Goodeniaphila cassisi, Tatarnic, Nikolai J., 2009

Tatarnic, Nikolai J., 2009, Dampierella and Goodeniaphila: two new genera and three new species of Halticini from Australia, with a species key to the Halticini of Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae), Zootaxa 2105, pp. 43-60 : 53

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.187769
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6212502
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/655E6C37-BA60-7618-1795-92CFFAE0FF0D
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Goodeniaphila cassisi
status	sp. nov.

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Goodeniaphila cassisi View in CoL sp. n.

Figures 1 View FIGURE 1 , 4–7 View FIGURE 4 View FIGURE 5 View FIGURE 6 View FIGURE 7

Holotype: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 81 km E of Norseman, 32.07347°S 122.6166°E, 600 m, 23 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis , Coopernookia strophiolata (F.Muell.) Carolin (Goodeniaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5054923, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00030284) ( WAMP).

Diagnosis: Distinguished from G. schuhi by the predominantly black legs and distinct male and female genitalia. Additionally, males and females of G. c a s s i s i tend to be the same size, whereas in G. schuhi females are generally noticeably larger.

Description: COLORATION ( Figs. 1 View FIGURE 1 , 5 View FIGURE 5 ): Antennae uniformly dark brown to black; legs dark brown to black, paler orange-brown at joints; remainder of body coloration as in generic description. SURFACE AND VESTITURE ( Figs. 1 View FIGURE 1 , 6 View FIGURE 6 ): As in generic description.

STRUCTURE: As in generic description. Male genitalia ( Figs. 6 View FIGURE 6 G–I, 7A–D): Pygophore, parameres, ductus seminis, and secondary gonopore as in generic description; phallotheca short, apically subquadrate, heavily contoured and sclerotized; endosoma with long, apically serrate and branching spatula-shaped spicule dorsally, apically with various short, branch-like spicules and large, rounded funnel-like spicule; endosoma apically affixed to phallotheca. Female genitalia ( Figs. 7 View FIGURE 7 E–G): Sclerotized rings subcontiguous, elongateelliptical; posterior wall with paired, bulging, sclerotized processes, posteriorly with fields of spines; remainder as per generic description.

Distribution: This species is known from two collecting events in Western Australia and one in inland South Australia ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 ).

Host Plant Associations: This species has been collected in large numbers from Coopernookia strophiolata .

Etymology: G. cassisi is named in honor of my mentor and Ph.D. supervisor, Gerry Cassis , for his significant contributions to heteropteran biology.

Paratypes: AUSTRALIA: South Australia: Camp and Victory Well area, Everard Park Station, 27°S 132.7°E, 0 5 Nov 1970 - 0 5 Nov 1970, G. F. Gross, 23 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 38828, AMNH_PBI 00038829), 3Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 00038830-AMNH_PBI 00038832) (SAMA). Western Australia: 81 km E of Norseman, 32.07347°S 122.6166°E, 600 m, 23 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis , Coopernookia strophiolata (F.Muell.) Carolin (Goodeniaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5054923, 103 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 16179 through AMNH_PBI 00016188), 10Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 16189 through AMNH_PBI 00016198) (AM), 1133 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3246 through AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3260, AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3292 through AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3300, AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3473 through AMNH_PBI 00003561), 237Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3261 through AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3291, AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3301 through AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3327, AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3562 through AMNH_PBI 00003740) (AMNH), 183 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3741 through AMNH_PBI 00003758), 24Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3759 through AMNH_PBI 00003782) (UNSW), 93 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 30285 through AMNH_PBI 00030293), 10Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 30294 through AMNH_PBI 00030303) (WAMP).