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Parafurius discifer (Stål, 1860) (Figs. 33, 69–70) Eccritotarsus discifer Stål, 1860: 57. (original description). Parafurius discifer: Carvalho & China, 1951: 692 (new combination). Eccritotarsus holmbergi Berg, 1883: 26. Synonymized by Carvalho & China, 1951: 43. Neofurius amethystus Distant, 1884: 293. Synonymized by Carvalho & China, 1951: 43. Neofurius variabilis Distant, 1884: 292. Synonymized by Carvalho & China, 1951: 44. Neofurius infumatus Distant, 1884: 294. Synonymized by Carvalho & China, 1951: 43. Neofurius aurora Kirkaldy, 1902: 250. Synonymized by Carvalho & China, 1951: 43. Neofurius tethis Kirkaldy, 1903: 15. Synonymized by Carvalho & China, 1951: 44. Material examined. COLOMBIA. Cundinamarca: 2♂ 1♀ 1?, Anolaima, 1.vi.1948 (MEFLG 3683-1, MEFLG 3683-2, MEFLG 3683-3, MEFLG 3683-4); 1?, Tocancipá, 2606 m, 4°58’N, 73°55’W (UNAB 626); Magdalena: 2 ♂, PNN Tayrona, Cañaveral, 70 m, 11º18’N, 73º56’W, Malaise trap, 07–­ 13.i.2003 (C. Sarmiento) (IAVH-E-164601, IAVH-E-164602); Santander: 1 ♂, Barbosa, 1588 m, 5°55’N, 73°37’W, 28.ix.2003 (C. Soto) (UNAB 626). Diagnosis. Body yellow to red. Posterior pronotal lobe in the middle, clavus (except base) and base of membrane reddish, brown or black. Corium with reddish, brown or black spot extending from the apical third of the embolium to claval commissure. Body length 3.50–5.00 mm (Carvalho & China 1951; Maldonado Capriles 1969; Ferreira & Henry 2011). Right paramere (Fig. 69) with basal process short with parallel sides; body elongate, bent in the middle so the proximal part is transverse to the distal part; sensory lobe absent; apical process curved, gradually terete, with blunt apex. Left paramere (Fig. 70) with basal process wide and short; body elongate, wider at base, apically rounded; sensory lobe absent; apical process small, gradually terete, transverse to the basal process. Associated plants. Zantedeschia aethiopica Spreng. (Araceae) (Carpintero & Carvalho 1993; Ferreira & Henry 2011), Dioscorea spp. (Dioscoreaceae) (Alvarez et al. 2013), Coffea arabica L. (Rubiaceae) (Ferreira et al. 2001), Coffea sp. (Rubiaceae) (Carpintero & Carvalho 1993; Ferreira & Rossi 1979) and Smilax sp. (Smilacaceae) (Ferreira & Henry 2011). Distribution. Argentina, Brazil (Carvalho 1957), Costa Rica, Guatemala (Carvalho & Afonso 1977), Mexico, (Carvalho 1957), Nicaragua (Maes & Carvalho 1989), Panama (Maldonado Capriles 1976), Peru (Carvalho & Afonso 1977), Puerto Rico (Maldonado Capriles 1969), Surinam (Carvalho & Rosas 1965), and Venezuela (Carvalho 1957).— Colombia (Bolívar, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Sucre) (Alvarez et al. 2013; Gaviria-Rivera & Tapias-Múnera 2018); new department records: Magdalena, Santander. Comments. This species has been synonymized several times due to variations in the color pattern. Specimens from Colombia conform to the diagnosis provided., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 134, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Stal, C. (1860) Bidrag Till Rio Janeiro-Traktens Hemipter-Fauna. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 2, 1 - 84.","Carvalho, J. C. M. & China, W. E. (1951) LXIII. - Neotropical Miridae, XLII: On the Eccritotarsoid complex (Hemiptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 12, 4, 672 - 697. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222935108654194","Distant, W. L. (1884) Insecta. Rhynchota. Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Vol. I. In: Godman, F. du C. & Salvin, O. (Eds.), Biologia Centrali Americana. Published for the editors by R. H. Porter, London, pp. 265 - 304.","Kirkaldy, G. W. (1902) Memoir upon the Rhyncotal family Capsidae Auctt. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1902, 243 - 272. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 2311.1902. tb 01384. x","Kirkaldy, G. W. (1903) Einige neue und wenig bekannte Rhynchoten. Entomologische Zeitung, 22, 13 - 16.","Maldonado Capriles, J. (1969) The Miridae of Puerto Rico (Insecta, Hemiptera). University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Paper, 45, 1 - 34.","Ferreira, P. S. F. & Henry, T. J. (2011) Synopsis and keys to the tribes, genera, and species of Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Part I: Bryocorinae. Zootaxa, 2920 (1), 1 - 41. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2920.1.1","Carpintero, D. L. & Carvalho, J. C. M. (1993) An annotated list of the Miridae of the Argentine Republic (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 53, 397 - 420.","Ferreira, P. S. F., Silva, E. R. da & Coelho, L. B. N. (2001) Miridae (Heteroptera) fitofagos e predadores de Minas Gerais, Brasil, com enfase em especies com potencial economico. Iheringia, Serie Zoologia, 91, 159 - 169. https: // doi. org / 10.1590 / S 0073 - 47212001000200022","Ferreira, P. S. F. & Rossi, D. (1979) Catalogo das especies de Miridae (Hemiptera) de Vicosa, estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. pdf. Experientiae, 35, 131 - 157.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1957) A catalogue of the Miridae of the world. Part I. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, 44, 1 - 158.","Carvalho, J. C. M. & Afonso, C. R. D. S. (1977) Mirideos neotropicais, CCVIII: sobre uma colecao enviada para estudo pela academia de ciencias da California (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 37, 7 - 16.","Maes, J. M. & Carvalho, J. C. M. (1989) Catalogo de los Miridae de Nicaragua. Revista Nicaraguense de Entomologia, 6, 7 - 36.","Maldonado Capriles, J. (1976) Two new genera and some records of Miridae (Hemiptera) from Panama. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 78, 6 - 11.","Carvalho, J. C. M. & Rosas, A. F. (1965) Mirideos neotropicais, XCV: Genero e especies nova do Suriname, com uma lista de especies coligidas em Paramarimbo (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 25, 207 - 210.","Gaviria-Rivera, A. M. & Tapias-Munera, J. (2018) Museo Entomologico. Boletin del museo Entomologico Francisco Luis Gallego, 10, 1 - 41."]}

