Taxonomic review of Phytocoris Fallén (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini) in Korea, with one new species
Author
Oh, Minsuk
Author
Yasunaga, Tomohide
Author
Lee, Seunghwan
text
Zootaxa
2017
4232
2
197
215
journal article
36531
10.11646/zootaxa.4232.2.4
c276430e-1a70-4340-9c3d-c59cce076b35
1175-5326
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Phytocoris shabliovskii
Kerzhner, 1988
(
Figs. 1
F, 4G–H, 5, 6G, 8, 10, 11, 13)
Phytocoris shabliovskii
Kerzhner, 1988b
: 38
(
sp. nov.
);
Schuh, 1995
: 907
(cat.);
Kerzhner & Josifov, 1999
: 160
(cat.);
Zheng
et al.
, 2004
: 525
(diag.); Schuh,
2002–2014
: (cat.).
Diagnosis.
Recognized by its rather small to moderate size; highly mottled dark-brown dorsum; basally pale cuneus, and apically pale pro- and mesotibia. It can be confused with
P. longipennis
, from which it is easily distinguished by shorter appendages (
Figs. 1
F, 4G–H, 5) and the genital structures as diagnosed by
Yasunaga & Schwartz (2015)
. For more diagnostic characters, see
Kerzhner (1988a
,
b
).
Redescription.
Body size moderate, elongate oval, subparallel-sided; basic coloration brown to fuscous; dorsal surface matte, covered with short, white, minute pubescence and dark, simple, suberect setae. Head oblique, pale brown with irregular dark markings and long, reclined pale setae; frons slightly rugose; eye large, as wide as vertex width in male; vertex narrow. Antenna copper brown; segment I fuscous, highly mottled with pale yellow speckles, and long, semierect setae sparsely distributed; extreme base of segments II and III pale. Labium glossy, pale brown and darkened at segment IV, extentending to metacoxa or sternum V. Pronotum pale brown to fuscous, dark brown or with dark markings at least posterior part; posterior margin of pronotum pale; calli brown to pale brown, usually with a dark, irregular pattern; collar usually pale, rounded; scutellum slightly tumid, with an irregular brown pattern; mesoscutum brown, often with a pair of pale spots; ventral margin of pleura pale yellow; two thick, dark brown horizontal lines traverse propleuron (sanguineous at teneral adult); ostiolar peritreme pale yellow. Hemelytron nearly fuscous, dorsum highly mottled; corium pale apically; posterior part of corium with a pair of dark, oblique marks; cuneus dark brown, basal 1/4 clearly pale, rarely tinged with pale red; membrane transparent, speckled with grayish spots; vein pale gray, darkened along membrane cell. Leg dark brown to fuscous, slender; coxae and trochanters pale yellow, brownish spot at extreme base of meso-and metacoxa; femora rather flat, speckled with pale spots; basal 1/4 of metafemur pale yellow; each tibia with three or four pale annulations; apex of protibia brown, apically pale brown; mesotibia pale yellow distally; tibial spines suberect, brown. Abdomen dark brown laterally; pale brown or tinged with green ventrally. Male genitalia as in
Figs. 8
,
10
, female genitalia as in
Fig. 13
.
Distribution.
Japan
,
Korea
, Far-East
Russia
.
Host plant.
On deciduous trees (
Kerzhner, 1988a
).
Remarks.
Phytocoris shabliovskii
is common in the northern part of
South Korea
. Large numbers of adults are commonly attracted to UV light traps.
Material examined.
