Scoloposcelis Fiber, 1864

Jung, Sunghoon, Yamada, Kazutaka & Lee, Seunghwan, 2011, A new species of Scoloposcelis Fieber (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae: Scolopini) from the Korean Peninsula, with a key to the Palaearctic species, Zootaxa 2766, pp. 64-68 : 65

Genus Scoloposcelis Fiber, 1864

Scoloposcelis Fieber, 1864 . Wien. Ent. Monat., 7: 62. Type-species: Xylocoris crassipes Flor, 1860 (= Anthocoris pulchella Zetterstedt, 1838 ).

Ostorodias Distant, 1904 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 14: 219 (syn. Poppius, 1909: 25). Type-species: Ostorodias contubernalis Distant, 1904 .

Sesellius Distant, 1904 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 14: 221 (syn. Poppius, 1909: 25). Type-species: Anthocoris parallelus Motschulsky, 1863 .

Cryptotrichiella Poppius, 1909 . Act . Soc. Sci. Fenn., 37: 23 (syn. Carayon, 1972: 341). Type-species: Cryptotrichiella unicolor Poppius, 1909 .

Scoloposcelidea Stichel, 1959 . Illus . Bestim. Wanz. II, Europa, 3: 59 (syn. Carayon & Péricart, 1969: 263). Type-species: Scoloposcelis phryganophilus J. Sahlberg, 1920 (= Anthocoris obscurella Zetterstedt, 1838 ).

Remarks. The unique glandular opening (uradenia with ampulla, efferent duct, and orifice) with a row of long setae ( Figs. 5–6 ) on the male abdominal sternum IV or V is the synapomorphic character for the tribe, however, the exact role of the organ is not reported yet. The tribe and genus is recognized from the Korean Peninsula for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 3 – 6. Genitalia and uradenia of Scoloposcelis spp.: 3, 4, 6, S. koreanus Jung & Yamada, sp. nov.; 5, S. albodecussata: 3, copulatory tube; 4, paramere and pygophore; 5 – 6, uradenia. Abbreviations: a, ampulla; ed, efferent duct; o, orifice; sb, secretory body. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.