Arthropods of Steel Creek, Buffalo National River, Arkansas. III. Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera)

Abstract

BackgroundThis is the third in a series of papers detailing the terrestrial arthropods collected during an intensive survey of a site near Steel Creek campground along the Buffalo National River in Arkansas. The survey was conducted over a period of eight and a half months using twelve trap types – Malaise traps, canopy traps (upper and lower collector), Lindgren multifunnel traps (black, green, and purple), pan traps (blue, purple, red, white, and yellow), and pitfall traps – and Berlese-Tullgren extraction of leaf litter.New informationWe provide collection records for 54 species of Heteroptera, 11 of which were new state records for Arkansas: (Aradidae) Aradus approximatus, Aradus duzeei, Aradus ornatus, Neuroctenus elongatus, Neuroctenus pseudonymus, Notapictinus aurivilli; (Cydnidae) Sehirus cinctus; (Lygaeidae) Nysius raphanus; (Miridae) Prepops insitivus; (Reduviidae) Zelus tetracanthus; (Rhyparochromidae) Kolenetrus plenus.

Terrestrial arthropods of Steel Creek, Buffalo National River, Arkansas. IV. Asilidae and other Diptera

“…However, that such a distinctive species as Rachicerus obscuripennis has been known from Missouri since 1901 but is just now reported from neighboring Arkansas illustrates how poorly surveyedsome groups are in the state. This is in line with previous publications in this series, which also reported species previously unrecorded in Arkansas, some of which are quite distinctive (Skvarla et al 2015, Skvarla et al 2016b, Skvarla et al 2016a). …”

“…However, compared to similar biodiversity hotspots, such as the Southern Appalachians, the Interior Highlands in general has been poorly surveyed. This paper, which focuses on Asilidae and certain other Diptera, is the fourth in a series that detail a survey at Steel Creek in Northwest Arkansas (see Skvarla et al 2015 for select Coleoptera, Skvarla et al 2016b for "Symphyta", and Skvarla et al 2016a for Heteroptera).…”

Occurrence of Stenopoda spinulosa Giacchi, 1969 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Stenopodainae) in Brazil

“…Tibiae of the first and second pairs. With dark brown annulations at the apex, middle portion, and basal; the medians are clearer, and the cancellation is smaller [9][10][11][12]. Hemielliters according to sheet; pentagonal cell spot dark brown, almost black.…”

“…Abdomen de subparallel sides, last abdominal segment; abdomen length 12 mm, width 5 mm. Phallus, morphology, and chaetotaxy of the parameres [9][10][11][12].…”

Zelus longipes (Linnaeus, 1767) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) as a predator of Apis mellifera L., 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Brazil

“…The subfamily Harpactorinae, has species that share the following characteristics: They live exclusively or frequently on plants that produce viscous substances, they use these substances to capture prey and they have a great appetite for sugars [6][7][8].…”