Salicarus roseri ( Herrich-Schaeffer, 1838 )

Konstantinov, Fedor V. & Hosseini, Reza, 2024, Review of the genus Salicarus (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Miridae), ZooKeys 1211, pp. 57-100 : 57-100

Salicarus roseri ( Herrich-Schaeffer, 1838)

Figs 2 F – I , 4 J – L , 6 D – F , 7 G, H , 9 D – F , 10 G, H

Capsus roseri Herrich-Schaeffer, 1838: 78.

Capsus geniculatus Stål, 1858: 355 (synonymized by Thomson 1871: 449).

Capsus saliceticola Stål, 1858: 355 (synonymized by Thomson 1871: 449).

Sthenarus vittatus Fieber, 1858: 339 (synonymized by Puton 1875: 44).

Sthenarus roseri : Fieber (1861): 309 (description); Reuter (1878): 47 (description, key); Southwood and Leston (1959): 233 (description, key).

Plagiognathus (Sthenarus) roseri : Reuter (1875): 178 (description).

Lygus roseri : Vollenhoven (1875): 93 (description).

Sthenarus (Phoenicocoris) roseri : Wagner (1958): 412 (description, figures); Wagner and Weber (1964): 437 (description, figures, key).

Salicarus roseri : Kerzhner (1962): 381 (new combination, description, figures); Kerzhner (1964): 996 (key, figures); Schwartz and Stonedahl (2004): 12 (discussion, figures, SEM); Konstantinov (2023): 874 (figures, discussion).

Sthenarus (Salicarius (sic! )) roseri : Wagner (1975 a): 101 (description, figures, key).

Material examined.

