The following 11 species are recorded from British Columbia: Amnestus pallidus, Holcostethus piceus, Neottiglossa trilineata, Acrosternum hilare, Melanopleurus perplexus, Nysius fuscovittatus, Nysius paludicolus, Zeridoneus costalis, Anthocoris confusus, Barce fraterna, and Sigara alternata

Scudder, G. G. E.

The following 11 species are recorded from British Columbia: &lt;i&gt;Amnestus pallidus&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Holcostethus piceus&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Neottiglossa trilineata&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Acrosternum hilare&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Melanopleurus perplexus&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Nysius fuscovittatus&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Nysius paludicolus&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Zeridoneus costalis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Anthocoris confusus&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Barce fraterna&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;Sigara alternata&lt;/i&gt;

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J. E1"TOMOL soc. BRIT. COLUMBI A. R3 ( 1986 ). DEC 31. 1986 ADDITIONAL HETEROPTERA NEW TO BRITISH COLUMBIA G.G.E. SCUD D ER Department of lool og~' Univers it y of British Columbi a Vancouver. B.C. V6T 2A9 ABSTRACT The fo ll owing I I spec ies are recorded from Briti sh Columbia: AII/IICSIIIS pallidlls. Ho/coslelitus picells, Neollig/ossa Irililleatu, Acroslemlllll iii/a re, M e/allop/cll rtls {>er-p/exlls, Nvsi llsjilscOI'illaIll5, Nvsills pa/lidico/lIs, Zer ir/ollell5 cosIo/is, Alllilacoris cOIl /il -.1' /15, Barce[rolema. and Sigu/'{/ a/lemata. INTRODUCTION Resea rch on the Heteroptera of British Columbia has Icd to the discove ry of eleven species new to the province. These are listed . together wi th notes on their identifica-t ion and d istribution. The genera can be keyed in Slater and Baranows ki (1978) . Mate ri al is deposited in th e Canadia n Nat ional Col lec tion. Ottawa ICNC] and the Spencer Entomological Museum at the Uni ve rs ity of Brit ish Columbia IUBCI . FAMILY CYDNlDAE Am"eslllS pallidlls Z immer AlllleclIIs/sic/l'ullidIlSZillllllcr 19 10.Can. Ent.42: 166. A membe r ofthc subfamil) Amnestinae. wh ich can be recognized by having the clavi meeti ng behind th e sc utel -IUIll. forming a comm iss ure about ' f, to ,/. thc le ngth of the sc utel lum. This small 0-3 mm) pale ferrug inous bug character isti cally has the juga each wi th 5 marginal pegs. the rostrum not extcndi ng beyond the middlc coxae and w it h segment 3 less th an twi cc as long as segment I . The specie, range, from Quebec and Ontano and Mas-sac hu se tt s south to Georgia. and west to Washington and Cal ifor ni a (f'roeschner 1960: McPhe rson 1982). It has been collected on A,tlel/lwria p/ol//(I!;illi/o/io (Composi -tae) (Stoner 1920). B.C. material examined: I cr' . Westbank. soil sample. HrpericlI/l/ area. 24.vi.1955 (Wil son. Wakefield ) ICNC! FAi\IILY PENTATOMIOAE Ho/cosletllll s piceus (Dallas) Pel/taWil/a 'l pin' lIs Da llas 1851 . List Hem. B. M . I: 236. Ho/coslel!t lls