Ambrysus buenoi
Usinger, 1946
Ambrysus buenoi is a in the , distinguished as a member of the Ambrysus pulchellus . It is diagnosed by specific male genital , particularly the structure of the phallosoma and the medial lobes of abdominal VIII. The occurs in Mexico and the United States.
Identification
of A. buenoi can be distinguished from other members of the Ambrysus pulchellus complex by male genital characters: the of the phallosoma and the configuration of the medial lobes of abdominal VIII. These features separate it from A. californicus, A. pulchellus, and A. vanduzeei.
Distribution
Mexico and the United States
Similar Taxa
- Ambrysus californicus to coastal ranges of California; distinguished from A. buenoi by male phallosoma and abdominal VIII .
- Ambrysus pulchellusWidespread from Nearctic to ; distinguished from A. buenoi by male genital characters despite being in the same .
- Ambrysus vanduzeei to the Baja California Peninsula; separated from A. buenoi by diagnostic male genital .
More Details
Taxonomic history
Ambrysus buenoi was originally described by Usinger in 1946. It was later recognized as part of the A. pulchellus based on shared male genital characteristics. The species complex underwent formal revision in 2017, which clarified boundaries and synonymized two of A. pulchellus.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Ambrysus-cayo-kevin-wp - Entomology Today
- Two New Creeping Water Bug Species Found in Belize and Peru
- How One Entomologist Puts a Childhood Love of Insects to Work in IPM
- Procryphocricos pilcopata Archives - Entomology Today
- Revision of the Ambrysus pulchellus Montandon species complex (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha: Naucoridae)