Adneella columbiensis (Carvalho & Gomes, 1971) (Figs. 7, 43–44) Adparafurius columbiensis Carvalho & Gomes, 1971a: 461 (original description). Adneella columbiensis: Carvalho, 1989b: 482 (new combination). Material examined. COLOMBIA. Cundinamarca: 1 ♂, Gachetá, 1745 m, 4°49’N, 73°39’W, net sweeping, herbaceous trail, ix.2012 (C. Cabra) (UNAB 606); 1 ♀, Tena, Laguna Pedro Palo, 1384 m, 4°39’N, 74°27’W, 5. viii.1995 (UNAB 606); 1?, Tibirita, 1980 m, 5°3’N, 73°30’W, 9.xi.1996 (J. Serrani) (UNAB 606). Diagnosis. Head dorsum yellow, sometimes with a black median spot. Antennal segment I and II black. Pronotum yellow sometimes with a black spot posterior to the pronotal calli. Scutellum yellow with a lateral spot black. Cuneus yellowish with lateral and inner margins black. Circular spot near the inner side of cuneal fracture black. Antennal segment II/antennal segment I length ratio less than 1.5. Body length 6.70–8.50 mm. Right paramere (Fig. 43) with basal process straight; body tubular and curved; sensory lobe absent; apical process directed toward the basal process and gradually terete. Left paramere (Fig. 44) with basal process straight; body wide and slightly concave; sensory lobe absent; apical process transverse to the body and gradually terete. Associated/host plants. Unknown. Distribution. Colombia (Cundinamarca) (Carvalho & Gomes 1971a). Comments. Both the black median spot on head dorsum and the black spot posterior to the pronotal calli are not mentioned in the original description of the species; however, we record these features herein as they are present in all specimens we studied and are included in Carvalho’s personal notes (unpublished documents once housed in the National Museum of Brazil, MNRJ). Specimens of A. columbiensis in the original description ranged 7.50–8.50 mm long (Carvalho & Gomes 1971a). Specimens in the present work are 6.70–7.50 mm; hence, length ranges are 6.70–8.50 mm., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 118, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Carvalho, J. C. M. & Gomes, I. (1971 a) Mirideos neotropicais, CXXIV: quatro generos e dezesseis especies novos da tribo Bryocorini Douglas & Scott (Hemiptera). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 43, 461 - 478.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1989 b) Mirideos neotropicais, CCCVIII: Genero e especies novos da Venezuela e Colombia com correcoes taxonomicas (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 49, 461 - 484."]}

Eccritotarsus Stål, 1860 Eccritotarsus Stål, 1860: 57 (original description). Type species: Eccritotarsus nigrocruciatus Stål, 1860. Subsequent designation by Kirkaldy, 1906: 135. Diagnosis. Body elongate, twice as long as wide; black or dark brown and white, rarely yellowish; silvery pruinosity may be present. Scutellum smooth, not concealed by the posterior margin of pronotum. Hemelytron elongate, with lateral margin slightly convex., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on pages 120-121, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Stal, C. (1860) Bidrag Till Rio Janeiro-Traktens Hemipter-Fauna. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 2, 1 - 84.","Kirkaldy, G. W. (1906) List of the genera of the pagiopodous Hemiptera-Heteroptera, with their type species, from 1758 to 1904 (and also of the aquatic and semi-aquatic Trochalopoda). Transactions of the American Entomological Society (1890 -), 32, 117 - 156."]}

* Pachypoda major Carvalho, 1984 (Fig. 32) Pachypoda major Carvalho, 1984a: 279. (original description). Material examined. COLOMBIA. Cundinamarca: 1 ♀, Tena, El Ospicio via Tena, 1384 m, 4°39’N, 74°22’W, 22.xi.1997 (D. Venegas) (UNAB 623). Diagnosis. Body dark brown to black, with red and orange areas. Head orange to red. Pronotum with anterior lobe red and posterior lobe brown to black. Body length 5.50–6.00 mm. Associated/host plants. Unknown. Distribution. Costa Rica (Carvalho 1984a).— Colombia (Cundinamarca). Comments. This is the first record of this species in Colombia. Specimens of P. major in literature are 6.00 mm long (Carvalho 1984a). Specimen in the present work is 5.50 mm; hence, length ranges are 5.50–6.00 mm., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 133, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Carvalho, J. C. M. (1984 a) Mirideos neotropicais, CCXLVII: Descricoes de um genero e trinta e quatro especies novas da tribo Bryocorini Douglas & Scott (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 44, 267 - 234."]}

