A review of Adelphocoris - Creontiades - Megacoelum complex (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirini), with descriptions of two new genera and four new species
Author
Chérot, F.
Author
Malipatil, M. B.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4126
2
151
206
journal article
38799
10.11646/zootaxa.4126.2.1
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13.1.
Orientomiris ater
(Poppius, 1915)
n. comb
.
(
Figure 39
)
Creontiades ater
Poppius, 1915a
: 25
–26 (as new species);
Carvalho 1959
: 74
(catalog);
Schuh 1995
: 743
(catalog),
2002–2013
(online catalog).
Material examined.
Type
specimen:
lectotype
♀ of
Creontiades ater
(present designation):
INDIA
: “Ostindien” (no locality given),
type
10060 (
MZHF
) [the specimen bears the Poppius’ original handwritten identification label with the mention “
Creontiades ater
n. sp.
”].
Diagnosis.
Body totally black. Head reddish dark brown to black, eyes black, with a yellow margin posteriorly. Antennae with first segment reflective black, second segment black basally on 1/5 of its length and apically on 1/3 of its length, yellow to dark orange medially, third antennal segment yellow basally, brownish medially and apically. Pronotal collar gray, pronotal disk black, its posterior margin narrowly yellowish. Scutellum apparently black (but badly damaged in
type
specimen). Hemelytra black, rugose, punctation very reduced but very dense, membrane grayish. Spines of fore tibia (other legs missing) blackish. Ventral side dark brown to black, evaporative area yellow.
Discussion.
The
type
of
O
. ater
conforms to our diagnosis of
Orientomiris
on the basis of its external anatomy. Consequently, we suggest the new combination. A second female specimen labelled as
type
is available in MZHF collections (maybe this is the specimen cited as preserved in Vienna by
Poppius 1915a
). Accordingly, we apply Recommendation 73F of the Code (ICZN 1999) to determine the status of type-series members.