Lattinidea, new genus, is proposed to accommodate Mormidea geographica (Fabricius) and Lattinellica, new genus, is proposed for Mormidea decora Walker. Diagnoses and a key are provided to separate both new genera from Mormidea Amyot & Serville and similar genera. Lattinellica decora is described and illustrated; Lattinidea geographica is illustrated. New information on a host plant for L. geographica is given, and new distribution records are provided for both species.
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1 October 2008
Two New Genera of Pentatomini for Species Previously Placed in Mormidea Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae)
D. A. Rider,
J. E. Eger Jr.
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Heteroptera
Lattinellica
Lattinidea
new genera
New World
Pentatomidae