Kojderus maximus, a new genus and species of Tessaratomidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), the first Natalicolinae from Madagascar

Grzegorz Gierlasiński, Philippe Magnien, Andrzej Kepel, Konrad Wiśniewski, Aleksandra Lange

Pages	327-335
DOI	10.37520/aemnp.2024.023
Keywords	Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomomorpha, Tessaratomidae, Natalicolinae, morphology, new genus, new species, taxonomy, true bugs, Madagascar, Afrotropical Region
Type of Article	Peer-reviewed
Citation	GIERLASIŃSKI, Grzegorz, MAGNIEN, Philippe, KEPEL, Andrzej, WIŚNIEWSKI, Konrad a LANGE, Aleksandra. Kojderus maximus, a new genus and species of Tessaratomidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), the first Natalicolinae from Madagascar. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2024, 64(2), 327-335. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2024.023. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/en/periodicals/acta-entomologica-musei-nationalis-pragae/64-2/kojderus-maximus-a-new-genus-and-species-of-tessaratomidae-hemiptera-heteroptera-the-first-natalicolinae-from-madagascar

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae | 2024/64/2

Kojderus Magnien & Gierlasiński gen. nov., with a single species, Kojderus maximus Gierlasiński & Magnien sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tessaratomidae), is described, being the first representative of the subfamily Natalicolinae in Madagascar. The new taxon is diagnosed and described and photographic images of habitus and genital structures of both sexes are provided. It was collected in the Ivohiboro rainforest in south-central Madagascar, which is also briefly described. An updated key to the genera of Natalicolinae is provided.

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