Nineteen new genera and 82 new species of Cremnorrhinina from Australia, including analyses of host relationships and distributions (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylininae: Cremnorrhinini)
Author
Randall T. Schuh
Author
Michael D. Schwartz
text
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2016
401
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journal article
39161
10.5281/zenodo.269465
4e88a985-9cb4-4912-9b10-71db96ba36f5
http://hdl.handle.net/2246/6649
269465
Dicyphylus halganii
,
new species
Figure 22, map 6, table 1, plates 6, 7, 43D, E
DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by black pygophore contrasting with pale remainder of abdomen, black antennae and black legs, and fuscous markings on the vertex, pronotum, and scutellum (pl. 6); endosoma with a very long, erect, sinuous, apical spine and a second, shorter subapical spine with two or three strong points (fig. 22, pl. 7). Tubular body and black pygophore contrasting with remainder of abdomen also seen in
Telophylus eremophilae
, but that species with all legs entirely pale and antennae not entirely black, secondary gonopore with medial flanking crest, and endosoma with apical microtrichiate plates diagnostic for
Telophylus
;
endosoma in
D. halganii
without flanking crest near secondary gonopore or microtrichiate plates apically.
DESCRIPTION:
MALE
: Mean total length 3.01, mean pronotum width 0.73. COLORATION (pl. 6): Background color pale to weakly infuscate, vertex medially, much of pronotum, scutellum medially, claval suture, and corium adjacent to inner angle of cuneus infuscate to dark brown; clypeus, antennae, thoracic pleuron, legs, and pygophore black; abdomen sometimes infuscate, but not black. SUR- FACE AND VESTITURE (pl. 6): Dorsum smooth, weakly polished and weakly shining, venter dull; dorsum clothed with reclining, pale, simple setae of moderate length. STRUCTURE:
Head
(pl. 6): As in generic description, but antenna inserted above ventral margin of eye by about diameter of antennal fossa; antennal segment 2 relatively short (0.68), 1.28 times width of head.
Thorax
(pl. 6): As in generic description.
Hemelytron
: As in generic description. GENITALIA (fig. 22, pl. 7):
Pygophore:
Broadly conical, posterior margin indented ventrad of left paramere insertion.
Endosoma:
J-shaped, basal fusion of straps on dorsal side; strap without proximally directed spine, ventral edge of strap with very long, erect apical spine; dorsal edge of strap with three pointed subapical spines (points); endosoma subapically expanded with membrane conforming to endosomal surface; secondary gonopore situated just distad of middle of endosoma on margin of projecting strap.
Phallotheca:
Posteroventral surface of apical portion with dispersed field of denticles, dorsal edge strongly crested without spicules; anterodorsal surface not serrate; aperture ovoid and compressed, anteromedial edge with notch.
Parameres:
Left paramere with dorsoposterior margin faintly undulate, not produced dorsad of posterior and anterior processes; posterior process straight; anterior process large and rounded apically; prominent seta placed apically; right paramere with short anteroapical projection.
FEMALE
(pl. 6): Coloration as in male; structure as in generic description; mean total length 2.32, mean pronotum width 0.70. GENITALIA as in plate 43D, E.
ETYMOLOGY: Named for the boraginaceous genus
Halgania
, host of this taxon.
HOST: Recorded from
Halgania cyanea
(pl. 31E) (
Boraginaceae
).
DISTRIBUTION (map 6): Known from near Menzies in the Goldfields Region of Western Australia.
HOLOTYPE:
AUSTRALIA: Western Australia:
ca 35 km S of Menzies, 29.96214°S 121.1323°E, 600 m, 24 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis,
Halgania cyanea
Lindl. (Boraginaceae)
, det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5100011, 1♂ (AMNH_PBI 00135583) (WAMP).
PARATYPES:
AUSTRALIA: Western Australia:
ca 35 km S of Menzies, 29.96214°S 121.1323°E, 600 m, 24 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis,
Halgania cyanea
Lindl. (Boraginaceae)
, det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5100011, 4♂ (00388712–0 0 388714, 00087388), 34♀ (00388717–0 0 388744, 0 0 0 87389, 0 0 390145–00390149) (AM), 10♂ (00135573– 0 0 135579, 0 0 135582, 0 0 135581, 00087565), 41♀ (00135587–0 0 135609, 0 0 135612–0 0 135627, 0 0 135610, 00135611) (AMNH), 1♂ (00135580), 11♀ (00135628–0 0 135632, 0 0 388745–00388750) (WAMP).
Fig. 22.
Male genitalic structures of
Dicyphylus halganii
.
OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED:
AUSTRALIA: Western Australia:
ca 35 km S of Menzies, 29.96214°S 121.1323°E, 600 m, 24 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis,
Halgania cyanea
Lindl. (Boraginaceae)
, det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5100011, 2 nymphs (00388715, 00388716) (AM),
Halgania cyanea
Lindl. (Boraginaceae)
, det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5100011, 3 nymphs (00135584–00135586) (AMNH).