................................................................1Introduction...................................................................................................................2Methods.........................................................................................................................4Results...........................................................................................................................6Description of the genus

Piezogaster

Amyot & Serville..................................................8Diagnostic key to known species....................................................................................10Species descriptions (alphabetical listing)

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Piezogaster achillelus

Brailovsky & Barrera......................................................13

Piezogaster achilles

(Stål)..................................................................................14

Piezogaster acuminatus

Brailovsky....................................................................16

Piezogaster alienatus sp. nov.

.............................................................................18

Piezogaster alternatus

(Say)...............................................................................20

Piezogaster auriculatus

(Stål).............................................................................24

Piezogaster basilicus

Brailovsky & Barrera........................................................27

Piezogaster bolivianus

Brailovsky......................................................................30

Piezogaster calcarator

(Fabricius)......................................................................30

Piezogaster camposi

(Montandon).....................................................................33

Piezogaster chiriquinus

(Distant).......................................................................35

Piezogaster chontalensis

(Distant)......................................................................38

Piezogaster congruus

Brailovsky & Barrera.......................................................40

Piezogaster dilatatus

(Dallas).............................................................................41

Piezogaster humerosus

(Distant)........................................................................43i

Piezogaster indecorus

(Walker)..........................................................................44

Piezogaster loricata

(Distant).............................................................................46

Piezogaster multispinus

(Stål)............................................................................47

Piezogaster obscuratus

(Montandon).................................................................48

Piezogaster odiosus

(Stål)..................................................................................50

Piezogaster reclusus

Brailovsky & Barrera.........................................................52

Piezogaster rubronotatus

(Stål)..........................................................................55

Piezogaster rubropictus

(Montandon)................................................................57

Piezogaster scutellaris

Stål.................................................................................59

Piezogaster spurcus

(Stål)..................................................................................61

Piezogaster tetricus

(Stål)...................................................................................63

Piezogaster thoracicus

(Distant).........................................................................66

Piezogaster vates

(Stål)......................................................................................67

Piezogaster yonkei sp. nov.

.................................................................................69References......................................................................................................................72Figures -Distributional data (Fig. 1-31)...........................................................................76Images of specimens (Fig. 32-121)....................................................................92Illustrations (Fig. 122-144)..............................................................................116Relative lengths for all species (Fig. 145).........................................................121ii