Picromerus lewisi Scott, 1874

Zhao, Qing, Liu, Guoqing & Bu, Wenjun, 2013, A review of the Chinese species of the genus Picromerus Amyot and Serville, with description of a new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae), Zootaxa 3613 (2), pp. 146-164 : 150-152

Picromerus lewisi Scott, 1874

Figs. 3, 4 , 14, 16 , 20, 21, 22 , 28, 33, 38 , 43, 48, 53 , 58, 63

Picromerus lewisi Scott, 1874: 293 .

Picromerus angusticeps Jakovlev, 1880: 212 (syn. Josifov and Kerzhner, 1978: 180).

Picromerus vicinus Signoret, 1880: 45 (syn. Josifov and Kerzhner, 1978: 180).

Picromerus similis Distant, 1883: 421 (syn. Josifov and Kerzhner, 1978: 180).

Male terminalia. Dorsoposterior rim of pygophore ( Figs. 28, 33 , 43, 48 ) concave, with two subsquare parandria and sparse setae; ventroposterior rim, with a shallow and wide medial notch, laterally convex and sinuate, lateroposterior angle short and rounded, higher than the notch bottom. Paramere ( Figs. 38 , 53 ) short and thick, inner surface with a transverse ridge, outer margin a little straight, apex obtuse and hooked, inner branch short and straight, directed lateroposteriorly. Aedeagus (Figs. 58, 63) with one pair of basolateral conjunctival lobes, which divided into two branches: proximal one and distal one. Proximal branch small, semicircled; distal branch long, narrow and with sclerotized apex. Apical conjunctival lobe long and bifurcate, stretch out from apical part of theca obviously. Vesica distinctly stretched out from the venter of median penial plates.

Measurements (in mm). Body length 11.0–15.0; length of head 2.2–2.6, width across eyes 2.2–2.5, interocular distance 1.2–1.5; length of antennomeres (I) 0.3–0.5: (II) 1.3–2.5: (III) 1.3–1.5: (IV) 1.5–1.7: (V) 1.4–1.6; median length of pronotum 2.5–3.5, humeral width 6.9–9.0; length of scutellum 3.3–4.8, width of scutellum 3.2–4.3.

