Preliminary list of Heteroptera (Hemiptera) species from Santa Catalina Reserve (Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires)

Abstract

A preliminary list of 117 species of Heteroptera (Hemiptera) found in Santa Catalina Natural Reserve, Lomas de Zamora District, Buenos Aires Province, is presented. The relevance of some of them is commented both for their taxonomic importance and for their role in nature, as well as their host plants are given. Six species are cited for Buenos Aires province for the first time: Repipta ayelenae Martin-Park et al., 2012 (Reduviidae), Carvalhotingis hollandi (Drake, 1935) (Tingidae) and Cyrtotylus wygodzinskyi Carvalho, 1950, Hyalochloria brasiliana Henry, 1978, Dagbertus phaleratus (Berg, 1892) and Derophthalma reuteriana Carvalho and Gomes, 1980 (Miridae).