Sagittacopula carvalhoi, WALL, 2007

WALL, MICHAEL A., 2007, A New Genus and New Species of Austro-Papuan Orthotylinae (Heteroptera: Miridae), American Museum Novitates 3558 (1), pp. 1-20 : 14-15

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3558[1:ANGANS]2.0.CO;2

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AF87C7-FC5E-FFA5-FF7B-BFB22C0DFD5C

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Carolina

scientific name

Sagittacopula carvalhoi
status

sp. nov.

Sagittacopula carvalhoi , new species figures 1g View Fig , 8 View Fig

HOLOTYPE: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Morobe: Oomsis , 6.67166 ° S 146.8 ° E, 2 Aug 2000, R. L. Kitching, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00053255 About AMNH ) ( AM). GoogleMaps

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the characters listed in the generic diagnosis and by the brownish-red coloration; genital capsule with a small acute ventral projection ( fig. 8b View Fig ); and right paramere with a large triangular dorsomedial flange ( fig. 8 View Fig ).

DESCRIPTION: Coloration, vestiture, and somatic structure ( fig. 1g View Fig ) as in generic description. Genitalia ( fig. 9 View Fig ): Genital capsule large, subcylindrical; ventral projection small, assymetrical, acute; tubercle of dorsoposterior margin relatively small, finely papillate. Left paramere as in generic description. Right paramere with large triangular tooth at midlength. Phallotheca relatively simple, slightly sclerotized with distal angular toothed projection, elongate membranous lobe extending laterally from below toothed projection. Secondary gonopore not visible in undissected specimen.

FEMALE: Similar to males. Genitalia: Ovipositor as in generic description. Internal genitalia unknown due to lack of material.

MEASUREMENTS: Male (N 5 1):, L-Tot 4.25, Cly-Cun 2.89, L-Hd 0.28, L-Prn 0.67, L-Sct 0.52, L-Cun 0.88, W-Hd 0.67, W-Prn

1.00, W-Sct 0.52, IOD 0.31, L-AI 0.81, L-AII 2.37, L-AIII (damaged), L-AIV (damaged), Lmtf (damaged), L-mtt (damaged). Female (N 5 1), L-Tot 4.41, Cun-Clyp 3.36, L-Hd 0.37, L-Prn 0.80, L-Sct 0.52, L-Cun 0.76, W-Hd 0.72, W-Prn 1.05, W-Sct 0.53, IOD 0.31, L-AI 0.84, L-AII 2.48, L-AIII 1.45, L-AIV 2.40, Lmtf (damaged), L-mtt (damaged).

ETYMOLOGY: Named in honor of J.C.M. Carvalho for his pioneering efforts to describe the plant bug fauna of New Guinea.

HOSTS: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION: Eastern New Guinea .

PARATYPES: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Morobe: Oomsis , 6.67166 ° S 146.8 ° E, 5 Jul 2000, R GoogleMaps . L. Kitching, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00053254 About AMNH ) ( AM) .

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

AM

Australian Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Miridae

Genus

Sagittacopula

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