Kanakaptera montdoa, Heiss, 2011

Heiss, E., 2011, New genera and species of Carventinae from New Caledonia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae), Zootaxa 2792 (1), pp. 22-32 : 26

Kanakaptera montdoa n. sp.

(Photo 4,8)

Material examined. Holotype ♂: New Caledonia, S-Prov. / Mt.Do summit 950–1025 m / 21°45’14’’ S, 166°48’00’’ E / 3 XII 2009 leg. Schuh (26) // Holotype ♂ / Kanakaptera n. gen. / montdoa n. sp. / des. E. HEISS 2010 ; paratypes: 1♂ 2♀ collected with holotype .

Diagnosis. Closely related to laticeps n. sp. but is distinguished from the latter by smaller size, postocular lobes posteriorly rounded not rectangularly projecting, by complete sutures between metanotum mtgI and mtgII reaching to the lateral margins and by the rugose not smooth surface on deltg VI and VII; and from heimiana n. sp. and carininota n. sp. by the characters given in the key.

Description. Holotype ♂, apterous, general habitus, colouration of body and appendages as of laticeps n. sp.; the description refers therefore mainly to characters differing from the latter.

Head: Much wider than long (33.5/26); with of head 1.12x wider than length of antennae; segment I longest and thickest, 1.67x as long as short and thin segment II, III thin, petiolate at base and slightly longer than II, IV fusiform; length of antennal segments I/II/III/IV = 10/6/6.5/7.5; postocular lobes with a large tooth exceeding slightly outer margin of eyes, then sinuately converging to collar from which it is separated by a deep notch.

Pronotum: About 4.2x as wide as long (46.5/11); anterolateral projections as fig.8; surface and structure including median longitudinal sulcus as in laticeps n. sp.

Mesonotum: Surface structures as in laticeps n. sp.; posterior margin converging to median sulcus, laterally straight and inclined posterolaterally, then straight following the groove separating meso- from metanotum.

Metanotum: Anteriorly as wide as mesonotum then widening and converging to tergal plate; structures of fused metanotum + mtgI+mtgII distinct, medially sinuate between metanotum – mtgI or rectangularly projecting posteriorly between mtgI – mtgII, each reaching to lateral margins.

Abdomen: Lateral margins generally bicarinate, along fused deltg I+II and anteriorly triangularly expansion crenulate, straight and with slightly projecting pe-angles on deltg III–VII; surface of the latter rugose on outer half, flat and round apodemal impressions marked by sulci.

Female: Basically as the male but of larger size and wider abdomen.

Measurements. Holotype ♂: Length 5.6mm; length / width of mesonotum 10/42; width of abdomen across tergite III 64; paratypes ♀: length 6.1, 6.5mm; w/l of head 35/26, 38/28; length of antennal segments I/II/III/IV = 10/7/7.5/8, 10.5/7/7/8; ratio width of head / length of antennae 1.07, 1.17; l/w pronotum 10/48, 12/50; l/w mesonotum 11/42, 12/45; w abdomen 71, 75.

Etymology. Named after the type locality Mt. Do.