Bactrophyamixia brailovskyi , new species (tribe Micrelytrini), is described from Province Puntarenas, Costa Rica. This species extends the range of the genus from southern México 1,200 km south and east, into Central America. Differences between this species and the three others in the genus are discussed; the similarities between Bactrophyamixia and related New World genera also are discussed; and the new species is figured.
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1 April 2008
A New Species of Bactrophyamixia (Hemiptera: Alydidae: Micrelytrinae) from Costa Rica
Carl W. Schaefer
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Alydidae
Costa Rica
Micrelytrini
paraclypeal extension
taxonomy