Plant bugs of the tribe Bothriomirini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae) from the Oriental Region: descriptions of eight new species and keys to Oriental genera and species of Bothriomiris Kirkaldy, Dashymenia Poppius, and Dashymeniella Poppius Author Wolski, Andrzej Author Gorczyca, Jacek text Zootaxa 2012 3412 1 41 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.214715 4eb4d325-9c9f-423d-b231-99d88173627a 1175-5326 214715 Dashymenia tenmalai Wolski & Gorczyca sp. nov. ( Figures 10–11 , 65–82 ) Diagnosis. Dashymenia tenmalai is recognized by the following set of features: antennal segment I nearly cylindrical, entirely dark red to dark brown; pronotal pale, lateral stripes narrow, hardly visible in dorsal view ( Figs. 10–11 ); segment II somewhat flattened laterally ( Fig. 10 ); scutellum orange with a large, medial dark brown tinge originating from basal margin ( Figs. 10–11 ); DSS strongly broadened basally, remainder of the segment gradually becomes narrower and forming a sharply pointed apex ( Fig. 80 ). D . tenmalai is most similar to D . cognata , D. colubrina , D , kotejai , and D . webbi in sharing pale lateral stripes on the pronotum. This species can, however, be distinguished by the coloration of the antennal segment I and the shape male genitalia. Description . Male . COLORATION ( Figs. 10–11 ). Dorsum mostly dark brown with orange areas. Head . Dull yellowish, sometimes tinged with brown or red; antenna blackish dark brown; antennal segment I usually dark red, rarely dark brown; segment II varying from dark brown to blackish; segments III and IV dark brown; labium brown. Thorax . Pronotum . Dark brown, tinged with yellow or orange anteriorly and laterally. Scutellum . Orange, with distinct dark brown patch originating from basal margin, occupying most of medial portion of dorsal surface, not reaching apex. Thoracic pleura . Proepimeron varying from dull yellow to orange; remaining pleura dark brown; evaporative areas fuscous; peritreme brown. Hemelytron . Dark brown; clavus with yellowish or orange stripe along its inner margin (claval commissure yellowish to orange); corium with a medially situated and relatively broad orange patch in apical portion, contiguous with inner angle of cuneus; membrane fuscous to dark fuscous. Legs . Dark reddish brown, except for dull yellowish tarsi. Abdomen . Brown with dark brown areas. STRUCTURE AND VESTITURE ( Figures 10–11 , 66–79 ). Elongate oval; dorsal surface mixed with dense semirecumbent and erect setae. Head . Covered with relatively long, protruding setae; vertex and frons weakly rugose; vertex with two, somewhat convex tubercles, each contiguous with occipital carina and inner margin of each eye; antennal segment I covered with moderately dense, long, semirecumbent setae, segment nearly cylindrical, weakly narrowed basally; segment II weakly bicompressed, mixed with three types of setae: dense, long, semirecumbent setae (similar to those present on segment I but denser), fine, short, scale-like, sparse setae, and several protruding, bristlelike setae; segments III and IV shining, covered with moderately dense, semirecumbent, bristlelike setae; labium stout, apex reaching procoxae apically. Thorax . Scutellum . Scutellum somewhat convex. Thoracic pleura . Proepimeron deeply and coarsely punctate; mesepimeron with punctation occupying its dorsoposterior surface, remainder of mesepisternum smooth and heavily polished; metepisternum inpunctate. Hemelytron . Membrane with minor cell hardly visible; major cell rather small, rounded. Legs . Covered with moderately dense, almost recumbent setae; tarsomere II divided; pretarsal claw not toothed subapically. Abdomen . Weakly narrowed toward apex, covered with moderately dense setae. FIGURES 66–73. Scanning electron micrographs of Dashymenia tenmalai : 66—body, left lateral view; 67—head and pronotum, left lateral view; 68—structure and vestiture of eye; 69, 70—structure and vestiture of thoracic pleura; 71—scent gland efferent system; 72—structure and distribution of metafemoral trichobothria; 73—single metaforal trichobothrium. FIGURES 74–79. Scanning electron micrographs of Dashymenia tenmalai : 74—structure and vestiture of antennal segment I and basal portion of antennal segment II; 75—structure and vestiture of antennal segment II; 76–77— structure and vestiture of hemelytron; 78—structure and vestiture of membrane; 79—pygophore, dorsal view. Male genitalia . Endosoma ( Fig. 80 ). Weakly membranous; DSS strongly broadened basally, remainder of sclerite gradually narrowing towards apex and sharply pointed apically; AES rhomboid, strongly smaller than DSS; PES strongly membranous, with apical portion rounded. Left paramere ( Fig. 81 ). Somewhat rounded; apical process relatively long, moderately sharply pointed; sensory lobe somewhat convex. Right paramere ( Fig. 82 ). Right margin straight, left margin strongly rounded, basal process with left margin sinuate, right margin rounded; apical process thin, cylindrical, and curved. Female . Coloration, structure and vestiture as in male. Measurements. Ƥ / 3 (n=3, holotype measurements in parentheses): body length: 4.6/4.0–4.6 (4.0), width 2.05 /1.8–1.9 (1.8). Head. Length 0.25/0.25 (0.25), width 1.26/1.09–1.11 (1.09), diameter of eye in dorsal view 0.28/0.26–0.28 (0.26). Antenna. Length of segment I 0.55/0.55 (0.55), II 1.33/1.36–1.4 (1.4), III and IV ( holotype ): III 0.47, IV 0.45. Labium. Length of segment I 0.36/0.25–0.34 (0.34), 0.34/0.34–0.36 (0.36), III 0.25/0.25 (0.25), IV 0.21/0.19–0.21 (0.21). Pronotum. Length 1.25/1.1–1.22 (1.22), width of anterior margin 0.9/0.9 (0.9), length of lateral margin 1.03/0.94–1.0 (0.94), width of posterior margin 1.8/1.65–1.7 (1.65). Etymology . This species is named after the type locality – Tenmalai ( India ) . Distribution ( Fig. 65 ). India ( Tenmalai ). Type material. Holotype 3: Tenmalai 500–800’, Travancore, S. India , 11–17-X-38 ; paratypes : 3 3 3, 2 Ƥ Ƥ: the same data as for holotype ( BMNH ).