Phylogeny and revision of Schraderiellus Rider, 1998 with the description of five new species (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae, Discocephalinae, Ochlerini)
Author
Roell, Talita
Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Animal & Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil 91501 - 970.
tali.roell@hotmail.com
Author
Campos, Luiz Alexandre
Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Animal & Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil 91501 - 970.
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-10-30
4508
1
47
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journal article
6020
10.11646/zootaxa.4508.1.3
106c1ebb-d129-48dd-859f-017a27bef1a7
1175-5326
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Schraderiellus falcatus
Roell & Campos
, sp. nv.
(
Figs. 3M–N
,
5 S–U
,
6F
,
7F
)
Etymology:
The name refers to the parameres which are strongly curved posteriorly.
Latin =
falcatus
,
sickle-shaped, hooked, curved.
Holotype
: male, here designated.
COSTA RICA
,
Puntarenas
,
Península de Osa near Cabo Matopalo, 6.21.03 (NMPC) Deposited in: NMPC
Paratype
:
PANAMA
,
V. de
Chiriqui
,
25-4000 ft
, Champion:
1♂
(BMNH). Deposited in: BMNH.
Description.
Dark brown; some specimens with yellow-orange spots on connexivum and on anterior and posterior margins of scutellum. Coxae, trochanter, and femora brown. Tibiae and tarsi slightly yellowish to brown (
Fig. 3M–N
).
Male. Measurements (n=2): head length 2.56 ± 0.05 (2.52–2.60); width 3.12 ± 0.00 (3.12–3.12); pronotum length 3.13 ± 0.0 (3.13–3.13); width 6.17 ± 0.00 (6.17–6.17); scutellum length 5.30 ± 0.00 (5.30–5.30); width 3.50 ± 0.10 (3.50–3.50); abdomen length 4.97 ± 0.40 (4.97–4.97); width 6.21 ± 0.25 (6.04–6.39); length of antennal segments: I 1.24 ± 0.00 (1.24–1.25); II 1.14 ± 0.05 (1.11–1.18); III 2.02 ± 0.02 (2.01–2.04); IV 2.18 ± 0.02 (2.17– 2.20); V?; length of labial segments: I 1.76 ± 0.00 (1.76–1.76); II 3.27 ± 0.17 (3.15–3.40); III 2.35 ± 0.13 (2.26– 2.45); IV 2.61 ± 0.12 (2.52–2.70); total length 13.10 ± 0.44 (12.79–13.41).
Genitalia. Pygophore subglobular, brown, posterolateral angles strongly divergent, apices rounded, dorsally projected (
Fig. 5 S–U
). Parameres yellowish, moderately divergent, little longer than segment X, strongly curved posteriorly, cylindrical digitiform, apices slightly flattened with subapical denticle (
Figs. 5 S–U
,
6F
). Segment X subcylindrical, basal portion membranous forming a concave line on limit with sclerotized area; ventrally sclerotized (
Fig. 5 S–U
). Phallotheca globose, vesica sinuous, subequal to phallotheca in length (
Fig. 7F
).
Distribution
:
Costa Rica
,
Panama
.
Female unknown.
Comments.
The species of
Schraderiellus
have a very similar body morphology, and though some can be easily distinguished for the color pattern (e.g.
S. luridomaculatus
sp. nv.
), there is intraspecific color variation in most species. Moreover, species sharing similar color may differ in genital morphology as in
S. luteipedis
sp. nv.
and
S. falcatus
sp. nv.
. These two species have tibiae and tarsi similar in color, but differ in the male genital morphology, mainly the parameres (spatulated in
S. luteipedis
sp. nv.
and cylindrical in
S. falcatus
sp. nv.
). Most species are reliably diagnosed only by the few and sometimes subtle differences in both the female and male genitalia as described in the Taxonomy section. On the other hand, groups of species can be recognized for sharing genital characteristics. The convex posterior margin of gonocoxites VIII is observed in:
S. cinctus
,
S. luteipedis
, and
S. luridomaculatus
, whilst
S. rufilineatus
,
S. luridomaculatus
, and
S. luteipedis
have an apparently similar pyghophore, especially the spatulated parameres. The lack of information on internal genitalia in
S. luridomaculatus
,
S. brevicolis
, and
S. falcatus
, and on female genitalia at all in the last two, hinders any considerations on the phylogenetic role of genital morphology in
Schraderiellus
.