Pulvillophylus croninensis, 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 : 177-178

Pulvillophylus croninensis , new species

Figure 77, map 20, table 1, plates 26, 27

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the large size, dark dirty-red to brown coloration, including antennal segments 1 and 2, and dorsoventrally flattened, strongly prognathous head (pl. 26); endosoma sigmoid, apical region long with equal length terminal spines one short and stout, the other longer and hooked (fig. 77, pl. 27). Structure and color of female similar to male (pl. 26). Easily recognized by large size, elongate body, dark coloration, and prognathous head, as well as distinctive size and location of hook on apical endosomal spine. Elongate head most similar to P. angustus , but that species much smaller, with pale and red coloration.

General coloration dirty red to brown, including appendages, with reddish spots and markings; midline of pronotum with a pale stripe; antenna brown, membrane strongly fumose with dark red veins; femora reddish brown, tibiae weakly brown. SURFACE AND VES- TITURE (pl. 26): Body surface with reclining, dark, common setae, pronotum with some erect spinelike setae on anterior lobe, and head, pronotum, scutellum, and anteriormost portion of clavus also with scattered, weakly flattened, woolly, sericeous setae. STRUC- TURE (pl. 26): Body elongate ovoid. Head: Head very strongly prognathous, flattened dorsoventrally, projecting beyond eye by about 2.5 times length of eye, clypeus projecting and visible in entirety from above; eyes semicircular and situated laterally on head; eye occupying four-fifths height of head in lateral view; antenna inserted just above ventral margin of eye; labium reaching pygophore. Antenna: Segment 1 strongly elongate, exceeding apex of head by one-third length of segment, segment 2 long, somewhat thickened, of uniform diameter over length (1.65), 2.10 times width of head. Thorax: Pronotum with calli wrinkled, lateral margins nearly straight, posterior lobe flat, posterior margin weakly excavated, mesoscutum broadly exposed. Hemelytron: Costal margin weakly convex, body very elongate ovoid. GENI- TALIA (fig. 77, pl. 27): Pygophore: As in generic description. Endosoma: Sigmoid; ventral strap with distal length one-half again as long as secondary gonopore; terminally bifid with very short, stout spine and slightly longer, sharp, hooked spine. Phallotheca: Apical portion long, narrow with long narrow aperture situated on ventral edge of posterior surface. Parameres: As in generic description.

FEMALE (pl. 26): Coloration and structure as in male, except antennal segment 2 pale on basal half and tapering proximally; total length 6.43, pronotum width 1.31.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for Lake Cronin, West ‐ ern Australia, near the type locality.

HOST: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION (map 20): Known only from the type locality, north of Lake King, southwestern Western Australia.

DISCUSSION: This species strongly resembles certain taxa in the subfamily Cylapinae , based on the somber coloration, the strongly prognathous head, and the long appendages.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 7.5 km WSW of Lake Cronin, 32.38333°S 119.8°E, 387 m, 19 Sep 1978–26 Sep 1978, T.F. Houston et al, 1d (AMNH_PBI 00202591) (WAMP).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 7.5 km WSW of Lake Cronin, 32.38333°S 119.8°E, 387 m, 19 Sep 1978–26 Sep 1978, T.F. Houston et al, 1♂ (00202592) (WAMP).