A new species of the genus Panstrongylus from French Guiana (Heteroptera; Reduviidae; Triatominae).
Panstrongylus mitarakaensis n. sp. is described from French Guiana. Morphological characters are provided. This small species, less robust than other Panstrongylus species, shows a pronotum shape similar to species of the "P. lignarius complex". However, others characters such as the postocular part of head, the obsolete tubercle on the anterior lobe of pronotum, and the lateral process on the antenniferous tubercle distinguish it from the species in that complex. The taxonomic key of the genus Panstrongylus is actualized.
Bérenger
Jean-Michel
JM
Département d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Unité d'Entomologie Médicale, Marseille-Armées, 13998, France. jmberenger@free.fr
Blanchet
Denis
D
D000818:Animals; D005616:French Guiana; D008297:Male; D010203:Panstrongylus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*