South Korea
,
Gangwon
–do:
5♂
,
7♀
,
Yongdae
NRC
,
Mt. Maebong
,
Buk
–myeon,
Inje
– gun,
from light trap
,
18.vi.2015
,
M. S. Oh
;
12♀
, ditto,
31.vii.2013
,
R. K. Duwal
;
1♂
, ditto,
19.vi.2013
,
R. K. Duwal
;
3♂
,
1♀
,
Mt. Bangtae
NRC
,
Bangdong
–ri,
Girin
–myeon,
Inje
–gun,
from light trap
,
20–21.vi.2013
,
R. K. Duwal
;
1♂
,
Nambuk
–ri,
Inje
–eup,
Inje
–gun,
from light trap
,
04.ix.2015
,
M. S. Oh
;
7♂
,
37♀
,
Mt. Jumbong
,
Jindong
–ri,
Girin
–myun,
Inje
–gun,
from light trap
,
15.vii.2015
,
M. S. Oh
;
5♂
, ditto,
27.ix.2013
,
R. K. Duwal
,
G. Cho
,
H. Song
;
2♀
,
Hambaeksan
,
Gohan
–eup,
Jeongseon
–gun,
08.ix.2013
,
Y. Lee
;
1♂
,
1♀
, ditto,
27.viii.2013
,
from light trap
(alt.
740m
),
R. K. Duwal
,
Y. Lee
,
H. Song
;
1♂
,
Odaesan
,
Byeongnae
–ri,
Daegwallyeong
–myeon,
Pyeongchang
–gun, alt.
740m
,
30.viii.2013
,
R. K. Duwal
,
Y. Lee
,
H. Song
;
9♀
,
Seorim
–ri,
Seo
–myeon,
Yangyang
– gun,
14–15.vii.2010
,
S. H. Jung
;
9♂
,
3♀
,
Jangsan
condo,
Hambaeksan
–ro,
Sangdong
–eup,
Yeongwol
–gun,
from light trap
,
02.vii.2015
, M. S. Oh.
Gyeonggi
–do
:
6♂
,
1♀
,
Sang
–dong,
Wonmi
–gu,
Bucheon
–si,
12.vi.2014
,
from light trap
,
Y. Lee
;
1♂
,
Mt. Taehwa
,
Sanglim
–ri,
Docheok
–myeon,
Gwangju
–si,
from light trap
,
15–17.vi.2013
,
R. K. Duwal
;
4♂
, ditto,
17.vi.2012
,
B. Kim
,
Y. H. Shin
,
K. M. Kim
;
3♂
, ditto,
16.vi.2012
,
I. Shin
,
H. Kim
,
M. R. Cho
;
2♂
, ditto,
23.vi.2006
,
S. W. Lee
;
6♂
,
Mt. Woongil
,
Joan
–myeon,
Namyangju
–si,
27.vi.2015
,
M. S. Oh
;
1♂
,
Seoul
forest,
Seongsu
–dong,
Seongdong
–gu
,
Seoul
,
11.xi.2010
,
S. H. Jung
;
7♂
,
Mt. Bara
,
Uiwang
–si,
from light trap
,
10.vi.2015
,
M. S. Oh
;
7♂
,
Deoksu
–ri,
Yangpyeong
–gun,
from light trap
,
12.vi.2015
,
M. S. Oh
;
2♂
Yeongmunsan
,
Yangpyeong
–gun,
from light trap
,
24.vi.2009
,
R. K. Duwal
& S. H. Jung.
Gyeongsangbuk
–do
:
1♂
,
Mt. Joryeong
,
Mungyeong
–eup,
Mungyeong
–si,
from light trap
,
30.vi.2011
,
R. K. Duwal
;
8♀
,
Mt. Baekbyeong
,
Jeongok
–ri,
Seo
–myeon,
Uljin
–gun,
from light trap
,
15.vii.2014
,
Song
,
Choi
;
6♂
,
3♀
,
Mt. Irwol
,
Irwol
–myeon,
Yeongyang
– gun,
25.vi.2014
,
Lee
,
Lee
,
Choi
;
Gyeongsangnam
–do
:
1♀
,
Eorumgol valley
,
Samyang
–ri,
Sannae
–myeon,
Miryang
–si,
22.x.1997
,
M. R. Lee
;
1♂
,
1♀
,
Miryang
,
from light trap
,
06.vi.2015
,
M. S. Oh.