Comparative morphology of immature stages of four species of Chinavia (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae), with a key to the species of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Brenda Bianca Rodrigues Jesse Fürstenau; Cristiano Feldens Schwertner; Jocelia Grazia

doi:10.3897/zookeys.319.4310

Comparative morphology of immature stages of four species of Chinavia (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae), with a key to the species of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Zookeys. 2013 Jul 30:(319):59-82. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.319.4310. eCollection 2013.

Authors

Brenda Bianca Rodrigues Jesse Fürstenau¹, Cristiano Feldens Schwertner, Jocelia Grazia

Affiliation

¹ Department of Zoology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500. Prédio 43435, sala 216 - 91501-970 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Abstract

Chinavia Orian (1965) is one of the most diverse genera of Pentatomidae, distributed in the Afrotropical, Neotropical and Nearctic Regions. Thirty-two species are recorded for Brazil, some of them having potential economic impact because they are found on crops and referred to as pests. The morphology of the five nymphal instars of Chinavia armigera (Stål, 1859), Chinavia aseada (Rolston, 1983), Chinavia brasicola (Rolston, 1983) and Chinavia runaspis (Dallas, 1851) are described here. Through a comparative study, identification keys were developed to allow an early identification of the 12 Chinavia species of Rio Grande do Sul.

Keywords: Brazil; Hemiptera; Heteroptera; Neotropical Region; Pentatomidae; keys; nymphs; pest; stink bugs.