Wygomiris phormictes Yasunaga & Duwal, 2019
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.2478/aemnp-2019-0007 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:027CE86F-9E75-44C3-A35E-E0C20BA4B693 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4505114 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CDBD54-EC44-FFE7-FF29-FD20FA1BFD03 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Wygomiris phormictes Yasunaga & Duwal |
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sp. nov. |
Wygomiris phormictes Yasunaga & Duwal sp. nov.
( Figs 146–154 View Figs 146–160 , 170–173 View Figs 168–173 )
Type material. HOLOTYPE: ♀, THAILAND: NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Wang Nam Khieo, Sakaerat Environmental Research Station , 14°30′27″N, 101°55′39″E, 410 m alt., UV light trap, 22 Mar 2014, T.Yasunaga ( DOAT) ( AMNH _ PBI 00380645 ). GoogleMaps
Differential diagnosis. Most similar in general appearance and similarly small size (body length <3.0 mm) to W. kaliyahae Yasunaga, 2012 , from which this new species is readily distinguished by the following characters: pale brown antennal segments I and II ( Fig. 170 View Figs 168–173 ); short antennal segment II that is shorter than head width across eyes; relatively shiny pronotum; golden brown anterior part of hemelytron ( Fig. 171 View Figs 168–173 ); constricted middle margin of embolium ( Figs 149 View Figs 146–160 , 171 View Figs 168–173 ); possession of noticeable stridulatory device (FWS+MFP, Figs 149–150, 152–153 View Figs 146–160 ); pale coxae ( Fig. 172 View Figs 168–173 ); short metafemur almost equal in length to mesofemur ( Fig. 173 View Figs 168–173 ); mesotibia longer than mesofemur; and metatarsomere II as long as III ( Fig. 151 View Figs 146–160 ).
Description. Female (holotype). Macropterous; body small (2.7 mm); dorsal surface relatively shining, with sparsely distributed, simple upright setae and woolly reclining setae. Head dark brown, weakly shining.Antenna pale brown, partly tinged with red, generally short; segments III and IV dark brown. Labium shiny reddish brown, slightly exceeding apex of mesocoxa. Pronotum and propleuron shining, dark brown; epimeron and episternum shiny reddish brown; scent efferent system pale somber brown; scutellum dark brown, somewhat shagreened, flat. Hemelytron dark brown, with anterior part contrastingly golden brown as in Figs 170–171 View Figs 168–173 , constricted at middle; embolium with rather developed FWS ( Figs 149–150 View Figs 146–160 ); membrane smoky brown, with pale, translucent basal 1/3. Coxae and legs pale brown; protibia, base of mesotibia, apical half of metafemur and whole metatibia reddish brown ( Fig. 173 View Figs 168–173 ); mesofemur as long as metafemur; mesotibia slightly longer than metatibia; metatibia somewhat inflated; MFP distributed on median metafemur ( Fig. 152 View Figs 146–160 ), with each plectrum hemispherical ( Fig. 153 View Figs 146–160 ). Abdomen widely shiny dark brown; abdominal sterna II–IV paler. Female genitalia: Not examined.
Measurements (mm). Female (holotype): Total length of body 2.70; head width including eyes 0.60; vertex width 0.29; lengths of antennal segments I–IV 0.15, 0.53, 0.35, 0.35; labial length 0.98; basal width of pronotum 0.92; maximum width across hemelytron 1.08; lengths of mesofemur and tibia 0.78 and 1.05; and lengths of metafemur, tibia and tarsus 0.78, 1.10, 0.27.
Male. Unknown.
Etymology. From Greek, phormictes (or phormiktes = harper), referring to presence of the stridulatory device of this new species; noun in apposition.
Biology. A female adult ( Fig. 170 View Figs 168–173 ) was attracted to UV light trap at tropical dry-evergreen forest zone (cf. https:// www.tistr.or.th/sakaerat/sakaeratE/Environment/environment.htm).
Distribution. Thailand: Nakhon Ratchasima (this paper).
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American Museum of Natural History |
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