ph·clI.I. Kirbldy 1909. Cal. Hem: 48 . The gen us Ho/coslel!tlls can be keyed in McPherson ( 1982 ). and has been revicwed for North America by McDonald (1974) . H. pice liS has a black connexiv um bordered by a narrow yellow margi n. abdominal venter fuscous. antennal segment s fuscous except at joint s. scu-te llum wi th distinct yel low tip and broadly rounded at the apex. and j uga not contiguous in fro nt of ty lus. The spec ies has bee n recorded from Quebec west to Alberta. and south to 1I1inois and Colorado (Mc Pherson 1982). Nothing is known about the life histon . B.C. material examined : 19 . Quesnel. 10.vii.194 (G.J. Spencer) I UBC! . Neoltig/ossa trililleala (Kirby) Pellla{ol/w (Neoll ig/ossa) Irililleata Kirby 1837, ill J. Richardson. Fauna Boreali -A me ricana 4: 276. Neollig/assll Irililll'{//a can be keyed in Mc Pherson ( 1982). The specie, has a triangular-s haped head. non-tumescent juga . with head dorsa ll y black, w ithout a med ian yellow line. but with deep punctures. The range o f N. {ri/illellla extends from Nova Scoti a . Quebec. northern Michigan and Nebraska west to British Columbia and California (McPherson 1982 ). I"oth ing ie, known ahout the lile hi stol,). B.C. material examll1ed: 19 . Prince George. 30 mi E. 18.v iii . 1970 (G.G.E. Scudder) lUBC]: 10 '. Sum-merland . 26.i x . 1932 (A .N. Ga rtrel l) ICNC\: I J '. SUIl'-mit La'e . mi 392 A laska Hwy.. 420(),. 31 . vii. 1959 (R. E. Leech) ICNCI: 19 . Telegraph Crce'. Sawmill Lake. 1100 '. beside la ke . 28. viii . 1960 (R. Pilfrcy) ICNC' Acroslemum hi/are Sa~ P<'I/ {II{(II/1f1 !ti/llr;.1 Sa~ IX.' I. Helll. Het. '.; . Amer. t\CII HaI'llH>Il). :; . !?!tlll'ig<I.I/{'/' .\{l/pi lll l.l Dal la , Ill:; I. Liq H~ll1. B. fo- l. 276 . ,\(,; o/'{/ /li/"r;I·. Ul lie!' I R7);. Pmc . I.l(lq(lll 50,' "at. HI>t 1<) (4): .'X(). .. IC/'{I.I I('/'III1I1I/l i /" r('. Par, hlc) 1<)15 . P,, " hc 22 ' 175 . Rol ston ( 1983) ha, reccll tl v reviewed the genus Aero.l-l<'rtllIlII in the Western Hemisphe re . and shown th at al l spec ie, belong to the subge llus Chill{/\'ia Orian. H. hi/ore can be keyed in McPherson ( 1982 ) and Ro lston (1983). This large ( 13- 19 111m) green pcntatomid has the latera! margi ns of the pronotu m stra ight or nearl y so . the j ugal' equal to ty lu , in length . and the rostrum reaches at least to thc hind coxae . H. hi/arc occurs in Ontario and Quebec . and ranges appare ntl y thro ughout the Un ited States (Rol ston 1983) . The species has becn col lccted frol11 a wide range of host plants (sec li st in McPhe rson ( 1982 )). and is of some economic importancc (Ro lston 1983). hav ing been col-lected on cotton. peach. pea r. apple , apricot. corn. aspar-agus. grape . cow-pea. cherry. strawberry. plum. tomato. 6-1 J . ENTOMO L SOC BRIT COLUMB IA 83 ( 1986). D EC. 3 1. 1986 orange. etc. This species is evidentl y uni voltive in the northern part of the range . overwi ntering as an adult. B.C. material examined : 19 . O liver. 4 km N. 6. vi. 1981 (S.G. Cannings): l ei. id.. ex. Urrica . 18. v. 19841 UBC!. I d ' I 9 Osuyoos. Hay nes Eco l. Res . . on chuke cherry (Prllli lls \'irg illiw /{/). 12 .v . 1983 (S.G. Canni ngs) IUBC! : lei . Vaseux L.. on mock o range Phi/ade/phll s lewisii). 