Grandivesica pilbara, Randall T. Schuh & Michael D. Schwartz, 2016

Randall T. Schuh & Michael D. Schwartz, 2016, Nineteen new genera and 82 new species of Cremnorrhinina from Australia, including analyses of host relationships and distributions (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylininae: Cremnorrhinini), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 401, pp. 1-279 : 97-99

Grandivesica pilbara , new species

Figure 36, map 8, table 1, plates 10, 11, 45D

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the moderate size, pale to light green coloration, and heavy dark spot on the corium at the inner angle of the cuneus (pl. 10); endosoma unique, with flattened diameter distad of basal curve, very wide across the secondary gonopore, region distad of the secondary gonopore with two long apical spines and a broad sclerite with three embedded apical points (fig. 36, pl. 11). Similar to G. cassisi and G. kadji on basis of J-shaped endosoma, and to G. agnew on heavy black spot on corium, but structure of endosoma unique in G. pilbara .

DESCRIPTION: Male: Mean total length 3.47, mean pronotum width 1.06. COLORATION (pl. 10): Light green to pale, hemelytron translucent, corium with a heavy dark spot at inner angle of cuneus; membrane pale, without a dark spot at apex of cells. SURFACE AND VESTITURE (pl. 10): Vestiture of reclining, pale, common setae. STRUCTURE: Head (pl. 10): Eye occupying two-thirds height of head; antenna inserted just above ventral margin of eye, eye very weakly emarginate; antennal segment 2 short, moderately stout, of uniform diameter (0.68), 0.92 times width of head; labium reaching just past midpoint of mesosternum. Thorax (pl. 10): Mesoscutum narrowly exposed. Hemelytron: Weakly elongate, costal margin weakly convex, cuneus relatively short. GENITALIA (fig. 36, pl. 11): Pygophore: As in generic description. Endosoma: J-shaped, dorsal and ventral straps completely merged with nearly flat apical half, wide proximad of secondary gonopore, strongly notched distad of gonopore, attenuate apically with two large spines and weakly sclerotized plate with three terminal points; secondary gonopore transverse to axis of endosoma, subapical. Phallotheca: Apical portion with small crest merging with margin of aperture, situated on dorsal surface; aperture very long reaching from base of exposed region to apex with undulating margin, width of aperture narrowest in middle. Parameres: Left paramere elongate, posterior process short, anterior process short, rounded, placed medially on anterior margin. Right paramere moderately large, lanceolate, with medially placed apical projection.

Female (pl. 10): Coloration as in male; differing from male as in generic description; mean total length 3.40, mean pronotum width 1.09. GENITALIA as in plate 45D.

ETYMOLOGY: Named after the Pilbara District of Western Australia, the region of the type locality; a noun in apposition.

HOSTS: Recorded from Eremophila forrestii (pl. 37G), E. latrobei , and E. phyllopoda (Scrophulariaceae) .

DISTRIBUTION (map 8): Known from the Pilbara District of Western Australia and Woomera, South Australia.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Pilbara Co.: 150.5 km N of Ripon Hills Rd on Marble Bar –Newman Rd, 22.35327°S 119.95483°E, 500 m, 25 Aug 2005, G. Cassis, S. Lassau, S. and G. Carter, Eremophila latrobei F. Muell. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. Perth staff PERTH 7273177, 1♂ (AMNH_PBI 00412607) (WAMP).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: South Australia: Woomera, 31.19679°S 136.82289°E, 168 m, 13 Oct 1953, F.L. Hill, 1♂ (00354491) (BMNH). Western Australia: Pilbara Co.: 15 km from Tom Price on WNW directed track leading to Nanutarra – Wittenoom, 22.64869°S 117.61205°E, 598 m, 27 Aug 2005, G. Cassis, S. Lassau, S.

and G. Carter, Eremophila phyllopoda Chinnock subsp. obliqua ( Scrophulariaceae ), det. Perth staff PERTH 7300425, 1♂ (00389753) (AM). 120 km N of Newman on Great Nthn Hwy, 23.055°S 118.86166°E, 743 m, 26 Aug 2005, G. Cassis, S. Lassau, S. and G. Carter, Eremophila forrestii F. Muell. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. Field ID, 1♂ (00389866) (AM). 150.5 km N of Ripon Hills Rd on Marble Bar – Newman Rd, 22.35327°S 119.95483°E, 500 m, 25 Aug 2005, G. Cassis, S. Lassau, S. and G. Carter, 3♂ (00412592–00412594), 10♀ (00412608–0 0 412616, 00412618) (AM), 8♂ (00412595–0 0 412599, 0 0 412603, 0 0 412605, 00412606), 17♀ (00412617, 0 0 412619, 0 0 412620, 0 0 412623–0 0 412625, 0 0 412628–00412638) (AMNH), 4♂ (00412600– 0 0 412602, 00412604), 5♀ (00412621, 0 0 412622, 0 0 412626, 0 0 412627, 00412639) (WAMP). Credo Station, cnr Coolgardie Nth Rd + Nth track, 29.8818°S 120.68636°E, 438 m, 0 6 Sep 2011, M. Cheng & C. Symonds, Eremophila forrestii F. Muell. subsp. forrestii (Scrophu ‐ lariaceae), det. WA Herbarium MC0 66, 3♂ (UNSW_ENT 0 0 0 25375–UNSW_ENT 0 0 0 25 377), 2♀ (UNSW_ENT 0 0 0 25381, UNSW_ENT 00025382) (UNSW), 1♂ (UNSW_ENT 0 0 0 2 5378), 2♀ (UNSW_ENT 0 0 0 25379, UNSW_ENT 00025383) (WAMP). Lochada , Boiada Camp, 29.19661°S 116.51489°E, 312 m, 16 Sep 2009, C. Symonds, Eremophila forrestii F. Muell. subsp. forrestii (Scrophulariaceae) , det. WA Herbarium, 1♂ (00387476), 1♀ (00387477) (UNSW); 20 Sep 2009, C. Symonds, 4♂ (00387424–00387427), 1♀ (003 87428) (UNSW). Lochada , track due W. of Kelly Well, 29.08152°S 116.5543°E, 406 m, 15 Sep 2009, C. Symonds, Eremophila forrestii F. Muell. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. WA Herbarium, 2♀ (003 87429, 00387430) (UNSW). Pilbara Dist., Rhodes Ridge Camp, 23.10137°S 119.3705°E, 694 m, 30 May 1999, G. Cassis, R.Silveira, host unknown, det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5095182, 1♂ (00087350), 1♀ (00087351), 1♂ (00087547) (AM).

OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Pilbara Co.: 150.5 km N of Ripon Hills Rd on Marble Bar – Newman Rd, 22.35327°S 119.95483°E, 500 m, 25 Aug 2005, G. Cassis, S. Lassau, S. and G. Carter, Eremophila latrobei F. Muell. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. Perth staff PERTH 7273177, 1 nymph (00412640) (AM).