Taxonomic revision of Montina (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Colombia with description of three new species

The Neotropical assassin bug genus Montina Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) is revised for Colombia. has not been adequately explored taxonomically, with its last described species published in 1867. It ten valid distributed tropical areas of Central and South America, but none them have formally recorded from We describe three new species, M. calarca Mejía-Soto Forero sp. nov., gladiator tikuna report seven as records the country: confusa (Stål, 1859), distincta fumosa 1867), lobata Stål, 1859, ruficornis (Fabricius, 1803), scutellaris testacea 1859). nov. distinguished by reddish coloration black head legs; densely setose pronotum; connexival margin rounded on segments 4, 5, 6 without protuberances, connexivum a narrow red band margin; translucent yellow membrane hyaline cells darkened veins. coloration, legs, scutellum, abdomen; 4–5 lobed, straight, 2–4 acute posterior process each segment, dark brown to margin. reddish-brown scutellum nearly small process, 5–6 obtuse black; ventral laterotergites only scattered erect setae. New characters help delimit differentiate it Ploeogaster 1843, most similar genus. For all we provide diagnosis, images, documentation genitalia, distribution maps. A key provided.