27.vi ii. 1986 (G.G.E. Scudder) IUBC! . FAM ILY LYGAEIDAE Me/allop/eums perp/exus Scudder Me/allop/ellrlls perp/exlIs Scudde r 1981. Can . Ent. I 13: 751. Th is small (4-6 mm) spec ies can be keyed in Scudder ( 198 1). being recugni zed by having a pale spot on the ve rtex. black ostio lar per itreme. and dusk y he1l1d ytra with a di stinct go lde n pubescence. Desc ribed orig inall y from Al berta . Manitoba and Sas-kat chewan. the spec ies is now known fro m British Co-lumbia. B.C. material examined: 19 . Peace Ri ve r. Hwy. 29 . 32 km W of Charlie L. . 5 .v iii. 1982 (G.G.E. Scudder) IUBC] . Nysius fu scovittatus Barher NvsillSfi./sc/JI'illaIIlS Barber 1958. Proc. Ent. Soc . Wash. 60: 70. This rather large spec ies (el 4 .7 (range4.4-5.3) mm: 9 5.4 (range 4.7-6 .3) mm). characte ri stica ll y has the ros-tru m ex tending ont o the abdome n. the abdominal sterna bei ng black. It was desc ribed from Alaska and Alberta (Jas per) (sec be low). The species a lso occurs in British Columbia and the Yukon. I ha ve fo und N. ji /scm'illa/lls to be associated with Drvas drullll//olldii Ri ch . (Rosaceae ). and can be coll ected on the dried seed heads . usuall y in large nu mber. Mate rial examined : BRITIS H COLUMBIA: 27e1 16 9 . Golden. 7 mi E. I. vii . 1982 (G.G.E . Scudde r); 4 e1 289 . Liard Rive r. 8.7 km S. 3 1. vii . 1982 (G. G. E.S.); 2 9 . Muncho Lake Prov. Park . St rawberry Flats . 3 1 . vi i. 1982 (G.G.E.S.); 59 . Muncho Lake Provo Park , Trout R .. 3 1. vii.1982 (G.G.E.S.); Sel 79 . Parsun. II mi N. I. viii. 1982 (G .G .E .S .) ; l ei 39 . Peterson Cr.. Muncho L..20 kmS. l .viii. 1982(G.G.E .S .):2 e1 4 9 . Raci ng R. , km 670 Alaska Hwy .. I. v iii.1 982 (G.G .E .S .); I a' 19 . Stewart . 13.5 km E. Bitter C r . . 23.vi i. 1983 (G .G .E. S.); II eI 159 . Stewart . 43 km E. Stromm Cr .. 22 . vii. 1983 (G .G.E. S.): 10el 99 . Stone Mt. Prov o Park. Summ it L.. 10 .5 km N. l .vii i. 1982 (GG.E.S.) IUBC!. YUKO N 9 e1 4 9 . Campbell Hwy .. Lapie Canyon, 19 .vii. 1983 (G .G. E.S .): 6e1 79 . Kluane L. . Illi 1054 Alaska Hwy .. 20 . vii . 1979 (G .G .E S): 73e1 499 . id . 16 . vii . 1982; l ei 19 . Long's Cr. , 4 km N . kill 1863 Alaska Hwy .. 22. vii.1 979 (G.G .E. S .) ; 16e1 33 9 . Ogil vie R .. km 293 Dempster Hwy. , 650 55' N 137 0 22' W. 22. vii. 1982 (G.G.E. S .); 11 9e1 1099 . Pine L.. km 1626 Alaska Hwy .. 9.vi i. 1983 (G.G. E.S .): 13e1 14 9 . Sout h Canol Rd .. km218. LapieC r. . 19.v ii . 1983(G.G .E. S.) IUBC! . Nysills pa/lldico/ll s Barber Nrsillspail/{/ico/a Barber 1949 . Bull. Brookl yn Ent. Soc. 44: 144 . T his spec ies lives in salt marshes. feeding on Sa/icor-Ilia (Barber 1949) . It can be recogni zed by the rathe r large size (5.3 mm). long an tennae. long buccul ae and the contrac ted part of the costal margin whic h equa ls the length of the uniculorous scute llu m . Whik origi nall y desc r ibed frolll Was hington and Al -berta. the Albe rta mater ial from Jasper was subsequentl y included in the type materia l of N. jUscOl'illalus (Barbe r 1(58). B.C. ma teri al examined: 15 e1 27 9 . Tsawwassen Beach. 2 1.vii .1962 (G .G .E. Scudde r): 10" 4 9 . id .. 