Belarus • Korolevo nr Vitebsk, 55.13333 ° N, 30.5 ° E, 08 Jul 1905, Birulya, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233591 ) ( ZISP) . Bulgaria • Srouma River Valley, Topolnitsa Vill ., 41.41607 ° N, 23.31772 ° E, 07 Jun 2014, Simov N., 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00341036 ) ( ZISP) . Georgia • Benara , 19 km W Akhaltsykhe , 41.65 ° N, 42.815 ° E, 10 Jun 1949, A. N. Kiritshenko, Salix sp. ( Salicaceae ), 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233544 ) ( ZISP) • 14 Jun 1949, A. N. Kiritshenko, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233545 ), 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233472 ) ( ZISP) • 17 Jun 1949, A. N. Kiritshenko, 4 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233546 - AMNH _ PBI 00233549 ), 4 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233473 - AMNH _ PBI 00233476 ) ( ZISP) • 18 Jun 1949, A. N. Kiritshenko, 3 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233477 - AMNH _ PBI 00233479 ), 4 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233550 - AMNH _ PBI 00233553 ) ( ZISP) • 19 Jun 1949, A. N. Kiritshenko, 3 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233554 - AMNH _ PBI 00233556 ), 6 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233480 - AMNH _ PBI 00233485 ) ( ZISP) • 20 Jun 1949, A. N. Kiritshenko, 6 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233486 - AMNH _ PBI 00233491 ), 11 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233557 - AMNH _ PBI 00233567 ) ( ZISP) • 22 Jun 1949, A. N. Kiritshenko, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233568 ), 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233492 ) ( ZISP) • 23 Jun 1949, A. N. Kiritshenko, 4 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233493 - AMNH _ PBI 00233496 ), 3 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233569 - AMNH _ PBI 00233571 ) ( ZISP) • 25 Jun 1949, A. N. Kiritshenko, 3 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233497 - AMNH _ PBI 00233499 ) ( ZISP) • Borzhomi [ Borzhom ] Tiflis Dist ., 41.83333 ° N, 43.36666 ° E, 1867, A. Brandt, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233913 ) ( ZISP) . Mongolia • Central Aimak: Toola river, between Gachurin and Khuantey, NE of Ulaanbaator [Urga], 47.933 ° N, 107.165 ° E, 04 Jul 1897, Klements, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233916 ) ( ZISP) • South Govi Aimak: Nr Muna-Ula Mt. , Jun 1871, Przhevalskiy, 2 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233918 , AMNH _ PBI 00233919 ) ( ZISP) • South Hangay Aimak: Lamyn-gegen , SE Khangay, 22 Jul 1926, A. N. Kiritshenko, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233928 ) ( ZISP) . Poland • Khabirov, Kalish Dist ., 51.75 ° N, 18.08333 ° E, 19 Jun 1908, Yachevskiy, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233837 ), 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233990 ) ( ZISP) • 31 Jul 1908, Yachevskiy, 2 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233835 , AMNH _ PBI 00233836 ) ( ZISP) . Russian Federation • Altai Terr.: Tigirekskiy National Reserve , 51.05 ° N, 82.98333 ° E, 26 Jun 2005, A. Namyatova, 2 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233941 , AMNH _ PBI 00233942 ) ( ZISP) • 03 Jul 2005, A. Namyatova, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233823 ) ( ZISP) • Amur Prov.: Klimoutsy, 40 km W of Svobodnyi , 51.4667 ° N, 127.5833 ° E, 242 m, 13 Jul 1959, I. M. Kerzhner, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233931 ) Salix spp. ( Salicaceae ), 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233932 ) ( ZISP) • 14 Jul 1959, I. M. Kerzhner, Salix spp. ( Salicaceae ), 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233816 ) ( ZISP) • 15 Jul 1959, I. M. Kerzhner, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233933 ) ( ZISP) • Korsakovo on Amur River, 51.33333 ° N, 126.95 ° E, 25 Jul 1959, I. M. Kerzhner, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233934 ) ( ZISP) • Arkhangelsk Prov.: Left bank of Severnaya Dvina River, oppos. Kotlas , 61.25 ° N, 46.51666 ° E, 06 Aug 1942, Stark, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233818 ) ( ZISP) • 14 Aug 1942, Stark, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233937 ) ( ZISP) • Chelyabinsk Prov.: Tract nr Troitsk Region, Magnitogorsk Distr ., 54.108 ° N, 61.568 ° E, 07 Jun 1927, Shelud’ko, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233917 ) ( ZISP) • Irkutsk Prov.: Irkutsk , 52.31666 ° N, 104.23333 ° E, Yakovlev, 3 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233962 , AMNH _ PBI 00233513 , AMNH _ PBI 00233514 ), 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233578 ) ( ZISP) • 18 Jul 1961, Kulik, Salix sp. ( Salicaceae ), 20 