Two new species of Trigonotylus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Stenodemini) from western Canada and northwestern United States
Author
Schwartz, Michael D.
text
Zootaxa
2012
3174
51
58
journal article
45574
10.5281/zenodo.279906
f64a6bdb-6396-4d60-93f7-03ea796eb493
1175-5326
279906
Key to species of
Trigonotylus
from British
Columbia
, Yukon, adjacent Northwest Territories and Alaska, and the northwestern
United States
1.
Hind
tibia strongly pilose..........................................................
longipes
Slater and Wagner
-
Hind
tibia not strongly pilose............................................................................ 2
2. Antennal segment I thickened (
Fig. 1
B)......................................................
antennatus
Kelton
- Antennal segment I slender (
Figs. 1
A, C–G)................................................................ 3
3. Antennal segment I dark, often completely dark brown to black; if segment I dark with pale mediodorsal stripe practically spanning full length of segment, than setae fine (
Figs. 1
E–F)................................................... 4
- Antennal segment I pale, usually pale yellowish green or greenish brown to darker orange brown, often with indistinct reddish brown to brown stripes on apical region that reach beyond the midpoint of the segment; sometimes with three distinct red to reddish brown longitudinal stripes; if segment I slightly darkened with pale mediodorsal stripe practically spanning full length of segment, than setae stiff (
Figs. 1
A, C, E, G)............................................................... 6
4. Antennal segment I less than length of pronotum; segment II short (
1.33–1.57 in
males and
1.47–1.83 in
females); endosomal spicule short and straight (
Fig. 2
)..............................................................
brooksi
Kelton
- Antennal segment I equal to or longer than length of pronotum; segment II long (
2.10–2.50 in
males and
2.23–2.65 in
females); endosomal spicule either long and straight or long and gently twisted (
Figs. 1
J–K, 2)........................ 5
5. Antennal segment I with fine moderate length brown, suberect setae (
Fig. 1
D); endosomal spicule straight (
Figs. 1
J, 2)..................................................................................................
exilis
sp. n.
- Antennal segment I with coarse or stout moderate length black suberect setae; (
Fig. 1
F) endosomal spicule gently twisted (
Figs. 1
K, 2)...............................................................................
setosus
sp. n.
6. Endosoma without spicule and with field of spines basal to secondary gonopore; antennal segment I with three red to reddish brown longitudinal stripes (
Fig. 1
C); labium longer than
1.7 mm
[does not apply in Yukon Territory]; apex of clypeus rather pointed in dorsal view...............................................................
caelestialium
(Kirkaldy)
- Endosoma with spicule and either with or without field of spines basal to secondary gonopore (
Fig. 2
); antennal segment I without three reddish stripes; possibly diffusely red or reddish brown with pale mediodorsal stripe, or with diffuse reddish brown apical crown (
Figs. 1
A, G); labium less than
1.7 mm
[does not apply in Yukon Territory]; apex of clypeus narrow or slightly rounded in dorsal view........................................................................... 7
7. Endosomal spicule small and twisted (
Fig. 2
); body length short (
3.80–4.50 in
males and
4.18–5.30 in
females); antennal segment I short (
0.56–0.65 in
males and
0.56–0.78 in
females), pale green with contrasting black setae (
Fig. 1
E, distal segments yellowish orange; female with hemelytral membrane usually not surpassing proctiger.................
flavicornis
Kelton
- Endosomal spicule either large and curved or small and straight with apex somewhat expanded (
Fig. 2
); body length long (
4.70–6.10 in
males and
5.50–7.10 in
females); antennal segment I long (
0.60–0.86 in
males and
0.60–0.94 in
females) with variable coloration and setae (Figs. A, G); remaining segments with variable coloration; female with hemelytral membrane usually surpassing proctiger............................................................................. 8
8. Endosoma with long curved spicule, without field of spines basal to secondary gonopore (
Fig. 2
); Antennal segment I with stiff black setae (
Fig. 1
G); antennal segment II, distal portion of hind tibia, and tarsomeres I and II usually not suffused with red.......................................................................................
viridis
(Provancher)
- Endosoma with short straight spicule, with field of spines basal to secondary gonopore (
Fig. 2
); antennal segment I with finer black setae (
Fig. 1
A); antennal segment II, distal portion of hind tibia and tarsomeres I and II usually suffused with red..........................................................................................
americanus
Carvalho