Orbellis madagascariensis ( Slater and O’Donnell, 1999 ) Zámbó & Kovács & Kondorosy, 2023

Zámbó, András, Kovács, Szilvia & Kondorosy, Előd, 2023, Revision of the genus Orbellis Distant, 1913 (Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae), Zootaxa 5389 (2), pp. 193-212 : 200

Orbellis madagascariensis ( Slater and O’Donnell, 1999) , comb. nov.

( Figs. 4 , 16 , 26 )

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Neolethaeus madagascariensis Slater and O’Donnell, 1999: 261–263 (original description, figure of male genitalia)

Type specimen examined. HOLOTYPE: label picture not taken; see data in original description (♂, MNHN). Type locality. Central Madagascar, Melaky Region, Antsingy Forest.

Other specimens examined. Madagascar / Ankarafantsika / prot. area, 10.xii. / 2001 V. Dolin lgt. (1 ♂, EHIA); SW Madagascar 2013 / Zombitse N. P. (main entr.) / Ambakintany forest , 816m / S22°53’11” E44°41’31” / 24.–27. i. M. Trýzna leg. (4 ♂♂, 14 ♀♀, MMBC) .

Remarks. Paramere ( Fig. 16 ) is subtrapezoidal, outer projection rounded basally, continuing to apex in a straight line, inner projection short, very widely rounded, inner margin between projection and base straight, nearly parallel with apical half of outer margin.

Figures

FIGURES 1–11. Dorsal views of Orbellis species: 1. O. typicus Distant, 1913 lectotype; 2. O. polhemi Slater & O’Donnell, 1999; 3. O. maculosus Slater & O’Donnell, 1999 holotype; 4. O. madagascariensis Slater & O’Donnell, 1999; 5. O. calcaratus Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 6. O. dentifemoralis Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. paratype; 7. O. odonnellae Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 8. O. flavescens Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 9. O. guilberti Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 10. O. nigriapicalis Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 11. O. longirostris Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype. (Fig. 1 by E. Kondorosy, Fig. 3 E. Guilbert, Figs. 2, 4–11 A. Zámbó).

FIGURES 12–22. Male genitalia of Orbellis species: 12–15 pygophore (dorsal view); 16–22 left paramere (inner view): 16. O. madagascariensis; 12, 17. O. calcaratus; 13, 18. O. dentifemoralis; 14, 21. O. guilberti; 15, 22. O. nigriapicalis; 20. O. flavescens. (Figs. 12–15, 18 by Norbert Völgyi, 16–17, 19–22 Szilvia Kovács).

FIGURES 26–28. Distribution of Orbellis species in Madagascar: 26. previously described Orbellis species (solid symbol: literature data; empty symbol: new data; no new data available for O. maculosus); 27. O. calcaratus and O. dentifemoralis; 28. other new Orbellis species.