The E. collaris-group of Edessa Fabricius, 1803 (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae)

The E. collaris group of Edessa Fabricius, 1803 (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae) is proposed and the species are described, including one new to science. This group includes two South American (Edessa collaris Dallas, 1851 and E. epulo Kirkaldy, 1909) and two Central American species (E. lineigera Stål, 1862 and E. panamensis spec. nov.). E. lineifera Bergroth, 1891, is considered to be a junior synonym of E. collaris Dallas, 1851. The Lectotypes of E. collaris and E. lineigera are designated