New species and new records of Tingidae (Insecta: Heteroptera) of New Guinea
Author
Guilbert, Eric
text
Zootaxa
2006
1117
37
68
journal article
50786
10.5281/zenodo.171651
f7582322-2924-495a-801e-d85c7db1050b
11755326
171651
Furcilliger orestes
Drake & Ruhoff 1962
Material examined: 1F, New
Guinea
, NE, SW slope Mt Missim nr. Bulolo Gorge,
1100m
,
10.IX.1971
, on
Picturus
(Urticadeae), W.C. Gagné,
BPBM
.
Comments:
Furcilliger
Horváth
contains three species.
Furcilliger cheesmanae
Drake
and
F. orestes
Drake & Ruhoff
are endemic to New
Guinea
.
Furcilliger asperulus
Horváth
, known in New
Guinea
from a single locality, also occurs in
Australia
(Queensland). According to
Drake and Ruhoff (1965)
,
F. asperulus
and
F. orestes
are synonymous; however, they differ by several morphological details, and are therefore, distinct species. The rostrum extends beyond the middle of the metasternum in
F. asperulus
, whereas in
F. orestes
it reaches the middle of the mesosternum. The tubercles on the hood are not joined at their base in
F asperulus
as in
F. o re s t e s
, but are separated and shorter (or less spiny). The outer margins of the hemelytra and boundary veins are finely serrate, and lack large spines as in
F. orestes
.
Furcilliger asperulus
has no spines on the outer margins of the hemelytra.
Furcilliger cheesmanae
has an uniseriate costal area, the tubercles on the hood are widely separated, the hood is less high, and the paranota are differently shaped.