Specimen examined: CHINA: Anhui: 2 females 2 males, Meishan (31.41N, 115.53E), alt. 200m, 24. VII. 1964, Gentao Jin leg. ( SEM) ; Fujian: 1 male, Chong’an, Wuyishan (27.81N, 117.97E), 7. VIII. 1982, Chen Chen leg. ; 1 male, Houzhai Village, Dehua Couny (25.740N, 118.15), 15. IX. 2002, Wanliang Zhang leg. Gansu: 1 male, Zhuoni County (34.62N, 103.51E), VIII. 1982, Ze Feng leg. Guangxi: 1 female 1male, Mao’er Mt. (26.06N, 110.40E), alt. 900–1320m, 10. VII. 2009, Kai Dang leg. ; 2 females, same data as above, Zhonghua Fan leg. ; 3 females, same place as above, 12. VII. 2009, QingZhao leg.; 1 female 3 males, same data as above, Zhonghua Fan leg. ; 1 female, same data as above, Xi Sun leg. ; 1 male, same place as above, 800–900m, 8. VIII. 2009, Xi Sun leg.; 1 female, same place as above, alt. 420–890m, 6. VII. 2009, Qing Zhao leg.; 1 female, same place as above, alt. 420m, 14. VII. 2009, Kai Dang leg.; 1 female, same place as above, alt. 1000–1200m, 23. VIII. 1992, Leyi Zheng leg.; 1 male, Gaozhai Village , Xing’an County (25.85N, 110.48E), alt. 420m, 13. VII. 2009, Zhonghua Fan leg. ; 1 female, Shili Daxiagu (25.85N, 110.48E), Xing’an County, 7. VII. 2009, Qing Zhao leg. ; 1 male, Jinshi Village (25.74N, 110.30E), Xing’an County, 1. VII. 2006 leg .; 1 male, Luoxiang Village , Jinxiu County (24.08N, 109.90E), alt. 250m, 9. VI. 1990, Xinzheng Li leg. ; 1male, Jiman Village (25.43N, 109.24E), Anchui Town , Rongshui County, alt. 1060– 650m, 15. VII. 2004, Xin Yu leg. Guizhou: 3 females, Changming Village (26.34N, 107.19E), Guiding County, alt. 1050m, 8. IX. 2002, Chuanren Li and Changfa Zhou leg. ; 1 female, Pingxiang Village (26.44N, 108.28E), Leishan County, alt. 750m, 3. IX. 2005, Dan Ding leg. ; 1 female, Maolan National Reserve (25.43N, 107.94E), 22. X. 1998, Zizhong Li leg. ; 1 male, Baijin Village , Huishui County (26.10N, 106.82E), alt. 1200m, 12. IX. 2002, Chuanren Li leg. ; 1 male, Huguo Temple, Fanjing Mt. (27.84N, 108.77E), alt. 1300m, 4. VIII. 2001, Wenjun Bu leg. Hebei: 1 female, Yangjiaping Forest Farm (40.03N, 115.39E), Zhulu County, 4–12. VII. 2004, collector unknown . Hubei: 1 female, Dajiuhu Wetland Park (31.48N, 109.98E), Shennongjia Forest Farm, 10. VII. 1977, Leyi Zheng leg. ; 1 female, the same place as above, 9. VII. 1977, Qiang Mu leg.; 1 female, Zhangjiajie (29.78N, 116.05E), Huangmei County, alt. 550–600m, 21. VII. 1988, collector unknown ; 1 female, Shuishanba Village (30.31N, 108.57E), Lichuan City, 23. VIII. 2000, Chuanren Li leg. ; 1 male, Lichuan City , 2. VIII. 1999, Huaijun Xue leg. ; 1 female 1male, Xingdoushan Natinal Reserve (30.23N, 109.05E), alt. 840–900m, 30. VII. 1997, Chuanren Li leg. ; 1 male, Huoshaoping Town (30.51N, 110.73E), alt. 1700m, Changyang County, 28. VIII. 1990, Chuanren Li leg. ; 1 male, Houhe National Reserve (30.08N, 110.63E), alt. 1200m, 29. VII. 1990, Chuanren Li leg. Hunan: 1 male, Shunhuang Mt. (26.40N, 111.10E), alt. 500–900m, 27. VII. 2004, Yunling Ke leg. Jiangxi: 1 female, Xingzi County (29.46N, 116.04E), Jiujiang City, 29. VI. 2004, Chunjing Niu leg. ; 1 female, Xiaoxidong Forest Farm (26.50N, 114.23E), Jinggangshan City, 24. VII. 2002, Huaijun Xue leg. ; 1 male, Jiulianshan Forest Farm (24.61N, 114.51E), Shangwei Village, Ganzhou City , 14. VII. 2002, Wanliang Zhang and Jianhua Ding leg. ; 1 female, Huangbai Village (25.96N, 116.01E), Ruijin City, 25. VII. 2004, Xiaoming Li leg. ; 1 female, Meiling Village (28.79N, 115.75E), Nanchang City, alt. 500m, collector unknown( JXAU) ; 1 female, Lushan (29.48N, 115.94E), 16. VII. 1957, Songhe Pang leg. ( JXAU) . Jilin: 1 male, Erdaobaihe Village (42.4319, 128.13), alt. 740m, 21. VI. 1986, Wenjun Bu leg. ; 1 male, Sandaoling Village (44.33N, 126.95E), Jilin City, 26. VI. 1982, Shuzhi Ren leg. Shandong: 2 females, Yashan Forest Farm (37.23N, 121.06E), Qixia City, alt. 300–600m, 25. VII. 2007, Bo Cai leg. ; 1 male, same data as above, Xu Zhang leg. ; 2 females 1 male, same place as above, alt. 300–400m, 27. VII. 2007, Hua Guo leg.; 1 female 2 males, same data as above, Kelong Jiao leg. ; 1 female 1 male, same data as above, Xu Zhang leg. ; 1 female, Kunyushan Forest Farm (37.30N, 121.74E), alt. 50m, 16. VII. 2007, Cuiqing Gao leg. ; 1 female, Beihuangcheng Island (38.39N, 120.92E), Changdao County, 4. VIII. 2007, Yao Han leg. ; 1 female, same place as above, 3. VIII. 2007, Kelong Jiao leg. Shaanxi: 1 male, Xunyangba Village , Ningshan County (33.55N, 108.54E), alt. 1350m, 29. VIII. 1998 Jian Yao leg.( IOZ) ; 1 female, Haoping Management Station (34.09N, 107.71E), alt. 1400m, Taibai Mt. National Reserve , 8. VIII. 2011, Qing Zhao leg. ; 1 female, same place as above, 7. VIII. 2011, Yang Liu leg.; 1 female, Qingfeng Mt. (34.1475N, 107.49E), alt. 1600m, Baoji City , 10. VII. 2011, Qing Zhao leg. ; 1 female, Miaotaizi Village (33.68N, 106.83E), Liuba County, alt. 1400m, 1. VIII. 1994, Nan Lv leg. ; 1 male, Houzhenzi Village (33.88N, 107.84E), alt. 1350m, Zhouzhi County, 24. VI. 1999, Chanmin Liu leg. ( IOZ) ; Sichuan: 1 female, Baoxing Couny (30.40N, 102.81E), 29. VI. 1963. Shengli Liu leg. ; 1 male, Wanba Village (29.07N, 102.05E), Jiulong County, 27. IX. 2008, Fuming Shi leg. Zhejiang: 1 male, Tianmu Mt. (30.33N, 119.45E), Lin’an City, 7. VIII. 2007, Gengping Zhu leg. ; 1 male, same place as above, alt. 1300m, 18. VIII. 1999, Wenjun Bu leg.; 1 male, same data as above, 12. IX. 1989 leg .; 1 male, Wuyanling National Reserve , Taishun County (27.72N, 119.67E), alt. 800m, 29. VII. 2005, Yiping Wang leg. ; 1 male, Baishanzu Nature Reserve (27.7596N, 119.19E), alt. 1300m, Qingyuan County, 25. IV. 1994, lighting trap ; 1 male, Jiande City (29.50N, 119.28E), 27. VIII. 1965, collector unknown .

