A new species of Brachycerocoris Costa (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Podopinae) from the Philippines

Joseph   Eger

A new species of Brachycerocoris Costa (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Podopinae) from the Philippines

Authors

Joseph E. Eger

Keywords:

Taxonomy, Brachycerocoris woodruffi, Oriental region, new taxon, Brachycerocoris camelus, Brachycerocoris dromedarius, Brachycerocoris davidii, Brachycerocoris petrii

Abstract

A new species, Brachycerocoris woodruffi Eger, is described from Mindanao Island, Philippines.The new species is described, illustrated and compared to the two other species of Brachycerocoris Costa occurring in the Philippines, B. dromedarius (Vollenhoven) and B. davidii Roca-Cusachs and Salini.