Goodeniaphila, TATARNIC, 2009

Tatarnic, Nikolai J. & Cassis, Gerasimos, 2012, The Halticini of the world (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae): generic reclassification, phylogeny, and host plant associations, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 164 (3), pp. 558-658 : 602-603

GOODENIAPHILA TATARNIC ( FIGS 1 , 28–29 )

Goodeniaphila Tatarnic, 2009: 52 (gen. nov.; type species: Goodeniaphila cassisi Tatarnic, 2009: 53 by original designation).

Diagnosis: Mostly black with dull olive hemelytra; vestibulum weakly sclerotized and mostly symmetrical, except for small sclerotized knob on left margin. Goodeniaphila most closely resembles Strongylocoris , but can be distinguished by the presence of a welldeveloped MTG external efferent system (absent in Strongylocoris ). The dull, olive coloration of the hemelytra and the male and female genitalia set it apart from all other Halticini .

Diversity and distribution: This genus is known from two species collected in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and South Australia.

Included species: Goodeniaphila cassisi Tatarnic, 2009 * Australia

Goodeniaphila schuhi Tatarnic, 2009 * Australia

Biology and host plant associations: Goodeniaphila has been collected exclusively on the plant family Goodeniaceae .

Remarks: Along with Dampierella , Goodeniaphila is endemic to Australia. Both weighted and unweighted phylogenies place these two in a well-supported sister-taxon relationship. The male genitalia of Goodeniaphila is mostly typical of the Halticini – the left paramere bears an apically hooked apophysis, the right paramere is elongate and clubbed, the ductus seminis is ribbed, the secondary gonopore bears scalelike texturing, and the endosoma is well developed and contains several sclerotized spicules distal to the secondary gonopore. However, the base of the left paramere is short (48-2: shared with Dampierella ) rather than elongate as in other halticines. The female genitalia is also mostly typical of the tribe – well-developed sclerotized rings with lateral margins and adjacent portion of DLP weakly upturned, posterior wall without inter-ramal lobes – however, the sclerites of first gonapophyses are nearly symmetrical (as in other halticines) but for a minute sclerotized lobe projecting from the left side ( Fig. 29G ). This lobe is not seen in other halticines but is present in some Orthotylini , albeit in a much more pronounced state ( Schaffner & Schwartz, 2008: 41, fig. 19c). For a complete description of Goodeniaphila see Tatarnic (2009).

Figures

Figure 1. Strict consensus of three equally parsimonious trees under equal weighting. Numbers above branches are jackknife support (36% removal probability, values below 50% not shown); numbers below are Bremer support values.

Figure 28. Scanning electron micrograph images of Goodeniaphila cassisi (male). A, dorsum; B, head, anterior view; C, lateral view; D, meso- and metathorax, lateral view; E, pygophore, posterior view; F, pygophore, lateral view; G, pygophore, posteroventral view; H, pretarsus. Modified from Tatarnic (2009).

Figure 29. Male and female genitalia of Goodeniaphila cassisi. A, right paramere; B, left paramere; C, aedeagus; D, aedeagus (phallotheca removed); E, bursa copulatrix, dorsal view; F, posterior wall; G, first gonapophyses, ventral view. Modified from Tatarnic (2009).