Distribution. Rider and Zheng (2002) provided distributional information in China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Japan; Korea; Russia. This paper added Gansu province of China.

Remark s. This species allied to P. bidens , their differences see the remarks of P. bidens , mainly distributed in Japan, Korea, Russia, and widespread in China.

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Habitus photographs of Picromerus species. 1–2 P. bidens (1 dorsal view; 2 ventral view). 3–4 P. lewisi (3 dorsal view; 4 ventral view). Bar = 5 mm.

FIGURES 13–18. 13–14 Lateral side of buccula (arrows noted) (13 P. bidens; 14 P. lewisi); 15– 16 Ventral abdomen (15 P. bidens; 16 P.lewisi); 17–18 Lateral view (17 P. fasciaticeps; 18 P. elevatus sp. nov.)

FIGURES 19–26. Pronotal humeral angle of Picromerus. (19 P. bidens; 20–22 P.lewisi; 23 P.griseus; 24 P. viridipunctatus; 25 P. fasciaticeps; 26 P. elevatus sp. nov.)

FIGURES 27–41. 27–31 Photos of pygophoral dorsal view (27 P. bidens; 28 P.lewisi; 29 P.griseus; 30 P. viridipunctatus; 31 P. elevatus sp. nov.); 32–36 Photos of pygophoral ventral view (32 P. bidens; 33 P.lewisi; 34 P.griseus; 35 P. viridipunctatus; 36 P. elevatus sp. nov.); 37–41 Photos of paramere (37 P. bidens; 38 P. lewisi; 39 P. griseus; 40 P. viridipunctatus; 41 P. elevatus sp. nov.). Bars = 0.2mm.

FIGURES 42–56. 42–46 Outline of pygophoral dorsal view (42 P. bidens; 43 P.lewisi; 44 P.griseus; 45 P. viridipunctatus; 46 P. elevatus sp. nov.); 47–51 Outline of pygophoral ventral view (47 P. bidens; 48 P.lewisi; 49 P.griseus; 50 P. viridipunctatus; 51 P. elevatus sp. nov.); 52–56 Outline of paramere (52 P. bidens; 53 P. lewisi; 54 P. griseus; 55 P. viridipunctatus; 56 P. elevatus sp. nov.). (dp. r. = dorsoposterior rim; lp. a. = lateroposterior angle; m. n. = medial notch; o. m. = outer margin; p. = parandria; i. b. = inner branch; vp. r. = ventroposterior rim). Bars = 0.2mm.