Amapacylapus englemani Carvalho, 1991

Wolski, Andrzej, 2017, Taxonomic review of the plant bug genera Amapacylapus and Cylapus with descriptions of two new species and a key to the genera of Cylapini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57 (2), pp. 399-455 : 413-414

Amapacylapus englemani Carvalho, 1991

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Amapacylapus englemani Carvalho, 1991: 478 , Fig. 2 (new species, by mistake as Ampacylapus panamensis );

CARVALHO & FROESCHNER (1994): 485 (list); FROESCHNER (1999) (catalog of Panamanian fauna); SCHUH (1995):

19 (catalog); SCHUH (2013) (catalog); GORCZYCA (2006b): 13 (catalog).

Type material examined. PANAMA: PANAMÁ: HOLOTYPE: ♀, “ Fort Sherman , CS (Canal Zone, Panamá), 9º 20’ N, 79º58’W, 2.VII.74, col. D. Engleman ” ( USNM) ( Fig. 3).

Diagnosis. Recognized by the hemelytral yellow pattern fully developed, composed of the longitudinal patches ( Figs 3, 24).

Most similar to A. amapariensis in having more than five yellow patches on corium ( Figs 23, 24) and pronotum with yellow, irregular, longitudinal stripes laterally and medially ( Figs 1–3). It can, however, be distinguished by the more broadly developed, longitudinal patches on hemelytron (round in A. amapariensis ) ( Figs 1–4, 23–25) and the presence of the yellow patch on inner apical angle of exocorium situated near clavus (p7). With A. unicolor it shares similar, broad and longitudinal hemelytral patches ( Figs 3, 5, 24, 26) but can be easily distinguished by the coloration of pronotum and fully developed pattern of hemelytron ( Figs 3, 5, 24, 26).

Redescription. Female. Coloration ( Figs 3, 24). Head yellow with large black areas; vertex yellow, weakly tinged with brown; frons mostly dark brown; clypeus mostly yellow, brownish apically; mandibular and maxillary plates yellowish brown; antennal segment I yellow with two brownish annulations, one situated basally, other apically; segment II mostly brown with whitish annulation subapically, blackish at apical one fifth; segments III and IV brown; labium yellow brown. Thorax. Pronotum dark brown with irregular, longitudinal patches laterally and medially. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Mesoscutum dark brown; scutellum with ground coloration dark brown with four large yellow patches: two situated basolaterally, one, longitudinal, situated medially, and one situated apically. Thoracic pleura dark brown yellow; metathoracic scent gland evaporative area whitish. Hemelytron yellow pattern fully developed with broad and elongate patches. Legs. Coxae castaneous with yellowish annulations: near base and apically; femora and tibiae dark brown with broad yellow annulations; tarsi brown. Abdomen mostly whitish with dark brown and brown areas.

Male. Unknown.

Measurements (in mm). ♀ ( holotype, based on CARVALHO 1991). Body. Length: 5.80, width 2.40. Head. Length: 0.60, width: 2.00, vertex 0.56. Antenna. Length of segment I: 0.60, II: 2.00, III: 1.90, IV: 1.90. Pronotum. Length: 0.80, basal width 2.20.

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Panama ( Colón) ( CARVALHO 1991).