Jornandes ceibae, Schaffner & Schwartz, 2008

Schaffner, JC & Schwartz, MD, 2008, Revision Of The Mexican Genera Ficinus Distant And Jornandes Distant With The Description Of 21 New Species (Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae: Orthotylini), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2008 (309), pp. 1-87 : 33-35

Jornandes ceibae , new species Figures 2, 10A, 15

HOLOTYPE: 3, MEXICO: Puebla: 2.1 mi S of Coxcatlan [18.23613 ° N 97.15 ° W], July 10, 1981, Bogar, Schaffner, Friedlander, Taken on Ceiba parvifolia Rose , det. Oswaldo Tellez [19]’90 ( AMNH _ PBI 00184920 ). Deposited in the collection of the Instituto de Biología , Universidad Na- cional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, D.F.

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by antennal segment I being primarily the same yellowishbrown color as head, remaining segments dark fuscous, scutellum pale, mesoscutum usually partially exposed, corium pale with area on claval suture, claval commissure, and radial vein fuscous (fig. 2); setae on hemelytron decumbent; eye large in male; length of antennal segment I subequal to vertex width, antennal segment II subequal in length to width of pronotum; labium not reaching mesocoxa; costal margins of corium subparallel; metepisternum dorsal to evaporative area of scent gland with microtrichia. The patterned dorsum and head, antennal coloration, sexually dimorphic eye size, and certain features of the male genitalia (see generic discussion) are shared with J. susanae . Distinguished from J. susanae by its pale yellowish-brown scutellum, which is dark fuscous in J. susanae . There are also other color differences (compare figs. 2 and 3) and species specific male genitalic characteristics.

DESCRIPTION: Male: COLORATION: Head yellowish brown, maxillary plate and clypeus pale fuscous to fuscous; basal antennal segment same color as head, remaining three segments dark fuscous; labium pale, dark fuscous at apex. Pronotum pale yellowish brown with callus usually about same color as head; posterior corners and posterior edge of sides of pronotum ventral to coxa very narrowly dark fuscous, area dorsal to coxa also dark fuscous; xyphus dark fuscous; meso- and metapleura shining dark fuscous to black; evaporatorium of scent gland dark fuscous. Mesoscutum black. Scutellum pale yellowish brown. Corium pale yellowish brown with claval suture and often with all margins of clavus pale fuscous to dark fuscous; radial vein variously fuscous; fuscous area immediately anterior to cuneal suture; cuneus pale with apex fuscous to dark fuscous; membrane pale basally, apical third dark fuscous; basal half of areolar vein pale, remaining vein dark fuscous. Coxae, trochanters and femora pale except for one or two pale fuscous areas on apex of hind femora, tibiae slightly darker, tarsi fuscous to dark fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous to black. VESTITURE: Head and thorax except for appendages, with short, mainly sparse decumbent setae, more or less evenly distributed on corium, setae not longer than diameter of antennal segment II; setae on antennal segment II–IV not longer than diameter of respective segment; semierect setae of tibiae about as long as diameter of respective tibia; decumbent setae on abdomen longer and more dense than on dorsum. GENITALIA (fig. 15): Genital segment with short, smooth margined medially placed tergal process on dorsal margin of aperture; ventroposterior margin of capsule notched, subgenital plate asymmetrically placed near left paramere fossa, moderately wide distally, projecting dorsal to aperture of capsule. Left paramere C-shaped in dorsal view; with even diameter throughout, apex mittenlike with medial and lateral sides narrowly adjacent. Right paramere similar in size to left paramere, C-shaped in apical view; sensory lobe sharply pointed dorsally; diameter of paramere equally thick distal to sensory lobe, terminating in long, pointed, dorsally directed apex. Phallotheca elongate, cone shaped, as long as 2/3 of vesical spiculum; aperture open narrowly on dorsal surface to narrow apex. Vesica moderately large; spiculum, strongly sinuate, practically S-shaped, slightly thickened and serrate medially; recurved distal branch serrate, reaching to about 1/2 of body of spiculum; base of spiculum, situated on dorsal surface of ductus seminis, with strongly recurved, sinuate, sharply pointed basal process.

Female: Vertex width slightly greater than length of antennal segment I, coloration and vestiture same as for male.