* Sysinas pallidipes (Stål, 1860) (Fig. 39, 77–78) Eccritotarus pallidipes Stål, 1860: 57 (original description). Sysinas pallidipes Reuter, 1907a: 37 (new combination). Capsus tibialis Walker, 1873: 109 (original description). Synonymized by Bergroth, 1922: 16. Material examined. COLOMBIA. Huila: 1 ♂, Campoalegre, Vda. Rosales, Hospedaje Las Mulas, 607 m, 2°35’59.6”N, 75°24’53.2”W, 19.iii.2015 (J. García) (UNAB 1890); Putumayo: 1 ♀, Villagarzón, Vda. San Fidel, Fca. La Cuca, 352 m, 0°50’14.9”N, 76°38’5.9”W, 27.iii.2015 (L. Buenaventura) (UNAB 1890); 1 ♂, Villagarzón, Vda. San Rafael, Fca. El Escondite, 317 m, 0°47’N, 76°35’W, net sweeping, 19.ix.2015 (S. Rubiano) (UNAB 1890). Diagnosis. Body black and red. Head in dorsal view, antennal segments I and II, anterior pronotal lobe, scutellum (except base) black. Hemelytron (except base of clavus and embolium, and membrane apex) black. Posterior pronotal lobe, base of clavus and embolium red. Femora yellowish, tibiae fuscous to black except at bases. Body length 4.70–7.00mm (Stål 1860; Ferreira & Henry 2011). Right paramere (Fig. 77) with basal process wider towards the body; body long and slightly curved; sensory lobe absent; apical process flat, slightly concave. Left paramere (Fig. 78) with basal process short and straight; body curved; sensory lobe absent; apical process gradually terete. Associated plants. Sapium sp. (Euphorbiacea) (Nogueira et al. 2019). Distribution. Brazil (Stål 1860; Walker 1873; Ferreira & Henry 2011 Paraguay (Carvalho 1951c), Peru (Carvalho 1991).— Colombia (Huila, Putumayo). Comments. This is the first record of this species in Colombia. In the exploration of characters, we found sexual dimorphism in clypeus shape: flat in males, convex in females., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 140, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Stal, C. (1860) Bidrag Till Rio Janeiro-Traktens Hemipter-Fauna. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 2, 1 - 84.","Reuter, O. M. (1907 a) Capsidae in Brasilia collectae in Museo I. R. Vindobonensi asservatae. Annalen des Naturhistorisches Hofmuseums Wien, 22, 33 - 80.","Walker, F. (1873) Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. British Museum, London, 210 pp.","Ferreira, P. S. F. & Henry, T. J. (2011) Synopsis and keys to the tribes, genera, and species of Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Part I: Bryocorinae. Zootaxa, 2920 (1), 1 - 41. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2920.1.1","Nogueira, B. C. F., Coelho, L. A., Martins, D. S., Barcellos, B. D., Sartori, S. S. R. & Ferreira, P. S. F. (2019) Associacoes de percevejos mirideos (Hemiptera: Miridae) com plantas no Brasil. Biologico, 81, 1 - 30. https: // doi. org / 10.31368 / 1980 - 6221 v 81 a 10012","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1951 c) Neotropical Miridae (Heteroptera), XLVI: A new genus and two new species in the collection of the Natural History Museum in Vienna. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 58, 103 - 107.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1991) Mirideos neotropicais CCCLV: Novas especies de Chanchamayo, Peru, com lista anterior do mesmos pais (Hemiptera). Revista Peruana de Entomologia, 33, 87 - 96."]}

Cyrtocapsus Reuter, 1876 Cyrtocapsus Reuter, 1876: 78 (original description). Type species: Capsus caligineus Stål, 1859: 258. Pirithous Distant 1884: 302 (original description). Synonymized by Reuter, 1892: 393. Miccus Bergroth, 1910: 65 (original description). Synonymized by Carvalho, 1954b: 12. Hemisphaerodella Reuter, 1908c: 297 (original description). Synonymized by Henry & Carvalho, 1987: 291. Diagnosis. Body dark brown or black. Hemelytron in dorsal view with spatulate, appressed and silver setae, giving the impression of a woolly pubescence., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Reuter, O. M. (1876) Capsinae ex America Boreali in Museo Holmiensi asservatae, descriptae. Ofversigt af Kongliga VetenskapsAkademiens Forhandlingar, 32, 59 - 92.","Stal, C. (1859) Hemiptera. Species novas descripsit. Svenska Fregatten Eugenies resa omkring jorden, II (Zoologi, Insecta), 1859, 219 - 298.","Distant, W. L. (1884) Insecta. Rhynchota. Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Vol. I. In: Godman, F. du C. & Salvin, O. (Eds.), Biologia Centrali Americana. Published for the editors by R. H. Porter, London, pp. 265 - 304.","Reuter, O. M. (1892) Voyage de M. E. Simon au Venezuela. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 61, 391 - 402.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1954 b) Neotropical Miridae, LXXI: Genus Cyrtocapsus Reuter with descriptions of four new species (Hemiptera). Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, 49, 12 - 17.","Reuter, O. M. (1908 c) Hemisphaerodella mirabilis n. gen. et sp., eine merkwurdige Capsiden-Gattung aus den Antillen. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 27, 297 - 298.","Henry, T. J. & Carvalho, J. C. M. (1987) A peculiar case history: Hemisphaerodella mirabilis Reuter is the nymphal stage of Cyrtocapsus caligineus (Stal) (Heteroptera: Miridae: Bryocorinae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 95, 290 - 293."]}

