Pygolampis amamiko (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), a new assassin bug species from the Amami Islands, Japan

Okuda Kyosuke, Yoshikawa Akihiro, Ishikawa Tadashi
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 64(1): 213-221, 2024
Published online: 18th August 2024
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Abstract: A new species of the assassin bug of the genus Pygolampis Germar, 1817 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Stenopodainae), P. amamiko sp. nov., collected from the Amami Islands, Japan, is described and its morphological characters, including the genital structures, are illustrated. A key to the Japanese species of the genus is provided.
Key words: Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Stenopodainae, new species, Amami-Ôshima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Ukejima Island, Japan
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