Peltidocylapus parallelus, Wolski, 2021

Wolski, Andrzej, 2021, Revised classification of the New World Cylapini (Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae): taxonomic review of the genera Cylapinus, Cylapoides and Peltidocylapus and a morphology-based phylogenetic analysis of tribe Cylapini, Zootaxa 5074 (1), pp. 1-66 : 49-50

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5074.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5760470

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scientific name

Peltidocylapus parallelus
status

sp. nov.

Peltidocylapus parallelus , new species

( Figs 5c View FIGURE 5 , 11l View FIGURE 11 , 13m –r View FIGURE 13 , 19a–c View FIGURE 19 , 20g View FIGURE 20 , 21i, q View FIGURE 21 )

Diagnosis. Recognized by the following set of features: dorsum dark brown black ( Fig. 5c View FIGURE 5 ); antennal segment II with white annulation on apex that is much narrower than half of interocular distance ( Fig. 5c View FIGURE 5 ); posterior lobe of pronotum with distinct, broad swelling medially ( Fig. 5c View FIGURE 5 ); scutellum distinctly convex ( Fig. 5c View FIGURE 5 ), covered with very short, semi-recumbent setae ( Fig. 11l View FIGURE 11 ); endosoma membranous, with small sclerotized lobe apically ( Figs 13m –o View FIGURE 13 ); distal sclerotized portion of ductus seminis short, not caliciform, lateral margins almost parallel ( Fig. 13m, o View FIGURE 13 ); base of dss with small sclerotized plate ( Fig. 13m View FIGURE 13 ); left paramere apical process relatively thick, weakly arcuate, with well-developed lateral outgrowth that is broad, long, weakly arcuate ( Figs 13p, q View FIGURE 13 ); dorsal labiate plate with sclerotized rings paired, kidney-shaped, large, occupying most of bursa copulatrix ( Figs 19a, b View FIGURE 19 ); ventral labiate plate with broad, club-like sclerotization ( Fig. 19c View FIGURE 19 ).

Description. Male. COLORATION ( Fig. 5c View FIGURE 5 ). Dorsum dark brown to black to entirely black with indistinct, small yellowish areas. Head. Fuscous, tinged with yellow; antenna fuscous; antennal segment I weakly and narrowly tinged with yellow basally; segment II weakly tinged with dark yellow basally and with white indistinct, narrow annulation apically; labium dark brown to black. Thorax. Pronotum, mesoscutum, scutellum, and hemelytron. Uniformly black; scutellum sometimes weakly tinged with dark brown medial and with small yellowish patch apically. Thoracic pleura. Dark brown to black; metathoracic scent gland evaporative area dark brown its posterior portion contrastingly yellow. Abdomen. Black tinged with dark brown. TEXTURE AND VESTITURE ( Fig. 5c View FIGURE 5 ). Thorax. Scutellum. Covered with very sparse, irregular, erect and semi-recumbent setae. Hemelytron. Covered with short, semi-recumbent setae. STRUCTURE ( Fig. 5c View FIGURE 5 ). Thorax. Pronotum. Posterior lobe with well-developed swelling medially. Scutellum. Scutellum with strongly convex, broad longitudinal swelling medially. Abdomen. Genitalia. Endosoma membranous, with small, sclerotized lobe apically ( Figs 13m –o View FIGURE 13 ); distal sclerotized portion of ductus seminis short with lateral margins almost parallel ( Fig. 13m, o View FIGURE 13 ); base of dss with small, sclerotized plate ( Fig. 13m View FIGURE 13 ); left paramere apical process relatively thick, weakly arcuate, with well-developed lateral outgrowth that is broad, long, weakly arcuate ( Figs 13p, q View FIGURE 13 ); right paramere sickle-shaped, apical process relatively short ( Fig. 13r View FIGURE 13 ).

Female. Like male in coloration, structure, texture, and vestiture. Genitalia. Bursa copulatrix with sclerotized rings paired, kidney-shaped, large, occupying most of bursa copulatrix ( Figs 19a, b View FIGURE 19 ); ventral labiate plate with broad, club-like sclerotization ( Fig. 19c View FIGURE 19 ).

Measurements. (♂ / ♀, *: holotype measurements): Body. Length: 5.6*–5.9/6.3, width 1.85*–2.1/2.2–2.5. Head. Length. 0.5*–0.55/0.55, width: 1.1*/1.15, interocular distance 0.40*/0.4–0.43. Antenna. Length of segment I: 0.56*–0.60/0.57–0.62, II: 2.55*/2.5–2.6, III: 4.0*/3.75–4.5, IV: 3.75*/3.25–4.0. Labium. Length of segment I: 0.76–0.875*/0.9, II: 0.82*–0.875/0.95, III: 0.82*–0.86/0.85, IV: 0.4*/0.47. Pronotum. Length. 0.95–1.05*/1.0, width of anterior margin: 0.95*–1.1/1.1–1.15, length of lateral margin: 0.95*/0.96, width of posterior margin: 2.0*– 2.05/2.15.

Etymology. The specific epithet is used to denote the distal part of ductus seminis with nearly parallel lateral margins.

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Ecuador, Guyana (Upper Demerara-Berbice).

Remarks. Most like P. calyciformis and P. parallelus in sharing scutellum with short, semi-recumbent setae ( Fig. 11h View FIGURE 11 ). It can be distinguished by the distal portion of ductus seminis inside endosoma nearly rectangular with almost parallel lateral margins ( Fig. 13m, o View FIGURE 13 ).

Type material. Holotype ♂. Guyana: Region 8, Iwokrama Forest , Kabocalli Field Station , 60 m, 417’4’’S, 5880’35’’W, 5 Jun 2001, R. Brooks, Z. Falin, GUY 1BF01 138; SM 0 566791 KUHM –ENT ( KU); paratypes: 2 ♀: the same data as in the holotype except: SM 0 566826; SM 0 566783; 1 ♀: Region 8, Iwokrama Forest, 1 m W Kurupukari Iwokrama Field Station 440’19’’S, 5841’4’’W, 60 m, 2 Jun 2001, R. Brooks, Z. Falin, GUY 1BF01 119, ex: Xylariaceae ; SM 0 384983 KUHM –ENT ( KU); 1 ♂: Coca 6–65 Ecuador ( USNM).

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

SM

Sarawak Museum

KU

Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Miridae

Genus

Peltidocylapus

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