A new macropterous genus with a new species of Vianaididae (Heteroptera, Tingoidea, Vianaididae) from Peru
Author
Montemayor, Sara I.
Author
Carpintero, Diego L.
text
Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment
2007
2007-08-01
42
2
133
136
journal article
10.1080/01650520600997611
42dcf7ba-9e01-4d50-97f3-e20520ede6f9
3542008
Pterovianaida melchiori
sp. n.
Body brownish, antennae and legs reddish brown, clothed with long, slender, scattered, suberect hairs. Total length
2.45 mm
.
Figures 4, 5. (4) Metathoracic scent gland. (5) Pygophore.
Head
(
Figure 1
). Slightly granulated, covered with macrochaetae, scattered and slightly curved. Length
0.23 mm
, width across eyes
0.3 mm
. Interocular space
0.09 mm
. Rostrum reaching second abdominal segment. Antennae (
Figure 2
) covered with suberect hairs that have the same length as width of antennal segment interspersed with hairs twice the length of width of antennae. Length segment I=
0.11 mm
; II=
0.31 mm
; III=
0.33 mm
; IV=
0.37 mm
.
Thorax.
Pronotum length
0.32 mm
; basal width
0.6 mm
. Collar presents in anterior and lateral margins a few long erect hairs. Metathoracic scent gland (
Figure 4
) with anterior branch curved downwards, more developed and raised than posterior branch; the latter slender and directed backwards. Rostral channel faintly developed.
Abdomen.
Pygophore (
Figure 5
) narrower than the rest of the abdomen; lateral margins glabrous, posterior margin covered with long, thin, erect hairs interspersed with shorter ones; dorsally at its posterior margin it invaginates and then protrudes as a flat projection; ventrally it forms a uniform lobe. Paramere glabrous, curved, gradually narrows towards the apex which is romus; posterior margin with two lobes at its base, the first more obvious than the second.
Material examined.
Holotype
male
,
Peru
,
Ucayali
,
Kirigueti
(
light trap
),
73
°
07´08"W
,
11
°
38´13"S
,
August 2004
,
J. Williams
coll., (slide mounted), in the collection of the Museo de La Plata (
MLP
).
Etymology.
This species is dedicated to Melchior Borsinger, grandfather of the first author.