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233969 - AMNH _ PBI 00233972 , AMNH _ PBI 00233510 - AMNH _ PBI 00233512 ), 7 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233575 - AMNH _ PBI 00233577 ) ( ZISP) • Padun on Verkhnyaya Tunguska River , 56.28333 ° N, 101.71667 ° E, 1867, A. Czekanowski, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233924 ) ( ZISP) • Kamchatka Terr.: Klyuchevskoe on the Kamchatka River , 56.3 ° N, 160.83333 ° E, 09 Jul 1908, Bianchi, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233910 ) ( ZISP) • Khabarovsk Terr.: Troitskoe , bank of Amur river, Primor’e, 49.43333 ° N, 136.55 ° E, 10 Jun 1909, Efremov, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233940 ) ( ZISP) • Krasnodar Terr.: Slavyansk-na-Kubani [Slavyanskaya], lower course of Kuban river , 45.23333 ° N, 38.11666 ° E, 12 Jul 1937, Rysakov, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233979 ), 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233819 ) ( ZISP) • Tuapse , 44.1 ° N, 39.08333 ° E, 13 Jul 1911, W. Pliginskiy, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233822 ) ( ZISP) • Krasnoyarsk Terr.: Krasnoyarsk , 56.00972 ° N, 92.79167 ° E, 03 Aug 1924, Vinogradov, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233912 ) ( ZISP) • Leningrad Prov.: Bank of Tosna River nr Sablino , 59.62 ° N, 30.81 ° E, 12 Aug 1922, A. N. Kiritshenko, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233814 ) ( ZISP) • Bolshie Izhory [Bol’shiye Izori ], 58.7986 ° N, 30.0786 ° E, 57 m, 16 Jun 1917, Bianchi, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233980 ), 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233593 ) ( ZISP) • Ivanovskoe on Neva River , 59.75 ° N, 30.76666 ° E, 20 Jul 1931, Lyubishchev, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233976 ) ( ZISP) • Novyy Petergof [ Petrodvorets ], 59.86666 ° N, 29.91666 ° E, 09 Jul 1896, Chekini, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233587 ) ( ZISP) • Shuvalovo, 60.05 ° N, 30.3 ° E, 25 May 1897, Jakobson, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233921 ) ( ZISP) • 05 Jun 1897 – 08 Jun 1897, Jakobson, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233922 ) ( ZISP) • 04 Jul 1897, Jakobson, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233961 ) ( ZISP) • St. - Petersburg [ Petrograd , Leningrad], 59.935 ° N, 30.31 ° E, 1869, Solskiy, 8 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233964 , AMNH _ PBI 00233966 , AMNH _ PBI 00233590 ) ( ZISP) • Udel’naya , 60.016 ° N, 30.318 ° E, 20 Jun 1916, Knyazhetskiy, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233923 ) ( ZISP) • Moscow Prov.: Belye Kolodezi, Kolomna distr. , 54.91889 ° N, 38.69139 ° E, 08 Jun 1903, G. A. Kozhevnikov, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233963 ) ( ZISP) • Nizhegorod Prov.: Pamyati Parizhskoi Kommuny inlet, 56.099 ° N, 44.516 ° E, 12 Jul 1979, Khrynova, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233820 ) ( ZISP) • North Ossetia Rep.: Vladikavkaz , 43.01666 ° N, 44.66666 ° E, 11 Jul 1925, A. N. Kiritshenko, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233929 ), 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233930 ) ( ZISP) • Orenburg Prov.: Nr Orenburg , 51.76666 ° N, 55.1 ° E, 18 Jun 1924, A. I. Ivanov, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233821 ) ( ZISP) • Perm Terr.: Perm , 58.01666 ° N, 56.3 ° E, 1925, Lubischev, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233977 ) ( ZISP) • Primorsky Terr.: Tal’bomogi, Tumen’ - Ula, Russia-Korean boundary , 42.4144 ° N, 130.6486 ° E, 07 Jul 1913, Cherskiy, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233586 ), 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233914 ) ( ZISP) • Vinogradovka , 46.2 ° N, 134.4 ° E, 05 Jul 1929, A. N. Kiritshenko, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233926 ) ( ZISP) • 07 Jul 1929, A. N. Kiritshenko, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233813 ) ( ZISP) • 09 Jul 1929, A. N. Kiritshenko, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233927 ) ( ZISP) • Yakovlevka , 44.4 ° N, 133.45 ° E, 28 Jun 1926, Dyakonov & Filip’ev, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233939 ) ( ZISP) • Rostov Prov.: Rostov-na-Donu , 47.21666 ° N, 39.7 ° E, 29 Jun 1928, Unknown collector, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233960 ) ( ZISP) • Samara Prov.: Krasnaya Glinka , 25 km of Samara, 53.33333 ° N, 50.18333 ° E, 08 Jul 1928, Lubischev, 3 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233973 - AMNH _ PBI 00233975 ), 2 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233588 , AMNH _ PBI 00233589 ) ( ZISP) • Tambov Prov.: Michurinsk [ Kozlov ], 52.88333 ° N, 40.46666 ° E, W. H. Lange, 6 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233831 , AMNH _ PBI 00233584 , AMNH _ PBI 00233585 ), 2 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233831 ) ( ZISP) • Volgograd Prov.: Krasnoarmeysk [former Sarepta ], 48.5 ° N, 44.48333 ° E, V. Jakovlev coll., 2 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233515 , AMNH _ PBI 00233516 ) ( ZISP) • Voronezh Prov.: Nr Ramon’ , 51.91666 ° N, 39.31666 ° E, 15 Jun 1984, Golub, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233938 ) ( ZISP) • Yakutia Rep.: Balagannakh, 30 km ESE of Ust’ - Nera , 64.498 ° N, 143.857 ° E, 04 Jul 1974, N. N. Vinokurov, 3 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233507 - AMNH _ PBI 00233509 ) ( ZISP) • Batagay on Yana river, NE Yakutia (80 km E Verkhoyansk ), 67.65 ° N, 134.63333 ° E, 12 Jul 1957, Semenov, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233817 ), 2 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233935 , AMNH _ PBI 00233936 ) ( ZISP) • Khokhur-terde on Amga river, 60.7 ° N, 131.6 ° E, 05 Aug 1925, Bianchi, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233911 ) ( ZISP) • Left bank of Yana River nr Verkhoyansk , 67.55 ° N, 133.36666 ° E, 21 Jul 1974, N. N. Vinokurov, 3 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233572 - AMNH _ PBI 00233574 ), 7 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233500 - AMNH _ PBI 00233506 ) ( ZISP) • Yamalo-Nenets Distr.: Tal’bey on Adz’va River , 68.086 ° N, 72.048 ° E, Zhuravskiy, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233915 ) ( ZISP) • Yaroslavl Prov.: Nizhniy Isl., Yaroslavl’ distr., 57.482 ° N, 40.1 ° E, 19 Jun 1896, Unknown collector, 7 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233830 , AMNH _ PBI 00233580 - AMNH _ PBI 00233582 ), 6 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233830 , AMNH _ PBI 00233957 , AMNH _ PBI 00233958 , AMNH _ PBI 00233582 ) ( ZISP) • Zhukov Isl., Jaroslavl’ distr., 57.482 ° N, 40.1 ° E, 05 Jul 1896, Unknown collector, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233956 ), 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233583 ) ( ZISP) . Ukraine • Pyatikhatka , Oktyabr’skiy Dist., 45.3 ° N, 34.26666 ° E, 28 Jun 1952, Loginova, 9 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233824 , AMNH _ PBI 00233825 , AMNH _ PBI 00233806 - AMNH _ PBI 00233812 ), 11 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233943 - AMNH _ PBI 00233950 , AMNH _ PBI 00233981 - AMNH _ PBI 00233983 ) ( ZISP) • Near Salgir river , 44.95 ° N, 34.08333 ° E, 22 Jun 1924, A. N. Kiritshenko, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233986 ) ( ZISP) • 24 Jun 1924, A. N. Kiritshenko, 3 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233827 - AMNH _ PBI 00233829 ), 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233951 ) ( ZISP) • 14 Jul 1924, A. N. Kiritshenko, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233826 ), 2 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233984 , AMNH _ PBI 00233985 ) ( ZISP) • Cherkasy, 49.436 ° N, 32.084 ° E, 18 Jun 1931, Lubischev, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233843 ) ( ZISP) • Izmail, Bessarabiya , 45.35 ° N, 28.83333 ° E, 09 Jun 1911, Chernavin, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233925 ) ( ZISP) • Kamyshany [Arnautka] nr Kherson, 46.61666 ° N, 32.48333 ° E, 18 May 1939, Nikolaev, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233592 ) ( ZISP) • Korobov on Donets river, 7 km of Zmiev , 49.5889 ° N, 36.3428 ° E, 06 Jul 1955 – 07 Jul 1955, L. V. Arnoldi, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233959 ) ( ZISP) • Korsunskiy monastyr’, cursus inf. fl. Dnepr ., 46.7167 ° N, 33.2167 ° E, 02 Aug 1928, S. I. Medvedev, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233978 ) ( ZISP) • Kozin [Koncha-Zaspa] nr Kiev, 50.21666 ° N, 30.63333 ° E, 12 Jul 1932, S. I. Medvedev, 2 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233988 , AMNH _ PBI 00233989 ), 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233842 ) ( ZISP) • Odessa, Khadzhib liman , 46.46666 ° N, 30.71666 ° E, 09 Jun 1920, A. N. Kiritshenko, 4 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233952 - AMNH _ PBI 00233954 , AMNH _ PBI 00233815 ) ( ZISP) • Provalye , 48.16666 ° N, 39.83333 ° E, 01 Jul 1947, S. I. Medvedev, 1 ♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233838 ) ( ZISP) • Stanitsa Luganskaya nr Lugansk, 48.65 ° N, 39.48333 ° E, 26 Jul 1927, F. K. Lukjanovitsh, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233992 ) ( ZISP) • Verkhovka [former Mahilyow uezd], 48.9 ° N, 27.65 ° E, 10 Jun 1901, Chekini, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233967 ) ( ZISP) • Vilkovo, Izmail Distr., Bessarabiya , 45.406 ° N, 29.589 ° E, 30 May 1911, Chernavin, 1 ♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00233987 ) ( ZISP) .

