Margolethaeus, A New Lethaeini Genus (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae) From The Oriental Region
Author
Lászlózsalakovics
Author
ELődKOndOROSY
text
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
2014
60
4
307
312
journal article
2064-2474
Margolethaeus maculatus
sp. n.
(
Figs 1–2
)
Materialexamined:
Holotype
: NEIndia; Meghalaya; 1999 3kmETura;
1150 m
;
25°30’N
90°14’E
; 4.
v. Dembický
&
Pacholátkoleg.
(m,
NHMV
).
Nineparatypes
(
2 males
7 females
):
NE India
; Meghalaya; 1999 /
3km
E Tura
;
1150 m
; /
25°30’N
90°14’E
; 4.v. /
Dembický
&
Pacholátkoleg.
(m, fNHMV); NE–
India
:
Meghalayastate
/ WestGaroHillsreg.,
Tura
/
5.–7.V.1996
, 600–
800 m
/ GPS N
25°30.7’ E
90°13.9’ (
WGS84
) / leg.
E. Jendek
&
O. Sausa.
(2 ffNHMV);
INDIA
,
W. Bengal
, /
Darjeeling
, below /
NorthPoint
,
1000m
/ legGy.
Topál
// No. 335 / beaten material /
17. IV. 1967
. (m, 2 ff,
HNHM
);
LAOS
,
Champassak Prov.
/ DonghuaXaoNBCA. / 2 kmSofBanNongLuang. / bankofTouay–Guaistream. //
15°4’ N
.
106°13’ E
/
800 m
swept.
No
23 / 1–5. IV. 1998 / leg
O. Merkl
&
G. Csorba.
(f
HNHM
);
S Vietnam
,
12.03N
108.27E
/
12 km
N of Dalat
– Lang Bian, /
1580–1750m
,
17.–21. IV. 1995
/
Pacholátko
&
Dembickýleg.
(fNHMV).
Description – Colour: brown; headblack; antennaebrown, palerateachbasalsegment; labiumstramineous; pronotumandscutellumbrightyellowalmostwhitewith brownspots; coriumwhiteandbrownwithtwodarkbrownspotsonlateralmargin; legs brown; tarsistramineous; orificiumred; membranewithdarkbrownspotnexttoendof corium.
Structure: Bodyshiningexceptthepronotumandscutellum. Nearlyglabrous, with veryshort, hardlyvisiblehairsonheadandventerofabdomen. Smallhairsonbaseof labium. Labiumreachingmidcoxa. Paramerewidewithsmallhairs, broadestatthebase oftheblade (
Fig. 2
).
Fig. 2.
Margolethaeus maculatus
sp. n.
, paramere, dorsal and lateral view.
Measurements (
10 specimens
) (inmm): Bodylength 3.50–4.69, width 1.70–2.24. Head 0.51–0.76 long, 0.80–1.00 widewitheyes. Interocularspace 0.50–0.64. Antennae 1.58–1.92, segment I 0.29–0.48, II 0.50–0.61, III 0.26–0.45 IV 0.40–0.54. Labium 1.10–1.54, segment I 0.33–0.46 II 0.3–0.47 III 0.22–0.39 IV 0.21–0.32. Pronotum 0.80–1.18, long 1.5–2.00 wide. Cl- avalcommissure 0.40–0.53. Scutellum 0.76–0.94 long, 0.84–1.08 wide.
Distribution: NortheasternIndia,
Laos
, SouthVietnam.
Etymology: Thespeciesnamedafteritsstrikinglypatterneddorsalside.
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Acknowledgements – TheauthorswouldliketothankHerbertZettel (NHMV) and DávidRédei (HNHM) fortheloanofthematerialandkindhelpgiven, alsotoSzabolcs Nagy (UniversityofPannonia) andJánosPrievarafortheircomments. Theauthorsare verygratefultoKatinkaVarga (UniversityofPannonia) forthedrawingoftheparamere.