Maculiphylus eremophilae, Randall T. Schuh & Michael D. Schwartz, 2016

Randall T. Schuh & Michael D. Schwartz, 2016, Nineteen new genera and 82 new species of Cremnorrhinina from Australia, including analyses of host relationships and distributions (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylininae: Cremnorrhinini), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 401, pp. 1-279 : 133

Maculiphylus eremophilae , new species

Figure 53, map 14, table 1, plates 18, 48

DIAGNOSIS: Known only from the type species and therefore recognized by the characters in the generic diagnosis.

DESCRIPTION: MALE (pl. 18, fig. 53): As in generic description. Mean total length 3.23, mean pronotum width 0.96.

FEMALE (pl. 18): As in generic description. Mean total length 2.85, mean pro ‐ notum width 0.97. GENITALIA as in plate 48.

ETYMOLOGY: From the generic name Eremophila , in reference to its host association.

HOSTS: Recorded from Eremophila caperata (pl. 37A–C) and E. sturtii (pl. 39C–E) ( Scrophulariaceae ). Also recorded from Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) .

DISTRIBUTION (map 14): Known from interior New South Wales and adjacent areas of South Australia and the Northern Territory.

DISCUSSION: See generic discussion.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: South Australia: 14.3 km S of Erudina Woolshed, 31.53334°S 139.5506°E, 86 m, 0 9 Nov 2001, Cassis, Schuh, and Schwartz, Eremophila sturtii R. Br. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW666375, 1d (AMNH_PBI 00097190) (SAMA).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: 77.2 km E of Broken Hill on Barrier Hiway, 31.76668°S 142.2592°E, 150 m, 10 Nov 2001, Cassis, Schuh, and Schwartz, Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) , det. NSW staff NSW666375, 1♂ (00099321) (AM), Eremophila sturtii R. Br. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW666375, 1♂ (00097193), 1d (00391092) 2d (00099318, 00099319), 4♂ (00099320, 0 0 0 99322–00099324) (AMNH). Northern Territory: 3.6 km NW of Henbury Homestead, 1.5 km W from Stuart highway towards 3 Mile Creek, 24.52583°S 133.23306°E, 431 m, 16 May 2013, M. Cheng, C. Bayer & M. Colquhoun, Eremophila sturtii R. Br. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. NT Herbarium Staff – Alice Springs, 2d (00414535, 00414639) (AM), 2d (00414640, 00414614), 3♂ (00414615–00414617) (UNSW). 11.5 km NE of Henbury Homestead, 24. 46528°S 133.31694°E, 441 m, 16 May 2013, M. Cheng, C. Bayer, & M. Colquhoun, Eremophila sturtii R. Br. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. NT Herbarium Staff – Alice Springs, 1d (00414536) (AM), Eremophila sturtii R. Br. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. NT Herbarium Staff – Alice Springs, 1d (00414641), 4♂ (00414610– 00414613) (UNSW). Henbury Station, 14 km NE from Henbury Homestead, North of Chandler Range approx 2.3 km from Stuart Highway, 24.46556°S 133.35194°E, 549 m, 17 May 2013, M. Cheng & C. Duykers, Eremophila sturtii R. Br. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. NT Herbarium Staff – Alice Springs, 2♂ (00414618, 00414619) (AM), 1d (00414537), 1♂ (00414620) (UNSW). South Australia: 10.3 km W of Quondong Vale, 33.1137°S 140.2231°E, 100 m, 0 8 Nov 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Eremophila caperata Chinnock (Scrophulariaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5236592, 2d (00136699, 00136700), 5♂ (00136701–0 0 136704, 00136707) (AMNH), 3♂ (00136705, 0 0 136706, 00136708) (SAMA). 14.3 km S of Erudina Woolshed, 31.53334°S 139.5506°E, 86 m, 0 9 Nov 2001, Cassis, Schuh, and Schwartz, Eremophila sturtii R. Br. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW666375, 1♂ (00097191) (AM), 3d (00099246, 0 0 0 99247, 00391051) (AMNH). 72 km N of Yunta, Nillinghoo Creek, 32.00924°S 139.4523°E, 194 m, 0 9 Nov 2001, Cassis, Schuh, and Schwartz, Eremophila sturtii R. Br. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. Royal Botanic Garden NSW 666375, 1d (00413053) (AMNH). 96 km NW of Morgan, Pine Valley Stn, 33.31667°S 140.2°E, 150 m, 0 2 Nov 1995, Schuh, Cassis, and Gross, Eremophila sturtii R. Br. (Scrophulariaceae) , 2d (00389 864, 00389865) (AM).