Tuponia roseipennis Reuter, 1878

Li, Xiao-Ming & Liu, Guo-Qing, 2016, The genus Tuponia Reuter, 1875 of China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Exaeretini) with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 4114 (2), pp. 101-122 : 116

Tuponia roseipennis Reuter, 1878

( Figs. 15–16 , 62–65 )

Tuponia roseipennis Reuter, 1878: 21 .

Tuponia roseipennis: Drapolyuk, 1980: 49 ; Zheng and Li, 1992: 9.

Diagnosis. Recognized by medium sized, total length 3.58–3.68 (male), 3.61–3.72 (female); general coloration yellow, pronotum and scutellum green, exposed part of mesoscutum yellow, clavus sometimes completely dark; dorsum with recumbent, dark simple setae and sericeous setae; eyes almost occupying entire height of head in lateral view; antennal segment I with a black ring at base; labium yellowish with black apex, reaching meta-coxa; posterior parts of clavus and corium darkened with dense black setae, membrane fumose with pale markings; legs yellowish green, meta-femur with small spots at apex, tibial spines dark without black bases, tarsus and claws darkened; abdomen green or yellowish green with golden pubescence. Based on the work of Drapolyuk (1980), T. roseipennis is closely allied to T. soongorica . The analyses of Konstantinov and Vinokurov (2011) recognized that they could be separated by the structure of male genitalia. T. soongorica has two keels at the base of the sclerotized part of the phallotheca and a narrower, more strongly sinuate large blade of the endosoma. The phallotheca of T. roseipennis is devoid of any keels, while the large blade of the endosoma in ventral view is wider and slightly sinuate.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 62–65 ): Endosoma slender, more or less L-shaped, with two apical sclerotized spines, one apical spine with developed membranous blade, secondary gonopore situated near the bases of apical spines; left paramere large, boat-shaped; right paramere large, lanceolate; phallotheca as in Fig. 65 .

Host plants. Unknown.

Distribution. China (Nei Mongol, Xinjiang), Iran ( Wagner, 1957), Tadzhikistan and Kyrgyzstan ( Drapolyuk, 1980).

Specimens examined. CHINA: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: 5 males, 4 females, Jimusaer County (44°82'N, 89°10'E), 20.VII.1975. Nei Mongol Autonomous Region: 5 males, 4 females, Hohhot (40°82'N, 111°65'E), 22.VII.2005, alt. 1200m, Guo-Qing LIU and Xiao-Ming LI.

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 20. Adult habitus views of Tuponia spp. 13. T. mongolica (male); 14. T. mongolica (female); 15. T. roseipennis (male); 16. T. roseipennis (female); 17. T. virentis sp. nov. (male, holotype); 18. T. virentis sp. nov. (female, paratype); 19. T. zhenyuanensis sp. nov. (male, holotype); 20. T. zhenyuanensis sp. nov. (female, paratype). Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 62 – 73. Male genitalia of Tuponia spp. 62 – 65. T. roseipennis: 62. Endosoma; 63. Left paramere; 64. Right paramere; 65. Phallotheca. 66 – 69. T. virentis sp. nov.: 66. Endosoma; 67. Left paramere; 68. Right paramere; 69. Phallotheca. 70 – 73. T. zhenyuanensis sp. nov.: 70. Endosoma; 71. Left paramere; 72. Right paramere; 73. Phallotheca.