Spanagonicus tiquiensis Carvalho and Carpintero

Menard, Katrina L., 2015, A review of the genus Spanagonicus Berg (Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Nasocorini) with the description of novel antennal characters, the description of a new species from Central America, and a key to currently known taxa, Zootaxa 3973 (1), pp. 139-158 : 146

Spanagonicus tiquiensis Carvalho and Carpintero

Figure 1 J

Spanagonicus tiquiensis Carvalho and Carpintero 1990: 798 , fig. 47

Diagnosis. Recognized by the relatively small size and short length, the completely dark coloration of the antennae, hemelytron, legs and body in females.

Description. See Carvalho and Carpintero (1990).

Hosts. Unknown

Distribution. Bolivia

Discussion. Spanagonicus tiquiensis is described from a female holotype ( Fig. 1 J) and 4 paratypes by Carvalho and Carpintero (1990), none of which were accessible for this study. Based on images of the holotype from the La Plata Museum ( Fig. 1 J) and the original description, this species appears very similar to S. aricanus in overall coloration and the lack of dorsal patterning on the hemelytron. However, unlike S. aricanus , the females do not have pale coloration on the first antennal segment. Carvalho and Carpintero (1990) also argue that differences in the length of the antennae and rostrum separate the two species, which is generally supported with the measurements in this study. The measurements of the total length of the type of S. tiquiensis compared to the measurements of female S. aricanus and other species of Spanagonicus ( Table 2) reveal S. tiquiensis to likely be the smallest species in the genus.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Dorsal habitus photos Spanagonicus Berg species. A. male S. albofasciatus (Reuter) B. female S. albofasciatus, macropterous C. female S. albofasciatus, brachypterous D. male S. argentinus E. female S. argentinus F. male S. aricanus G. female S. aricanus H. male S. schusterus I. female S. schusterus. J. female S. tiquensis (Image from the Museo de La Plata online holotype database). Images not to scale; see Table 2 for measurements.