Proboscidocoris solitus ( Walker, 1873 ) Gapon, D. A., 2014

Gapon, D. A., 2014, Revision of the genus Polymerus (Heteroptera: Miridae) in the Eastern Hemisphere. Part 1: Subgenera Polymerus, Pachycentrum subgen. nov. and new genus Dichelocentrum gen. nov., Zootaxa 3787 (1), pp. 1-87 : 61

1. Proboscidocoris solitus ( Walker, 1873) comb. nov.

( Figs 19 P ; 27 D, F )

Capsus solitus Walker, 1873: 116 . Polymerus solitus Carvalho, 1959: 240 .

Material examined. Holotype. “1226.”, round label: “C.G.H.”, on the back: “42 47”, “a. Cape ”, “266. Capsus solitus ”, round label with green border “Type”, female ( BMNH).

Taxonomic notes. This species is known only from single female. A condition of the holotype is very poor and does not allow dissecting the genitalia without the threat of destruction of the specimen. This species is transferred into Proboscidocoris on the basis of claws toothed basally ( Fig. 19 P ) and clearly elongated and strongly pointed preocular part of the head ( Fig. 27 D, F ).

Figures

FIGURE 19. Structure of tarsus and pretarsus. A–K, tarsus; L– P, claw. A, Polymerus unifasciatus; B, P. carpathicus; C, P. holosericeus; D, Charagochilus gyllenhalii; E, Ch. spiralifer; F, Ch. angusticollis; G, Ch. pallidicollis; H, Ch. flavipes comb. nov.; I, Ch. bimaculatus comb. nov.; J, Ch. obscuratus comb. nov.; K, Ch. consanguineus comb. nov.; L, P. carpathicus; M, Dichelocentrum ornatifrons comb. nov.; N, Proboscidocoris nitidus; O, Pr. feanus; P, Pr. solitus comb. nov. Scale bare: 0.28 mm

FIGURE 27. Head. A, Polymerus carpathicus; B, E, Proboscidocoris nitidus; C, Pr. feanus; D, F, Pr. solitus comb. nov. Lateral (A–D) and dorsal (E, F) view. Scale bare: 0.14 mm.