Diagnosis.

Recognized by the following characters: body oval, total length 3.4–4.0; antennal segment I brown, segment II thin, brown or at least with darkened base and apex (Fig. 4 G, K ); Color-pattern variable, ranging from uniformly dark brown to pale yellow, with more or less darkened head, pronotum, and endocorium (Fig. 2 E – I ); dorsum devoid of scale-like setae, clothed exclusively with short, strongly adpressed slivery simple setae (Figs 4 L , 6 E ); apical blades of vesica short and robust, straight, apically diverging (Fig. 7 G, H ).

Salicarus roseri easily differs from congeners by the absence of scale-like setae on dorsum. It further differs by having short, robust, straight, and slightly diverging apical blades of the vesica, being most similar to S. urnammu in this respect, although the blades in the latter species are shorter.

Redescription.

Male. Coloration. Highly variable, dorsum ranging from uniformly dark brown to pale yellow, with somewhat darkened head (Fig. 2 E, F ); pale specimens typically with widely darkened endocorium and partly or entirely dark brown pronotum and scutellum, rarely without any dark markings on dorsum. Head: Entirely dark brown to brown, sometimes with yellow or orange vertex and edging along inner margins of eyes; antennal segment I dark brown to yellow, segment II dark brown to yellow with darkened apex, segments III and IV usually dirty yellow, sometimes brown; labium usually dark brown, pale brown to dirty yellow in the palest specimens. Thorax: Pronotum from uniformly dark or chestnut brown to whitish yellow, frequently with reddish tinge, in pale specimens usually with dark markings on calli and darkened posterior margin, rarely uniformly whitish; scutellum usually dark brown, rarely dirty yellow or orange; hemelytron ranging from uniformly dark brown to whitish yellow, pale specimens typically with entirely yellow or whitish clavus, partly or entirely yellow exocorium, largely darkened endocorium, and yellow or orange cuneus, membrane uniformly dark to pale brown, semitransparent; thoracic pleura usually dark brown, rarely dorsally or entirely yellow; coxae dark brown to brown, femora in dark specimens brown with yellowish apical halves or at least extreme apices, in pale specimens entirely yellow, frequently with reddish tinge, tibiae yellow, tarsi yellow ort apically darkened. Abdomen: Dark brown to yellow.

Surface and vestiture. Dorsum shiny, head and pronotum smooth, scutellum and hemelytron weakly rugose (Fig. 4 J – L ); clothed with short, strongly adpressed, simple silvery setae, sparse on vertex and pronotum, dense on scutellum and hemelytron; antenna, legs, and abdomen with similar but somewhat longer simple setae; thoracic pleurites with dense, narrow, apically acuminate silvery scale-like setae above scent gland evaporatory area; pronotum with a pair of black erect bristle-like setae at anterior corners; femora with several similar black setae dorso-apically; tibial spines black.

Structure. Body oval, 2.6–2.9 × as long as width of pronotum at base, total length 3.6–4.0; head vertical, rather vide, slightly protruding beyond eyes anteriorly and ventrally; vertex flat, posteriorly attenuate and covering anterior margin of pronotum, 1.8–1.9 × as wide as eye; antennal segment II at base distinctly thinner than segment I, slightly dilating apically, comparatively short, 0.5–0.6 × as long as basal width of pronotum, 0.8–0.9 × as long as width of head; pronotum with broadly rounded anterior and posterior corners, 2.0–2.2 × as wide as long, 1.5–1.7 × as wide as head.

