Coridromius neoguineanus Carvalho, 1987

Tatarnic, N. J. & Cassis, G., 2008, Revision Of The Plant Bug Genus Coridromius Signoret (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2008 (315), pp. 1-95 : 72-73

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scientific name

Coridromius neoguineanus Carvalho
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Coridromius neoguineanus Carvalho View in CoL Figures 5, 6, 14G–H, 15G–I, map 8

Coridromius neoguineanus Carvalho, 1987: 63 View in CoL (n. sp.).

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the following combination of characters: body light tan with dark brown spots; right paramere clubshaped; posterior margin of the pygophore with a U-shaped groove to right of centre. The coloration and right paramere shape of this species immediately distinguish it from all others.

REDESCRIPTION: COLORATION (figs. 5, 6): Light tan with yellow and dark brown markings. Head: Mostly light tan; frons without vittae; posterior margin of vertex and inner margins of eyes yellow; dark brown spot in middle of vertex; apex of clypeus dark brown, embrownment sometimes extending the length of clypeus, occasionally partway up frons; mandibular and maxillary plates, gena, and buccula light yellow; labrum dark brown; labium light yellow, brown apically. Antenna: AI yellow; AII yellow to light brown, with dark brown annulation; AIII and AIV dark brown. Thorax: Pronotal collar yellow; pronotum light tan with yellow medial stripe and posterior margin, two dark brown spots behind eyes and two more on disc; mesoscutum light tan; scutellum light tan with two dark brown spots, anterolateral corners and apex yellow; thoracic pleura light tan, posterior margins yellow; mesepisternum and metepimeron with darker brown markings. Hemelytra: Light tan, clavus generally darker; with transverse dark brown band arcing across hemelytra through apex of claval commissure, sometimes broken into separate dark brown markings; membrane pale, veins brown. Legs: Coxae yellow; pro- and mesofemora yellow with light orangebrown subapical marking; tibiae yellow; metafemur yellow with faint brown subapical band and 7–8 transverse stripes on outer side. Abdomen: Yellow with light orange-brown and dark brown markings. SURFACE AND VESTITURE (figs. 5, 6): Head and pronotum densely and finely punctate; scutellum weakly rugulose; propleuron, metepimeron, and hemelytra impunctate; head and dorsum sparsely clothed in short, simple, white setae. STRUCTURE (figs. 5, 6): Head: Frons weakly tumescent medially, nearly flat; posterior margin of head rounded, not carinate. Thorax: Pronotum broad, anterolateral angles weakly upturned and carinate, submarginal region of humeral angles weakly excavate, posterior margin weakly upturned, callar region undifferentiated; proepisternum unilobed; posterior margin of metepimeron truncate; metanotum not prominent and flared. Hemelytra: Costal margin thin and platelike, slightly rounded and flared over its entire length; cuneus impunctate. Legs: Metatibial spines short and thin. Abdomen: When viewed laterally, posterior margin of abdominal sternite II not sharply angular.

MALE GENITALIA (figs. 14G–H, 15G–I): Right paramere boot-shaped (fig. 15H–I); left paramere stout and sickle-shaped (figs. 14G–H, 15G); posterior margin of pygophore simple, with single distinct groove slightly to right of center (fig. 14G–H). FEMALE PARAGENITALIA: No visible external paragenitalia.

REMARKS: While the left paramere is similar in shape to that of many other species, the distinctive spotted coloration and unique boot-shaped right paramere set this species apart from others.

HOST: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION: Known from Papua New Guinea and Western Papua, Indonesia (map 8).

HOLOTYPE: Male: PAPUA NEW GUIN- EA: Western Highlands: Minj , 5.85 ° S 144.66666 ° E, 1700 m, 1959, T.C. Maa ( AMNH _ PBI 00042151 About AMNH ) ( BPBM). GoogleMaps

PARATYPES: INDONESIA: Papua: Guega, W. of Swart Valley, 3.6 ° S 138.41666 ° E, 1200 m, 15 Nov 1958, J.L. Gressitt, 1♀ ( AMNH _PBI 00041463) ( BPBM).

OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED: INDONE- SIA: Papua: Kulima, 4.41666 ° S 138.98333 ° E, 1400 m, 19–22 Feb 1960, T.C. Maa, 6 adults, sex undetermined (AMNH_PBI 00185365) (USNM). PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Morobe: Wau, 7.3333 ° S 146.71667 ° E, 1200 m, 23 Jan 1978, W.C. Gagne, 1♀ (AMNH_PBI 00041464), 53 (AMNH_PBI 00041465– AMNH_PBI 00041469) (BPBM).

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

BPBM

Bishop Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Miridae

Genus

Coridromius

Loc

Coridromius neoguineanus Carvalho

Tatarnic, N. J. & Cassis, G. 2008
2008
Loc

Coridromius neoguineanus

Carvalho, J. C. M. 1987: 63
1987
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