* Neoleucon panamensis Carvalho, 1988 (Fig. 28) Neoleucon panamensis Carvalho, 1988b: 175. (original description). Material examined. COLOMBIA. Chocó: 1 ♂, PNN Los Katíos, Centro Administrativo Sautatá, 30 m, 7º51’N, 77º8’W, Malaise trap, outside the forest, 27.vii–­ 12.viii.2004 (O. Cardona) (IAVH-E-164698). Diagnosis. Body color yellowish with white, dark brown and black areas. Head in dorsal view yellowish with frons black. Pronotum yellowish with calli black; posterior pronotal lobe with two transverse black spots. Corium with dark brown circular spot. Embolium predominantly black. Cuneus yellowish with anterior margin, posterior margin and apex black. Body length 5.00– 5.60 mm. Parameres as in Carvalho (1988b, Figs. 3–4). Associated plants. Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pav.) Oken (Boraginaceae) (Carvalho 1988b). Distribution. French Guiana (Chérot & Carpintero 2016), Panama (Carvalho 1988b).— Colombia (Chocó). Comments. This is the first record of this species in Colombia. The holotype of N. columbiensis in the original description is 5.60 mm long (Carvalho1988b). The specimen in the present work is 5.00 mm; hence, length ranges 5.00– 5.60 mm., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Carvalho, J. C. M. (1988 b) Mirideos neotropicais, CCLXXX: Duas especies novas do genero Neoleucon Distant e nota taxonomica sobre Monalonion peruvianus Kirkaldy. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 32, 175 - 178.","Cherot, F. & Carpintero, D. L. (2016) New and little-known Miridae from French Guyana and neighbouring areas (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Entomolodica Americana, 122, 82 - 96. https: // doi. org / 10.1664 / 15 - RA- 044."]}

* Pachymerocerista pilosus (Carvalho, 1947) (Figs. 29, 65–66) Pachymerocerus pilosus Carvalho, 1947a: 108 (original description). Pachymerocerista pilosus: Carvalho & Gomes, 1971b: 100 (new combination). Material examined. COLOMBIA. Meta: 1 ♂, Pto. López, Cafam Llanos, Cgto. Remolinos, Hda. Santa Teresa, 4°18’N, 72°33’W, light trap, 14.ix.2010 (J. García) (ICN 092935); 1 ♀, San Martín, Fca. Caduceo, near Río Carmen, 400 m, 12–­ 13.v.2006 (G. Aveo) (ICN 092934); 1 ♂, PNN Sierra de La Macarena, Casino, 490 m, 3º21’N, 73º56’W, Malaise trap, 21.iv–13.v.2004 (W. Villalba) (IAVH-E-164676). Diagnosis. Body yellow, orange to red, with brown and black areas. Head in dorsal view, clavus and posterior part of corium dark brown to black. Pronotum orange to red. Embolium yellow. Eyes conspicuously pilose between ommatidia. Body length 2.40–2.80 mm (Carvalho 1947a; Carvalho & Gomes 1971b). Right paramere (Fig. 65) with basal process wider towards the body; body sub-oval, slightly concave; apical process, flat, spatulate, with terete apex. Left paramere (Fig. 66) with basal process short and straight; body curved and slightly concave; apical process flat, spatulate, with tapered apex. Associated/host plants. Unknown. Distribution. Argentina, Brazil (Carvalho & Gomes 1971b), Costa Rica (Hemp & Konrad 2000), Panama (Carvalho & Gomes 1971b; Carvalho & Afonso 1977).— Colombia (Meta). Comments. This is the first record of this species in Colombia. Pilosity within the ommatidia was not considered in the original description. According to Hemp & Konrad (2000), P. pilosus is attracted to cantharidin. We have nine specimens belonging to this genus, which we couldn’t place to species. The genus is in need of revision., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on pages 131-132, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Carvalho, J. C. M. (1947 a) Mirideos neotropicais, XXIX: Itacoris n. gen., e tres especies novas de generos ja revistos (Hemiptera). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 19, 103 - 111.","Carvalho, J. C. M. & Gomes, I. (1971 b) Mirideos neotropicais, CXXVIII: Novo genero e novas especies de Bryocorini do Brasil (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 31, 99 - 102.","Hemp, C. & Konrad, D. (2000) Attraction of Miridae and Lygaeide (Heteroptera) to cantharidin. Ecotropica, 6, 99 - 102.","Carvalho, J. C. M. & Afonso, C. R. D. S. (1977) Mirideos neotropicais, CCVIII: sobre uma colecao enviada para estudo pela academia de ciencias da California (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 37, 7 - 16."]}

* Meridatibius Carvalho, 1985 (Fig. 25) Meridatibius Carvalho, 1985a: 575 (original description). Type species: Meridatibius meridanus Carvalho, 1985a: 576. Original designation. Material examined. COLOMBIA. Boyacá: 1 ♂, Río Cusiana Comijoque, 2000 m, Malaise trap, 1.vii.1997 (F. Escobar & L. Elvia) (ICN 092933); Cundinamarca: 1 ♂, Tena, around Laguna Pedro Palo, 4.iii.1999 (Curso entomología-ICN_UN) (ICN 092932). Diagnosis. Body black and white; elongate. Fore tibia on the inner side, with thickening basally (Carvalho 1985a). Associated/host plants. Unknown. Distribution. Venezuela (Carvalho 1985a).— Colombia (Boyacá and Cundinamarca). Comments. This is the first record of this genus in Colombia. We couldn’t place the material examined to species. The genus is in need of revision., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 129, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Carvalho, J. C. M. (1985 a) Mirideos neotropicais, CCLIX: Descricoes de generos e especies novos da tribo Bryocorini. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 45, 571 - 588."]}

