title: First record of the genus Tagalis Stål, 1860 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Saicinae) from Colombia with the description of two new species .
abstract: Tagalis Stål is recorded for the first time from Colombia and two species are described as new: Tagalis dichroa sp. nov., from Acandí (Chocó), and Tagalis albispina sp. nov., from Gorgona Island (Cauca). Based on the structure of the male genitalia of the known species, we here propose at least four species groups within Tagalis: 1) T. evavilmae, 2) T. femorata, 3) T. baenai, T. grossii, and T. marquesi, and 4) T. dichroa sp. nov., T. inornata, and T. seminigra. Tagalis albispina sp. nov. known only from the female holotype, cannot be placed into this scheme. Digital micrographs of the habitus and genitalia of the new species are provided. An updated key to the species of Tagalis is presented to facilitate the identification of the new species.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.; Email: valeoptera@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Castro-Huertas
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Entomología, Unidad de Ecología y Sistemática, Departamento de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.; Email: forero-i@javeriana.edu.co.
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Forero
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D003105:Colombia; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D020064:Reduviidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development