27 .vi. 1965 IUBCI· Zeridoll ell s costa/is (Van Duzee) Perigl'lIl's m.Ha/is Van Duzee 1909 . Can .Ent. 4 1: 373. Zeridolll' lIS COSIa /is. Ba rber 19 18. J .N.Y. Ent. Soc . 26: 45. This large (6.5 -8 mm) ground dwe lling Myodochine Lygae id is illustrated by Slater and Baranowski ( 1978). It lacks a ~tridul a to ry area on the abdomen. has only a shallow constr icti un betwee n the lobes of the pronotum . and has the fi rst ta rsumere of the hind tarsus 3X the combined length of the terminal two tarsome res . This spec ies is recorded from Alberta to Quebec . and frum Mary land to No rth and South Dakota (Slater 1964) . B.C. material examined : l ei 19 . Attachie. 4 km E. 5. vii i. 1982 (G .G. E.Scuddc r) I UBC!: 19 . Hudson Hope . 5. v iii . 1982 (G .G. E. S. ) I UBC !; l ei 19 . Peace Ri ve r. 32 kill W or Charli e Lake on Hwy. 29. S.v iii. 1982 (R . A . C um ings) I UBCJ: 19 . Wasa. 7. v ii i. 1970 (L.A . Kelton) ICNCl · FAMILY ANTHOCORIDAE Allthocoris CfJllfll sUS Reuter AllliloClJris collji/SIIS Reute r 1884 . Mo nogr. Anthoc. :7 1. This spec ies can be keyed in Ke lton ( 1978). It has the clavus. curium. inner part of emboliu m and inne r angle of the cuncus pruinose: the rest of the cuneus and costal part of the embolium is shiny. The species is a European int roducti un and in Canada is most abundant on Filg llS, Acer, Ti/ia, Dell 111 ria and Rosa. It has been reported from Nova Scotia , On ta rio . Prince Edwa rd Island . Ma ine and Te nnessee (Ke lton 1978). B.C. materia l examined : 19 . Vancou ver. l .v. 1977 (GG E. Scudder) IUBC! . FAM ILY REDUV IIDAE Barce fralema Say P/oiariafmlenlll Say 183 1. He m. Het. N. Amer. New Harmony : 33. Barcef/l1fernll . Banks 1909 , Psyche 16 (3): 47. .I. E'\TO.\10L SOc.. BRIT. COLI ~l l lli\ X3 tIYX6). DEC. 31. IYS6 This ,pecies i" a memher of the subfami ly Emes inac . B. frall'rnll has an ang ular o r spi niforlll process on the clypeus. the pale ,tripe Oil the vent ral sur"lCe of the head is as wide as Ihe interocular space and is wi thout a dark spot ve ntrall\" on each side behInd the eye. The upper margin of the pygophore has a broad sljuarish proces, . but the re is no cree l spi ne within the upper b\) rcler. It is distributed th roughout the \\'e,tcrn. sou thwe,tcrn and nort hern United States . Mex ico. Cuba . Jamaica. Colombia and ecuador (Wygodzin ,J...y 1966). B.C. material exami ned: 19. Lytton. 26.vii.1931 (G .J . Spencer) ; 19 . ill .. 23 .vii i.1931: 50" 59 . Peace Ri ver. Hw). 29. 32 kill W of Cha rl ie L. 5.viii. 1982 (G.G. E.Seudder); 10- · . Va ncouver. l lnivcr,ity Endow-ment Lane" . nr. S. W. Mari ne Drive and 41 st Ave .. 29 .vi ii . 1984 (G .G.E.S.) IUBC]. E-\I\1 ILY CORI XIDAE Sagara a/ternata (Say) Corix {I II I,NI/IIW Sa) 1825. J . Acad. Nat. Sci. Phi l. 4 : 329 5;(t:Ufll ( 11'nn;cori.r(l) a/tl'nllllll. Hungerford 19-t 8. Univ. Kans. Sci. Bull . 32 : fl53. s. IIf1al/illa has the heillclytra with the postnodal pru inose area and the c laval pru inose a rea of equal lengl h. and the thorax v.: ilh the mc\oepimenm narrow (Hungcr-lord 1948 ). The species occurs frdlll Nova SC(ltia tn Alberta. and acro,s most of the United States. B.C. material examined: I a' . Delta . 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