Orientomiris ater (Poppius, 1915) Poppius, 1915

Chérot, F. & Malipatil, M. B., 2016, A review of Adelphocoris - Creontiades - Megacoelum complex (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirini), with descriptions of two new genera and four new species, Zootaxa 4126 (2), pp. 151-206 : 173-174

13.1. Orientomiris ater (Poppius, 1915) n. comb.

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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.

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FIGURES 36 – 43. Habitus of ACMc members: 36. Orientomiris chinensis (Li & Zheng, 1991), male holotype from China (NKU). 37. Orientomiris pseudopronotalis (Li & Zheng, 1991), male holotype from China (NKU). 38. Orientomiris tricolor (Scott, 1880), a male specimen from Japan (HUES). 39. Orientomiris ater (Poppius, 1915) n. comb., female lectotype from India (MZHF). 40. Orientomiris brunneus (Poppius, 1914) n. comb., male lectotype from Indonesia (MZHF). 41. Orientomiris fruhstorferi (Poppius, 1915) n. comb., female paralectotype from Indonesia (MZHF). 42. Orientomiris maculicollis (Poppius, 1915) n. comb., female holotype from India (MZHF). 43. Orientomiris marginatus (Poppius, 1915) n. comb., female lectotype from Indonesia (MZHF). Scales = 1 mm.