Dampierella and Goodeniaphila: two new genera and three new species of Halticini from Australia, with a species key to the Halticini of Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae)
Author
Tatarnic, Nikolai J.
text
Zootaxa
2009
2105
43
60
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.187769
8976f46a-f819-4c6b-bbd6-ef2f9f6ca281
1175-5326
187769
Dampierella schwartzi
sp. nov.
Figures 1
,
3–5
Holotype
:
AUSTRALIA
: Western
Australia
:
27.6 km
N of Coral Bay Rd on Cardabia–Ningaloo Rd,
22.90198°S
113.8167°E
,
25 m
,
29 Oct 2004
,
Cassis
, Wall, Weirauch, Tatarnic, Symonds,
Dampiera incana
var.
incana
R.Br. (Goodeniaceae)
, det.
PERTH
staff
PERTH
6989314, 13 (
AMNH
_
PBI
00030304) (
WAMP
).
Diagnosis
: Superficially similar to
Halticus
but readily distinguished by the following combination of characters: gena height less than eye height; male with well-developed endosoma and single spinelike spicule; both sexes macropterous. Distinguished from
Goodeniaphila
by all-black dorsal coloration, presence of pale, scalelike setae, slightly smaller size, and male and female genitalia.
Description
: Macropterous, body length
2.36–2.6 mm
(Table 1).
Coloration
(
Fig. 1
): Head, thorax, hemelytra, and abdomen dark brown to black. Labium orange-brown, darker apically. Eyes dark red to dark brown or black. Antennae yellow, with apex of AIV weakly embrowned. All femora dark brown to black, yellow at apex; all tibiae yellow; tarsi yellow-brown, becoming dark brown to black apically. Parameres dark brown to black, apophysis of left paramere amber.
Surface and Vestiture
(
Figs. 1
; 2): As in generic description.
Structure
: As in generic description. Male genitalia (
Figs. 2
G–I, 3A–C): As in generic description. Female genitalia (
Figs. 3
D–F): As in generic description.
|
TABLE 1.
Measurements of
Dampierella
and
Goodeniaceaphila
species. Length Total Clyp- Species Length Cun Head Pronotum Scutellum Cuneus
|
Head |
Width Pronotum |
Scutellum |
InterOcDist |
AI |
AII |
AIII |
AIV |
|
Dampierella schwartzi
|
|
M Mean 2.30 1.53 0.09 0.45 0.31 0.34
SD 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02
|
0.80
0.03
|
0.99
0.05
|
0.41
0.04
|
0.48
0.01
|
0.19
0.02
|
0.57
0.02
|
0.36
0.02
|
0.26
0.02
|
| Range 0.09 0.09 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.06 |
0.07 |
0.14 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
| Min 2.27 1.49 0.07 0.43 0.29 0.31 |
0.76 |
0.93 |
0.38 |
0.47 |
0.16 |
0.54 |
0.34 |
0.24 |
| Max 2.36 1.58 0.12 0.46 0.33 0.36 |
0.84 |
1.07 |
0.46 |
0.49 |
0.23 |
0.60 |
0.38 |
0.28 |
| Count 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
|
F Mean 2.47 1.67 0.12 0.48 0.30 0.36
SD 0.08 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.04 0.03
|
0.84
0.02
|
1.05
0.03
|
0.43
0.04
|
0.50
0.01
|
0.16
0.01
|
0.58
0.01
|
0.38
0.02
|
0.25
0.03
|
| Range 0.21 0.15 0.08 0.04 0.08 0.06 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.08 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
| Min 2.38 1.58 0.07 0.46 0.26 0.33 |
0.82 |
1.00 |
0.39 |
0.48 |
0.15 |
0.56 |
0.36 |
0.22 |
| Max 2.60 1.73 0.15 0.50 0.34 0.39 |
0.87 |
1.09 |
0.48 |
0.51 |
0.17 |
0.60 |
0.41 |
0.29 |
| Count 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
|
Goodeniaceaphila cassisi
|
|
M Mean 2.96 1.86 0.14 0.62 0.34 0.44
SD 0.19 0.06 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.02
|
0.94
0.04
|
1.20
0.09
|
0.56
0.05
|
0.54
0.03
|
0.22
0.03
|
0.71
0.05
|
0.51
0.04
|
0.29
0.05
|
| Range 0.49 0.13 0.05 0.09 0.05 0.04 |
0.11 |
0.21 |
0.11 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.13 |
0.10 |
0.12 |
| Min 2.79 1.81 0.11 0.59 0.31 0.42 |
0.88 |
1.10 |
0.49 |
0.49 |
0.16 |
0.66 |
0.45 |
0.20 |
| Max 3.27 1.93 0.16 0.67 0.36 0.46 |
0.99 |
1.32 |
0.60 |
0.56 |
0.24 |
0.79 |
0.55 |
0.32 |
| Count 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
|
F Mean 3.04 2.02 0.15 0.66 0.37 0.48
SD 0.09 0.07 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02
|
1.03
0.04
|
1.30
0.06
|
0.58
0.05
|
0.61
0.03
|
0.20
0.01
|
0.73
0.04
|
0.51
0.05
|
0.33
0.06
|
| Range 0.23 0.18 0.07 0.07 0.05 0.06 |
0.09 |
0.16 |
0.13 |
0.10 |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.11 |
| Min 2.97 1.91 0.12 0.63 0.34 0.45 |
0.98 |
1.21 |
0.53 |
0.57 |
0.17 |
0.68 |
0.45 |
0.28 |
| Max 3.20 2.09 0.19 0.70 0.39 0.51 |
1.07 |
1.37 |
0.66 |
0.66 |
0.21 |
0.78 |
0.56 |
0.39 |
| Count 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
FIGURE 4.