MEASUREMENTS: Male (n 5 20; those of holotype given first followed in parentheses by average and range): Length, 3.84 (3.69, 3.44–3.86); width, 1.24 (1.31, 1.22–1.38). Head length, 0.22 (0.21, 0.18–0.22); width, 0.86 (0.84, 0.80–0.88); vertex width, 0.28 (0.27, 0.26–0.28). Length of antennal segment I, 0.30 (0.29, 0.26–0.32); II, 1.08 (1.11, 1.02– 1.18); III, 0.86 (0.83, 0.78–0.86); IV, 0.36 (0.31, 0.28–0.36). Pronotal length, 0.58 (0.57, 0.52–0.62); width across base, 1.12 (1.10, 1.02–1.14). Cuneal length, 0.66 (0.66, 0.62– 0.68); width across base, 0.44 (0.44, 0.40– 0.46).

Female (n 5 20; average given first followed in parentheses by range): Length, 3.67 (3.48–3.82); width, 1.39 (1.28–1.46). Head length, 0.21 (0.18–0.24); width, 0.79 (0.76–0.82); vertex width, 0.33 (0.30–0.34). Length of antennal segment I, 0.29 (0.26– 0.32); II, 1.00 (0.96–1.04); III, 0.75 (0.70– 0.78); IV, 0.32 (0.30–0.36). Pronotal length, 0.59 (0.54–0.62); width across base, 1.14 (1.06–1.18). Cuneal length, 0.64 (0.62–0.66); width across base, 0.45 (0.40–0.46).

DISCUSSION: This species is easily recognized by its color pattern, which is most similar to that of J. susanae . Even though they share the same basic coloration, the dark areas differ between the two species on the scutellum and adjacent clavus, and the width of band emanating from the radial vein. The antennal coloration is identical in having a pale first segment followed by dark fuscous segments; both have the vertex width subequal to the length of antennal segment I and the length of antennal segment II is subequal to the width of the pronotum; both have the fuscous head band formed by the maxillary plate and the apex of the clypeus. The sculpturing is easily seen. A few specimens have two or three setae on the hemelytral membrane. Jornandes ceibae and J. susanae share the following features of the male genitalia: medially placed tergal process, left paramere C-shaped with relatively equal diameter throughout and a small apical notch, and vesica with similarly curved and laterally serrate distal region.

HOST PLANT: Ceiba parvifolia Rose ( Malvaceae , formerly Bombacaceae ).

ETYMOLOGY: Named after the genus of the host plant from which the specimens were taken.

DISTRIBUTION: Known from four localities in Oaxaca and Puebla (fig. 10A).

PARATYPES: MEXICO: Oaxaca: 2.1 mi NW of Totolapan, 16.68826 ° N 96.32254 ° W, 11 Jul 1981 – 17 Jul 1981, Bogar, Schaffner and Friedlander, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00185298) (TAMU). Puebla: 13.3 mi NE of Tehuitzingo, 18.35 ° N 98.2833 ° W, 1078 m, 13 Jul 1974 – 14 Jul 1974, Clark, Murray, Ashe, Schaffner, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00185299) (TAMU). 2.1 mi S of Coxcatlan, 18.23613 ° N 97.15 ° W, 10 Jul 1981, Bogar, Schaffner and Friedlander, Ceiba parvifolia Rose (Malvaceae) , 1♀ (AMNH_PBI 00094287) Ceiba parvifolia Rose (Malvaceae) , 13 (AMNH_PBI 00119091) (AMNH). Ceiba parvifolia Rose

(Malvaceae), 23 (AMNH_PBI 00094285, AMNH_PBI 00094286), 1♀ (AMNH_PBI 00094288) Ceiba parvifolia Rose (Malvaceae) , 13 (AMNH_PBI 00118194) Ceiba parvifolia Rose (Malvaceae) , 1♀ (AMNH_PBI 00119092) (CNC). Ceiba parviflora Rose (Malvaceae) , 273 (AMNH_PBI 00185300– AMNH_PBI 00185326), 33♀ (AMNH_PBI 00106575–AMNH_PBI 00106579, AMNH_ PBI 00185327–AMNH_PBI 00185354) (TAMU). 8 km NE of Zinacantepec, 18.38833 ° N 97.21 ° W, 1440 m, 01 Aug 1995, T. J. Henry and E. Barrera, 133 (AMNH_ PBI 00133891–AMNH_PBI 00133903), 14♀ (AMNH_PBI 00133904–AMNH_PBI 00133917) (USNM).