Phytocoris longipennis Flor, 1861

Oh, Minsuk, Yasunaga, Tomohide & Lee, Seunghwan, 2017, Taxonomic review of Phytocoris Fallén (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini) in Korea, with one new species, Zootaxa 4232 (2), pp. 197-215 : 201-203

Phytocoris longipennis Flor, 1861

( Figs. 1 D, 3E–F, 4A, 5, 6C, 7, 9, 11, 12)

Phytocoris longipennis Flor, 1861: 593 , 601 (sp. nov.); Schuh, 1995: 890 (cat.); Kerzhner & Josifov, 1999: 157 (cat.); Yasunaga, 2001: 255 (diag.); Zheng et al., 2004: 495 (diag.); Wheeler et al. 2006: 1000 (N.Am. record); Schuh, 2002– 2014: (cat.).

Diagnosis. Recognized by its moderate size; brown, somewhat mottled dorsum; longer and more slender appendages than other congeners; antennal segment I longer than mesal length of head and pronotal length; segment III longer than basal width of pronotum; ratio of hind tibia: pronotum over 3.5; male genitalia as in Figs. 7 , 9 , Female genitalia as in Fig. 12 . For more diagnostic character, description and figures, see below papers ( Wagner & Weber, 1964, Kerzhner, 1988a, Zheng et al., 2004, Wheeler et al., 2006, Yasunaga & Schwartz, 2015).

Distribution. Europe, Korea, North America, Far-East Russia.

Host plants. Associated with various deciduous broadleaves; Acer spp. ( Aceraceae ), Alnus spp., Betula spp., Corylus spp. ( Betulaceae ), Fagus spp., Quercus spp. ( Fagaceae ), Fraxinus spp. ( Oleaceae ), Crataegus spp., Malus spp., Prunus spp., Sorbus spp. ( Rosaceae ), Platanus spp. ( Platanaceae ), Populus spp., Salix spp., ( Salicaceae ), Tilia spp. ( Tiliaceae ) ( Wheeler et al., 2006, Yasunaga & Schwartz, 2015).

Remarks. This species, as a rule, can be recognized by the concolorously pale or brown-colored pronotum. On the other hand, in Korean populations, some specimens have a generally fuscous pronotum ( Figs. 3 E–F), and diverse color variation on the dorsum ( Figs. 3 E–F, 4A).

Material examined. South Korea: Gangwon –do: 4♀, Mt. Jumbong, Jindong –ri, Girin –myun, Inje –gun, from light trap, 15.vii.2015, M. S. Oh ; 3♂, ditto, 11.vii.2016, M. S. Oh, S. H. Lee, J. Y. Choi, H. J. Ahn ; 5♂, Osaek –ri, Seo –myeon, Yangyang –gun, from light trap, 29.vi.2016, M. S. Oh, S. H. Lee.

(9: P. longipennis ; 10–11: P. minakatai ; 12–13: P. ohataensis ; 14: P. pallidicollis ; 15–16: P. shabliovskii ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Korean Phytocoris species. A, P. goryeonus, male; B, P. intricatus, female; C, P. intricatus, male; D, P. longipennis, male; E, P. nowickyi, female; F, P. shabliovskii, male.

FIGURE 3. Dorsal and ventral habitus of Korean Phytocoris species (3 – 4: P. intricatus; 5 – 6: P. goryeonus; 7 – 8: P. longipennis).

FIGURE 7. Male genital structure (Endosoma) of Korean Phytocoris species (P. goryeonus, P. intricatus, P. longipennis).

FIGURE 9. Male genital structure (Parameres) of Korean Phytocoris species (P. goryeonus, P. intricatus, P. longipennis). – A, Left paramere. B, Right paramere

FIGURE 12. Female genital structure of Korean Phytocoris species