Description of fifteen new species of the Hypoxys balteatus species group (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Hypoxys Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae), for a long time considered synonym or subgenus of Edessa Fabricius, 1803, was recently revised and reinstated to the generic rank. This genus comprises 17 described species divided in four groups: H. quadridens, oxyacanthus, triangularis, balteatus group. Also, there is large number new yet be described. The group diagnosed by: pronotum with posterior stripe smoky brown black punctures within, sometimes these are surrounded by small dark spots; pronotal disc smaller paler than those stripe; anterolateral margin yellow; anterior half scutellum large, sparse, also on connexivum uniformly green, without thorax ventrally two pairs rounded apex pseudosutures round spots. included so far only (Walker, 1868). Here we describe assign 15 this group: amyoti sp. nov. (Suriname: Powakka; French Guiana), aspilogaster (Brazil: Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo Rio de Janeiro), belenensis Pará), bergrothi (Venezuela: Amazonas; Guiana: Saint-Elie), breddini (Bolivia: Santa Cruz San Carlos), caquetensis (Colombia: Caquetá), favachae Sipaliwini; Brazil: Amapá gaucho Grande do Sul), hyalinofasciatus (Ecuador: Sucumbíos), immaculatus Beni), nigroantennatus (French Roura), santarensis servillei Mato Grosso Goiás), stysi Coronie, Cayenne), venustus Cochabamba). Descriptions, measurements, photos dorsal ventral view each species, external genitalia both sexes, an identification key, distributional maps presented.