* Pachyneurhymenus Reuter, 1908 Pachyneurrhymenus Reuter, 1908b: 180 (original description). Type species: Pachyneurrhymenus pallidolimbatus Reuter, 1908b. Original designation. Diagnosis. Body brown to black with white areas; elongate in dorsal view. Pronotum punctate. Hemelytron with lateral margins straight (Carvalho 1980, 1985a; Carvalho & Ferreira 1995). Comments. This is the first record of this genus in Colombia., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 132, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Reuter, O. M. (1908 b) Capsidae quinque novae in Tombilla (Chile) lectae. Annalen des Naturhistorisches Hofmuseums Wien, 22, 180 - 182.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1980) Analecta Miridologica, III: Observations on type specimens in the natural history museums of Wien and Genova (Hemiptera, Miridae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 40, 643 - 647.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1985 a) Mirideos neotropicais, CCLIX: Descricoes de generos e especies novos da tribo Bryocorini. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 45, 571 - 588.","Carvalho, J. C. M. & Ferreira, P. S. F. (1995) Mirideos neotropicais CCXC: Chave para os generos neotropicais de Bryocorinae Baeresprung, 1860 (Heteroptera). Revista Ceres, 42, 469 - 496."]}

* Neella carvalhoi Hsiao, 1946 (Figs. 26, 63–64) Neella carvalhoi Hsiao, 1946: 386 (original description). Material examined. COLOMBIA. Cauca: 1 ♀, PNN Gorgona, El Helechal, 30 m, 2º58’N, 78º11’W, Malaise trap, 09–­ 27.viii.2001 (H. Torres) (IAVH-E-164642); 1 ♂, same but 25.v–­ 12.vi.2001 (R. Duque) (IAVH-E-164729). Diagnosis. Body orange to red with black areas. Pronotum with collar red; pronotal calli light orange; posterior pronotal lobe predominantly black. Corium with lateral area orange to red, inner area fuscous to black. Clavus fuscous to black with base reddish. Membrane light brown. Body length 5.03–5.30 mm. Right paramere (Fig. 63) with basal process short and straight; body elongate and curved; sensory lobe absent; apical process gradually terete before apex, apex abruptly terete. Left paramere (Fig. 64) with basal process short, wider towards the body; body curved, with basal third curved and transverse to the rest of the body; apical process short, slightly curved and gradually terete. Associated/host plants. Unknown. Distribution. Costa Rica, Panama (Hsiao 1946).— Colombia (Cauca). Comments. This is the first record of this species in Colombia. Specimens of N. carvalhoi in the original description are 5.03 mm long (Hsiao 1946). Specimens in the present work are 5.30 mm; hence, length ranges are 5.03–5.30 mm., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on pages 129-130, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Hsiao, T. Y. (1946) The genus Neella Reuter, with descriptions of four new species (Hemiptera, Miridae). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 36, 385 - 387."]}

* Stictolophus Bergroth, 1922 (Fig. 38) Stictolophus Bergroth, 1922: 18 (original description). Type species: Eccritotarsus longulus Stål, 1860: 58. Original designation. Crassicolus Carvalho, 1947b: 4. Synonymized by Carvalho, 1952b: 57. Material examined. COLOMBIA. Amazonas: 1 ♂, PNN Amacayacu, via Palmeras, forest edge, net sweeping, 31.viii.1997 (D. Campos) (ICN 092953). Diagnosis. Head at front and vertex strongly convex, giving a globular appearance. Labium length exceeding hind coxae. Pronotum punctate (Carvalho 1947b). Associated/host plants. Unknown. Distribution. Brazil (Carvalho 1984b), Bolivia (Carvalho & Gomes 1971d) and Peru (Carvalho 1989a).— Colombia (Amazonas). Comments. This is the first record of this genus in Colombia. We cannot identify to species the material examined and may represent new species. Further identification was outside the scope of this manuscript., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 139, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Stal, C. (1860) Bidrag Till Rio Janeiro-Traktens Hemipter-Fauna. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 2, 1 - 84.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1947 b) Mirideos neotropicais, XXVIII: Melanotrichus Reuter, Crassicolus n. gen., Myermecozelotes Berg e Hyporrhinocoris Reuter (Hemiptera). Boletim do Museu Nacional Rio de Janeiro, Nova Serie, 83, 1 - 9.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1952 b) On the major classification of the Miridae (Hemiptera). (With keys to subfamilies and tribes and a catalogue of the world genera). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 24, 31 - 111.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1984 b) Mirideos neotropicais, CCXLII: Descricoes de oito especies novas da Amazonia (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 44, 99 - 110.","Carvalho, J. C. M. & Gomes, I. (1971 d) Mirideos neotropicais, CXXV: Sobre um novo genero e tres especies novas da tribo Bryocorini, da Argentina e Bolivia. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 31, 65 - 68.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1989 a) Mirideos neotropicais, CCC: Generos e especies novos da America Central e America do Sul (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira Agropecuaria Sustentavel, 49, 261 - 269."]}

