Wygomiris indochinensis Schuh

Yasunaga, Tomohide, 2012, Review of the phyline plant bug tribe Auricillocorini from Asia, with descriptions of a new genus and nine new species from Japan, Nepal and Thailand (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae), Zootaxa 3530, pp. 1-24 : 18

Wygomiris indochinensis Schuh

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Wygomiris indochinensis Schuh, 1984: 99 (n. sp.); Schuh, 1995: 211 (cat.).

Diagnosis. Recognized by the moderate size, clearly bicolorous, yellow brown contrasting with castaneous dorsum, sparse dorsal vestiture, terete antennal segments II–IV, shiny head and pronotum, and darkened ventral surface ( Fig. 8 ). Detailed description of the male adult was provided by Schuh (1984). Female genitalia ( Fig. 9 ): Dorsal labiate plate narrower than ventral labiate plate; sclerotized ring comparatively small.

Measurements. Ƥ: Total body length 3.0–3.3; length from apex of clypeus to cuneal fracture 2.25–2.35; head width across eyes 0.63–0.68; vertex width 0.28–0.30; lengths of antennal segment I–IV 0.27–0.29, 0.74–0.78, 0.44–0.46, 0.43–0.45; labial length 1.27–1.35; mesal pronotal length 0.60–0.67; basal pronotal width 0.91–0.96; width across hemelytron 1.06–1.08; and lengths of metafemur, tibia and tarsus 0.90–0.91, 1.15–1.16, 0.27–0.28.

Distribution. Laos (Vientiane Prov.), Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima Prov.).

Biology. Collection records suggest this mirid has at least two generations per year.

Specimens examined. THAILAND: Nakhon Ratchasima Prov.: 1Ƥ, SERS, 14˚30'27”N, 101˚55'39”E, 410 m alt., light trap, 12–14 Jun 2009, T. Yasunaga & K. Yamada (AMNH_PBI 00379519) (TYCN); 1Ƥ, same locality, light trap, 17–20 Mar 2010, T. Yasunaga & K. Yamada (00379520) (TYCN).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Metathoracic scent-efferent system of 10 nominal species of Auricillocorini named on the figure.

FIGURE 8. Habitus images of species of Artchawakomius, Cleotomiris, Cleotomiroides, Wygomiris and Zaratus named on the figure.

FIGURE 9. Female genitalia of species of Artchawakomius, Cleotomiris, Cleotomiroides and Wygomiris named on the figure.