Distribution map for
Dampierella schwartzi
,
Goodeniaphila cassisi
and
Goodeniaphila schuhi
.
Distribution
: All specimens of this species have been collected from two localities in central West
Australia
(
Fig. 4
).
Host plant associations:
This species was collected in large numbers on
Dampiera incana
var.
incana
(Goodeniaceae)
.
Etymology
: This species is named in honor of Dr Michael Schwartz, in recognition of his contributions to mirid taxonomy.
Paratypes
:
AUSTRALIA
: Western
Australia
:
22.5 km
N of jct of Mugaloo Rd and Cardaboo-Ningaloo Rd, Ningaloo Station Campsite,
22.54062°S
113.6947°E
,
30 Oct 2004
,
Cassis
, Wall, Weirauch, Tatarnic, Symonds,
Dampiera incana var. incana
R.Br. (Goodeniaceae)
, det. Field ID, 23 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3896, AMNH_PBI 00003897), 8Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3898 through AMNH_PBI 00003905) (AMNH), 73 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3908 through AMNH_PBI 00003914), 5Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3915 through AMNH_PBI 00003919) (UNSW).
27.6 km
N of Coral Bay Rd on Cardabia-Ningaloo Rd,
22.90198°S
113.8167°E
,
25 m
,
29 Oct 2004
,
Cassis
, Wall, Weirauch, Tatarnic, Symonds,
Dampiera incana var. incana
R.Br. (Goodeniaceae)
, det. PERTH staff PERTH6989314, 23 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 16199, AMNH_PBI 00016200), 2Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 16201, AMNH_PBI 00016202) (AM), 113 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3856 through AMNH_PBI 00003866), 23Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3867 through AMNH_PBI 00003889) (AMNH), 23 (AMNH_PBI 0 0
191299
, AMNH_PBI 00191300), 3Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 191301 through AMNH_PBI 00191303) (USNM), 53 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 30305 through AMNH_PBI 00030309), 5Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 30310 through AMNH_PBI 00030314) (WAMP).
Other specimens examined:
AUSTRALIA
: Western
Australia
:
22.5 km
N of jct of Mugaloo Rd and Cardaboo-Ningaloo Rd, Ningaloo Station Campsite,
22.54062°S
113.6947°E
,
30 Oct 2004
,
Cassis
, Wall, Weirauch, Tatarnic, Symonds,
Dampiera incana var. incana
R.Br. (Goodeniaceae)
, det. Field ID,
2 juveniles
(
AMNH
_
PBI
0 0 0 0 3906,
AMNH
_
PBI
00003907) (
AMNH
).
27.6 km
N of Coral Bay Rd on Cardabia- Ningaloo Rd,
22.90198°S
113.8167°E
,
25 m
,
29 Oct 2004
,
Cassis
, Wall, Weirauch, Tatarnic, Symonds,
Dampiera incana var. incana
R.Br. (Goodeniaceae)
, det.
PERTH
staff
PERTH
6989314,
6 juveniles
(
AMNH
_
PBI
0 0 0 0 3890 through
AMNH
_
PBI
00003895) (
AMNH
),
2 juveniles
(
AMNH
_
PBI
00003920) (
UNSW
),
5 juveniles
(
AMNH
_
PBI
0 0 0 30315 through
AMNH
_
PBI
00030319) (
WAMP
).