Eccritotarsus villetanus Carvalho & Costa, 1989 (Fig. 20) Eccritotarsus villetanus Carvalho & Costa, 1989: 72 (original description). Material examined. COLOMBIA. Boyacá: 1 ♂, Chicaque, 1650 m, 6°5’N, 73°22’W, 20.iv.2011 (A. Rojas) (UNAB 620); Cundinamarca: 1 ♀, La Vega, 1230 m, 4°40’N, 74°31’W, 23.iv.2011 (F. Rico) (UNAB 620). Diagnosis. Body color white and dark brown to black areas. Head in dorsal view, antennal segments I and II, pronotum and embolium white. Scutellum proximally white and distally black. Corium white with dark brown circular spot. Cuneus white with dark brown apex. Body length 3.20–4.00 mm. Right and left parameres as in Carvalho & Costa (1989, Figs. 18–19). Associated/host plants. Unknown. Distribution. Colombia (Cundinamarca) (Carvalho & Costa 1989); new department record: Boyacá. Comments. Type material of this species was lost in transit when sent from Brazil, by Dr. J.C.M Carvalho, to the MEFLG in Colombia (ICA 1990). Specimens of E. villetanus in literature are 4.00 mm long (Carvalho & Costa 1989). Specimens in the present work are 3.20–3.30 mm; hence, length ranges are 3.20–4.00 mm. We have two specimens belonging to this genus, which we couldn’t place to species. The genus is in need of revision., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 126, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Carvalho, J. C. M. & Costa, L. A. A. (1989) Mirideos neotropicais: CCXCV cinco especies novas do genero Eccritotarus Stal (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 33, 67 - 74.","ICA (Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario) (1990) Notas y Noticias Entomologicas Septiembre - Octubre 1990. Available from: http: // wikinsecta. org / index. php / NOTAS _ Y _ NOTICIAS _ ENTOMOLOGICAS _ Septiembre _ - _ Octubre _ 1990 (accessed 5 July 2022)"]}

‡ Eurychilella hemiclava Maldonado, 1984 Eurychilella hemiclava Maldonado Capriles, 1984: 76 (original description). Diagnosis. Body grayish yellow. Clavus black on basal half, turning brown apically. Corium with a brown transverse stripe. Body length 2.66 mm. Dorsal habitus, right and left parameres as in Maldonado Capriles (1984, plate I). Associated/host plants. Unknown. Distribution. Colombia (Cundinamarca, Meta) (Maldonado Capriles 1984). We have four specimens belonging to this genus, which we couldn’t place to species. The genus is in need of revision., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 127, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Maldonado Capriles, J. (1984) A new species of Eurychilella (Hemiptera: Miridae). The journal of africulture of the University of Puerto Rico, 68, 75 - 78. https: // doi. org / 10.46429 / jaupr. v 68 i 1.7261"]}

Tenthecoris Scott, 1886 Tenthecoris Scott, 1886: 65 (original description). Type species: Tenthecoris bicolor Scott, 1886: 65. Original designation. Diagnosis. Body orange to red with black areas sometimes with metallic sheen (Hsiao & Sailer 1947). Hemelytron with anterior margin convex (Scott 1886). Comments. In addition to the species of Tenthecoris listed herein, Tenthecoris bicolor Scott, 1886 is recorded in Colombia in Swezey (1945) but was excluded from this synopsis due to the doubtful identification of the species. Tenthecoris bicolor was recorded in 1945 from material intercepted in the United States in Cattleya sp. and Cattleya gigas (Orchidaceae) (Swezey 1945) arriving from Colombia. However, identifications of T. bicolor Scott, 1886 and T. orchidearum (Reuter, 1902) before 1951 must be questioned as Tenthecoris orchidearum Reuter, 1902 was synonymized with T. bicolor by Reuter in 1907, but later in 1951, after studying the holotypes of both species, Carvalho (1951b) restored the species status of T. orchidearum. Reliable records of Tenthecoris bicolor and T. orchidearum before 1951 can be found in Carvalho (1957)., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 140, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Scott, J. (1886) Description of a new genus and species of Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 23, 64 - 66.","Hsiao, T. Y. & Sailer, R. I. (1947) The orchid bugs of the genus Tenthecoris Scott (Hemiptera: Miridae). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 37, 64 - 72.","Swezey, O. H. (1945) Insects associated with orchids. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society, 12, 343 - 403.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1951 b) Neotropical Miridae, XLI: Tenthecoris orchidearum (Reuter, 1902) in Britain, and a key to the species of the genus (Hemiptera). The Annals and magazine of Natural History, 12, 294 - 304. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222935108654155","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1957) A catalogue of the Miridae of the world. Part I. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, 44, 1 - 158."]}

