Dioclerus praefectus Distant, 1910

Yeshwanth, H. M. & Konstantinov, Fedor V., 2021, Review of the plant bug tribe Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) of India and Sri Lanka with description of two new genera and six new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 745, pp. 1-69 : 6

Dioclerus praefectus Distant, 1910

Fig. 5F–G

Dioclerus praefectus Distant, 1910: 13 (original description).

Dioclerus praefectus – Distant 2010b: 279, fig. 151 (descr.). — Stonedahl,1988: 13–14 (redescr.).

Diagnosis

Similar to D. lutheri in coloration but differs from that species in having long antennal segments, particularly segment I 1.1× as long as head width, segment II 1.25× as long as basal width of pronotum.

Material examined

Lectotype

SRI LANKA • 1 specimen, sex unknown; Ceylon , Peradeniya; 7.263° N, 80.603° E; 497 m a.s.l.; 18 Dec.; Distant collection 1911-383; AMNH_PBI 00340384 ; NHM.

Distribution

Sri Lanka.

Remarks

This species is known only from the lectotype, which is in poor condition and missing the right antenna, metathorax, wings, all legs except left hind one, and abdomen.

Figures

Fig. 5. Dorsal view and label data of type specimens. A–C. Dioclerus bengalicus Stonedahl, 1988, ♀, holotype, BPBM.D–E. Dioclerus lutheri Stonedahl, 1988, ♂, holotype, AMNH_PBI 00338430, FMNH. F–G. Dioclerus praefectus Distant,1910, lectotype, AMNH_PBI 00340384, NHM. H–I. Ernestinus mimicus Distant,1911, ♂, syntype, AMNH_PBI 00085668, BMNH(E) 1633157, NHM. J–K. Harpedona marginata Distant, 1904, ♂, holotype, NHM. L–M. Harpedona sanguinipes Distant, 1909, ♂, lectotype, NHM.