A New Species of the Web-Loving Bug Genus Lipokophila Štys (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plokiophilidae) from Costa Rica, with a Revised Key to Species

Thomas J Henry

doi:10.4289/0013-8797.122.3.650

A New Species of the Web-Loving Bug Genus Lipokophila Štys (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plokiophilidae) from Costa Rica, with a Revised Key to Species

Thomas J Henry

https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.122.3.650

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Journal: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington	Publication Date: Jul 23, 2020
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Affiliation: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, United States Department of Agriculture

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A new species of the spider-web inhabiting cimicoid family Plokiophilidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha) is presented. Lipokophila yanoviaki, n. sp. is described from Costa Rica, the four other species of the genus are diagnosed, and a revised key to species is given. Color habitus images are provided for L. eberhardi Schuh, L. tengella Schuh, and L. yanoviaki, n. sp., and feeding habits are discussed.

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