Agaveocoris distanti (Reuter, 1905) (Figs. 8, 45–46) Eurycipitia distanti Reuter, 1905: 4 (original description). Caulotops distanti: Reuter, 1908a: 155 (new combination). Caulotops ruffoscutellatus Carvalho, 1948: 530 (original description). Synonymized by Carvalho, 1954c: 424. Agaveocoris distanti: Henry and Menard, 2020: 219 (new combination). Material examined. COLOMBIA. Antioquia: 3 ♂ 3 ♀ 2?, Bello, 1.ix.1971, “Fique” (R. Vélez) (MEFLG 673- 9–­MEFLG 673-11, MEFLG 313-4); 2 ♀, Bello, 1.x.1971, “Fique” (R. Vélez) (MEFLG 313-3); 3 ♂ 1?, Ciudad Bolívar, 1.vii.1942, “Fique” (F.L. Gallego) (MEFLG 313-1, MEFLG 313-2); 2 ♀, El Peñol, 1.i.1975, “Fique” (R. Vélez) (MEFLG 673-7, MEFLG 673-8); 1 ♂ 4 ♀ 3?, El Peñol, 1.x.1958, “Fique” (C. Carmona) (MEFLG 3697- 1–­ MEFLG 3697-8); 1 ♂ 3 ♀, Giraldo, 1.viii.1973, Agave sp. (Asparagaceae) (E. Urueta) (MEFLG 673-1– MEFLG 673-4); 11 ♂ 23 ♀, Itagüí, 26.iv.1961, Furcraea sp. (Agavaceae)-“fique” (K. Kopf) (CTNI 101); 1 ♂, Medellín, 1.vii.1975, “Fique” (R. Vélez) (MEFLG 673-6); 1 ♂, Medellín, 1.viii.1975, “Fique” (R. Vélez) (MEFLG 673- 5); 3 ♀, San Vicente, 5.iii.1976, Furcraea sp. (Agavaceae)-“fique” (G. Martínez) (CTNI 101); 6 ♂ 1 ♀, Valle de Medellín, 1479 m, 6°14’N, 75°34’W, vi.194_ (F.L. Gallego) (MEFLG NC26550–­ MEFLG NC26557); Boyacá: 3 ♂ 7 ♀ 1?, Altiplano, vi.194_, “Cabuya” (F.L. Gallego) (MEFLG NC26558–­ MEFLG NC26568); 3 ♂ 18 ♀, Villa de Leyva, Museo Paleontológico de Villa de Leyva, 2149 m, 5°38’30”N, 73°30’57”W, manual collecting, 1.vii.2015, Furcraea sp. (Agavaceae)-“fique” (A. Álvarez) (UNAB 1898); 1 ♂ 3 ♀, 18.iii.1969, Furcraea sp. (Agavaceae)- “fique” (J. Chaparro) (CTNI 101); Cauca: 1 ♀ 15?, Popayán, 1.vii.1952, “ Agave ” (F.L. Gallego) (MEFLG 313-5); Cundinamarca: 5 ♂ 5 ♀, Pacho, 23.x.1975, Furcraea sp. (Agavaceae)-“fique” (L. Nuñez) (CTNI 101); Santander: 3 ♂ 11 ♀, Girón, 1.iii.1975, Furcraea sp. (Agavaceae)-“fique” (L. Nuñez) (CTNI 101). Diagnosis. General body color yellowish brown to reddish brown. Antennal segment II black. Hemelytron in dorsal view tending to bluish black; corium pale whitish laterally. Pubescence pale.Antennal segment I approximately as long as vertex width. Body length 3.30–3.60 mm (Carvalho 1948, 1985b). Right paramere (Fig. 45) with basal process slightly wider towards the paramere body; body elongate and curved; sensory lobe absent; apical process with a notch. Left paramere (Fig. 46) with basal process straight; body flat and curved; sensory lobe absent; apical process gradually terete. Associated plants. Agave cerulata Trel. [unknown subspp. subcerulata] (Asparagaceae) (Henry & Menard 2020), A. cupreata Trel. & Berger (Asparagaceae) (Figueroa-Castro et al. 2019), A. fourcroydes Lem. (Asparagaceae), A. murpheyi Gibson (Asparagaceae) (Henry & Menard 2020), A. vivipara L. (Asparagaceae) (Figueroa-Castro et al. 2019; Henry & Menard 2020), Agave sp. (Asparagaceae) (Carvalho 1948), Furcraea acaulis (Kunth) (Asparagaceae) (Carvalho 1948), Furcraea sp. (Asparagaceae) (Gallego & Vélez 1992) and Yucca gigantea Lem. (Asparagaceae) (Henry 1985). Distribution. Costa Rica, U.S.A. (Henry 1985), Mexico, Venezuela (Carvalho 1948). Colombia (Antioquia) (ICA 1976); new department records: Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Santander., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 119, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Reuter, O. M. (1905) Capsidae in Venezuela a D: o D: re Fr. Meinert collectae enumeratae novaeque species descriptae. Ofversigt af Finska Vetenskaps-Societetens Forhandlingar, 47, 1 - 39.","Reuter, O. M. (1908 a) Capsidae Mexicanae a D. Bilimek collectae in Museu Vindobonensi assevatae enumeratae. Annalen des Naturhistorisches Hofmuseums Wien, 22, 150 - 179.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1948) Mirideos neotropicais, XXXV: Generos \" Corcovadocola \" N. G., \" Guanabarea \" N. G. e \" Caulotops \" Bergroth (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 8, 525 - 533.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1954 c) Neotropical Miridae, LXXVII: Miscellaneous observations in some European Museums. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 26, 423 - 427.","Henry, T. J. & Menard, K. L. (2020) Revision and phylogeny of the eccritotarsine plant bug genus Caulotops Bergroth, with descriptions of four new genera and 14 new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Bryocorinae) associated with Agave (Agavoideae: Asparagaceae) and related plant gene. Zootaxa, 4772 (2), 201 - 252. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4772.2.1","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1985 b) Mirideos neotropicais, CCLVII: Revisao de algumas especies descritas por O. M. Reuter e correcoes taxonomicas (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 45, 489 - 497.","Figueroa-Castro, P., Lopez-Martinez, V., Henry, T. J., Brailovsky, H. & Hernandez-Ruiz, A. (2019) First Report of Caulotops distanti Reuter (Hemiptera: Miridae: Bryocorinae) Feeding on Two Species of Mezcal Agave (Asparagaceae) in Guerrero, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 102, 642 - 644. https: // doi. org / 10.1653 / 024.102.0314","Gallego, F. L. & Velez, R. (1992) Lista de insectos que afectan los principales cultivos, plantas forestales, animales domesticos y al hombre en Colombia. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias, Medellin, 142 pp.","Henry, T. J. (1985) Caulotops distant i (Miridae: Heteroptera) a potential Yucca pest newly discovered in the United States. Florida Entomologist 68, 320 - 323. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 3494368","ICA (Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario) (1976) Notas y Noticias Entomologicas Mayo - Junio 1976. Available from: http: // www. wikinsecta. org / index. php / Notas _ y _ Noticias _ Entomologicas _ Mayo _ - _ Junio _ 1976 (accessed 5 July 2022)"]}

