Revision Of Leucophoropterini: Diagnoses, Key To Genera, Redescription Of The Australian Fauna, And Descriptions Of New Indo-Pacific Genera And Species (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae)
Author
Menard, Katrina L.
Author
Schuh, Randall T.
text
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2011
2011-11-23
2011
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Sejanus brassi
Schuh
Figure 35
Sejanus brassi
Schuh, 1984: 159
, figs. 500, 520, 523–525 (diag., descr., disc., DV, MG).
DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by castaneous coloration, two separated white spots on anterior margin of cuneus, yellowish antennal segment 1, basal half of segment 2, apices
of all femora, and all tibiae and tarsi, circular subapical secondary gonopore, and distinctly ovoid apex of endosoma.
DESCRIPTION: See
Schuh (1984)
.
HOSTS: Unknown.
DISTRIBUTION:
Papua New Guinea
.
DISCUSSION:
Sejanus brassi
is similar in appearance to
S. howardae
,
but the latter taxon has completely yellowish femora.
HOLOTYPE
:
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
:
Eastern Highlands Prov.
:
Purosa Camp
,
Okapa area
,
15 mi
SSE of Okapa Patrol Post
,
1950 m
,
September 26–30, 1959
,
L.J. Brass.
18 (
AMNH
).
SPECIMENS EXAMINED:
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
:
Central Prov.
:
Mt. Dayman
,
Maneau Range
,
9.81683
°
S
149.29001
°
E
,
877 m
,
30 Jun 1953
–
13 Jul 1953
,
G.M. Tate
,
paratype
, 18 (00196103) (
AMNH
).
Eastern Highlands Prov.
:
Purosa Camp,
Okapa area
,
15 mi
SEE of Okapa Patrol Post
,
Camp
#
10,
6.66362
°
S
145.5655
°
E
,
1950 m
,
20 Sep 1959
,
L J. Brass
,
paratype
, 18 (00196099) (
AMNH
)
;
26 Sep 1959
–
30 Sep 1959
,
L.J. Brass
,
paratype
, 38 (00196100–00196102) (
AMNH
)
.