Genitalia. Right paramere elongate-oval, ~ 2.5 × as long as wide, with long, straight and apically blunt apical process (Fig. 9 P ). Left paramere with long and straight apical process, and elongate, comparatively thin, slightly upturned sensory lobe (Fig. 9 Q ). Vesica large and strongly sclerotized, with straight, short and robust, diverging apical blades (Fig. 7 G, H ).

Female. Coloration, surface and vestiture. As in male (Fig. 2 G – I ). Structure. Similar to male, body 2.5–2.8 × as long as posterior width of pronotum; total length 3.4–3.9; vertex 1.8–2.0 × as wide as eye; antennal segment II 0.4–0.5 × as long as posterior width of pronotum, 0.7–0.9 × as long as width of head; pronotum 2.0–2.3 × as wide as long, 1.5–1.6 × as wide as head.

Genitalia. Sclerotized rings of dorsal labiate late large, broadly oval (Fig. 10 G ). Vestibulum thin, S-shaped (Fig. 10 H ).

Distribution.

Widely distributed in the Palearctic, including almost the entire Europe, extending eastward to the Khabarovsk and Kamchatka territories in Russia, and southward to Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Transcaucasia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Inner Mongolia of China. To the north, it extends to the central Fennoscandia, Karelia, Arkhangelsk and Komi Provinces, the southern Yamalo-Nenets district, southern Krasnoyarsk Territory, southern and central Yakutia, and Magadan Territory ( Vinokurov et al. 2010; Aukema 2024).

Host.

Confined to Salix spp. ( Southwood and Leston 1959; Kerzhner 1962; Göllner-Scheiding 1974).

Figures

Figure 2. Dorsal habitus A ♂ Salicarus halimodendri B – D ♀ S. halimodendri F, G ♂ S. roseri H, I ♀ S. roseri.

Figure 4. Head, pronotum, and vestiture A – C Salicarus concinnus in dorsal view: A ♂ paratype, head and pronotum B ♀ paratype, head and pronotum C ♀ paratype, vestiture on hemelytron D – F S. fulvicornis in dorsal view: D ♂ head and pronotum E ♀ head and pronotum F ♂ vestiture on hemelytron G – I S. halimodendri in dorsal view: G ♂ paratype H ♀ paratype I ♂ paratype, vestiture on hemelytron J – L S. roseri: J ♂ head and pronotum K ♀ head and pronotum L head and thoracic pleura in lateral view M – O S. urnammu in dorsal view: M ♂ head and pronotum N ♀ head and pronotum O ♀ vestiture on hemelytron.

Figure 6. Scanning electron images of selected structures A – C Salicarus fulvicornis: A pretarsus in lateral view B hind tarsus in lateral view C vestiture on hemelytron D – F S. roseri: D pretarsus in lateral view E head and thoracic pleura in lateral view F metathoracic spiracle and scent gland evaporative area.

Figure 7. Vesica in left and right lateral views (left and right columns, respectively) A, B paratypes of Salicarus concinnus C, D S. fulvicornis E, F paratype of S. halimodendri G, H S. roseri I, J S. urnammu.

Figure 9. Male genitalia A – C Salicarus concinnus, paratype D – F S. genistae G – I S. nitidus J – L S. fulvicornis M – O S. halimodendri, paratype P – R S. roseri S – U S. urnammu A D G J M P S: right paramere B E H K N Q U: left paramere C F I L O R U: apex of phallotheca.

Figure 10. Female genitalia A, B Salicarus concinnus, paratype: A dorsal labiate plate B vestibulum C – E S. genistae: C dorsal labiate plate D posterior wall E vestibulum F S. halimodendri, posterior wall G, H S. roseri: G dorsal labiate plate H vestibulum.