Tenthecoris exitiosus (Distant, 1889) (Fig. 42, 81–82) Eccritotarsus exitiosus Distant 1889: 202 (original description). Tenthecoris exitiosus Costa Lima, 1942: 100 (new combination). Material examined. COLOMBIA. Antioquia: 13 ♂ 5 ♀, Medellín, Valle de Medellín, 1538 m, 6°14’N, 75°34’W, 1.ix.1942, Orchidaceae (F.L. Gallego) (UNAB 609); 3 ♂ 1?, Medellín, 1.ix.1942, Orchidaceae (F.L. Gallego) (MEFLG 1254-1, MEFLG 1254-2, MEFLG 1254-3, MEFLG 1254-3). Diagnosis. Body reddish-orange and black. Head in dorsal view, pronotum in dorsal view orangish-red. Antennal segment I and II black. Scutellum black with metallic-blue sheen, base orangish-red. Corium, clavus, and embolium black with a metallic-blue sheen and base orangish-red. Hemelytral membrane fuscous proximally and whitish distally. Femora whitish. Antennal segment II longer than antennal segment I and vertex width. Labium length exceeding hind coxae. Body length 3.75–4.90 mm (Hsiao & Sailer 1947). Right paramere (Fig. 81) with basal process slightly flattened; body slightly flattened and curved; sensory lobe absent; apical process flattened and slightly concave. Left paramere (Fig. 82) with basal process elongate, wider towards the body; body flattened, sub-oval; sensory lobe absent; apical process somewhat curved and gradually terete. Associated plants. Cattleya warscewiczii Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae) (Hsiao & Sailer 1947), Cattleya sp. (Orchidaceae) (Hsiao & Sailer 1947; Gallego & Vélez 1992) and Orchidaceae (Distant 1889). Distribution. Trinidad (Distant 1889).— Colombia (Antioquia) (Hsiao & Sailer 1947)., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on pages 141-142, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Distant, W. L. (1889) Description of a new species of Neotropical Capsidae. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 25, 202.","Costa Lima, A. M. da (1942) Percevejos das orquideas. Orquidea, Rio de Janeiro 4, 100 - 109.","Hsiao, T. Y. & Sailer, R. I. (1947) The orchid bugs of the genus Tenthecoris Scott (Hemiptera: Miridae). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 37, 64 - 72.","Gallego, F. L. & Velez, R. (1992) Lista de insectos que afectan los principales cultivos, plantas forestales, animales domesticos y al hombre en Colombia. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias, Medellin, 142 pp."]}

‡ Eccritotarsus nigrocruciatus Stål, 1860 (Figs. 16, 51–52) Eccritotarsus nigro-cruciatus Stål, 1860: 57 (original description). Eccritotarsus magnificus Distant, 1888: 82 (original description). Synonymized by Carvalho & China, 1951: 676. Material examined. BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: 7 ♂ 1 ♀, Viçosa, 18.viii.1982 (Fiuza & Martins) (UFVB); 1 ♂, Viçosa, 14.iii.1933 (E. J. Hambleton) (UFVB); Rio Grande do Sul: 1 ♂, Putinga, 603 m, 29.x.2003 (UFVB). Diagnosis. Body white and black with yellow areas. Head in dorsal view, antennal segments I and II, pronotum and apex of cuneus black. Propleuron with anterior area to the coxal suture yellowish. Xyphus black and yellow. Corium with transverse stripe extending to the clavus and generally to the embolium. Body length 3.73–5.00 mm. Right paramere (Fig. 51) with basal process short and wide; body wide with median constriction; sensory lobe absent; apical process proximally elongate, apically sub-rectangular and transverse to the proximal part. Left paramere (Fig. 52) with basal process wider towards the body; body flattened and convex, wider medially; sensory lobe absent; apical process elongate, curved and truncate at the apex. Associated/host plants. Unknown. Distribution. Argentina (Carpintero & Carvalho 1993), Brazil (Carvalho & Afonso 1977), Ecuador (Carvalho 1957).— Colombia (Valle del Cauca) (Carvalho & Afonso 1977). Comments. Specimens of E. nigrocruciatus in literature ranged 3.85–5.00 mm long (Stål, 1860; Distant 1888, Ferreira &Henry 2011). Specimens in the present work are 3.73–3.80 mm; hence, length ranges are 3.73–5.00 mm., Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 123, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163, {"references":["Stal, C. (1860) Bidrag Till Rio Janeiro-Traktens Hemipter-Fauna. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 2, 1 - 84.","Distant, W. L. (1888) Enumeration of the Van Volxem Collection of Rhynchota contained in the Brussel's Museum. Part III. Comptes-rendus des seances de la Societe entomologique de Belgique, 32, 78 - 83.","Carvalho, J. C. M. & China, W. E. (1951) LXIII. - Neotropical Miridae, XLII: On the Eccritotarsoid complex (Hemiptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 12, 4, 672 - 697. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222935108654194","Carpintero, D. L. & Carvalho, J. C. M. (1993) An annotated list of the Miridae of the Argentine Republic (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 53, 397 - 420.","Carvalho, J. C. M. & Afonso, C. R. D. S. (1977) Mirideos neotropicais, CCVIII: sobre uma colecao enviada para estudo pela academia de ciencias da California (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 37, 7 - 16.","Carvalho, J. C. M. (1957) A catalogue of the Miridae of the world. Part I. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, 44, 1 - 158.","Ferreira, P. S. F. & Henry, T. J. (2011) Synopsis and keys to the tribes, genera, and species of Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Part I: Bryocorinae. Zootaxa, 2920 (1), 1 - 41. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2920.1.1"]}