A description of a new genus and new species of sotol-feeding Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Bryocorinae) from Durango, Mexico Author Menard, K. L. Author Schwartz, M. D. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-07 4514 2 283 292 journal article 28022 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.2.11 1835c5e3-9253-49c1-9463-b2e4b0213bc5 1175-5326 2607852 B6E01410-4422-46FD-A08B-140A35341DA7 Sotolensis keltoni sp. nov. ( Figs 1–5 ) HOLOTYPE : MEXICO : Durango : “ 5 mi W of Durango [ 24.03325 ° N 104.73274 ° W ] Dgo. MEX . 6500′ [ 198 m ] 14 June 1964 L.A. Kelton ; sotol [ Dasylirion sp. ( Asparagaceae ), det. field id]”, 1;m ( AMNH _ PBI 00418775 ) . Holotype Sotolensis keltoni n. sp. det. K.L. Menard & M.D. Schwartz , 2018 [red label]. Deposited in the collection of the Instituto de Biologia , Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico , Mexico City , D.F. ( IBUNAM ) . Paratypes : MEXICO : Durango : 5 mi W of Durango , 24.03325 ° N 104.73274 ° W , 198 m , 11 Jun 1964 , H. F. Howden, Dasylirion sp. ( Asparagaceae ), det. field id, 6;m (00418784–00418789), 27;f (00418790–00418804, 00420079–00420090) (CNC), 1;f (00418747) (UOSN), 1;m (00418753), 1;f (00418754) (USNM); 14 Jun 1964 , L.A. Kelton, Dasylirion sp. ( Asparagaceae ), det. field id, 22;m (00418755–00418774, 0 0 418776, 00418777), 33;f (00420111–00420143) (CNC), 3;m (00418746, 0 0 418748, 00418749), 3;f (00418750–00418752) (UOSN). Durango , 24.0333 ° N 104.6667 ° W , 1890 m , 22 Jun 1964 , L.A. Kelton, 2;m (00418781, 00418782), 2;f (00420091, 00420092) (AMNH), 4;m (00418778–00418780, 00418783), 18;f (00420093–00420110) (CNC). DIAGNOSIS: Same as generic diagnosis. DESCRIPTION: Coloration, surface, vestiture, structure, and genitalia: As in generic description. MEASUREMENTS: MALE ( holotype /range; N=4): total body length 2.46/2.55-2.70, clypeus to cuneus length 1.75/1.70-1.90, body width 1.06/1.10-1.30, pronotal length 0.43/0.45, head width 0.81/ 0.75-0.83, pronotal width 0.98/0.85-1.00, antennal segment lengths : AS I 0.35/0.40, AS II 0.60/0.60-0.65 , AS III 0.35/0.35-0.37 , AS IV 0.36/ 0.35, and interocular distance 0.47/0.45-0.47 . FEMALE (range; N=3): total body length 2.2–2.65, clypeus to cuneus length 1.6-1.9, pronotal length 0.45-0.47, head width 0.83-0.87, pronotal width 0.93-0.97, antennal segment lengths: AS I 0.40-0.43, AS II 0.6-0.63, AS III 0.35-0.37, AS IV 0.35, and interocular distance 0.45-0.5. ETYMOLOGY: Named after the late Leonard A. Kelton, whose work in Durango , Mexico , led to the capture of these specimens. HOST: The majority of the specimens collected of this species were labeled as collected on sotol, genus Dasylirion sp. ( Asparagales : Asparagaceae : Notinoideae). There are currently about 22 species of sotol, of which two are known from Durango : D. durangense Trel. , and D. simplex Trel. (WSCP 2018). This group of plants is native to Mexico , all have tough leaves with serrated edges that provide a natural defense.