Heraeus guttatus (Dallas, 1852) T. Henry

Dellapé, Pablo M., Melo, María C. & Henry, Thomas J., 2016, A phylogenetic revision of the true bug genus Heraeus (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae: Myodochini), with the description of two new genera and 30 new species, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177 (1), pp. 29-134 : 52-55

HERAEUS GUTTATUS DALLAS, 1852

( FIGS 3F , 8E , 11A , 12A–D , 14 )

Orthaea ? guttata Dallas, 1852: 580–581; Dohrn, 1859: 34; Walker, 1872: 121; Stål, 1874: 166.

Heraeus guttatus: Distant, 1882: 205 ; Lethierry & Severin, 1894: 191; Distant, 1903: 254, 255 (synonym of Nabis elegans Walker, 1873 ); Barber, 1939: 354; Ramos, 1946: 27; Wolcott, 1948: 205; Anonymous, 1958: 906; Scudder, 1967: 267–268 (lectotype designation); Slater, 1964: 1083; Scudder, 1970: 100 (raised from synonymy with N. elegans ); Slater & O’Donnell 1995: 147; Harrington 1980: 109; Slater 1988: 50; Froeschner 1999: 244; Baranowski, 2005: 139.

Diagnosis

This species can be separated from the other species of the group by the conspicuous pale band on distiflagellomere, the contrastingly darkened apical third of the metafemur, and the pale spots on the posterior pronotal lobe.

Redescription ( Fig. 3F )

♀ lectotype.

Head: Convex dorsally. Colour dark brown, shiny, coriaceous, with short recumbent setae. Eyes protruding, not surpassing the dorsal margin of head in lateral view. Ocelli posterior to an imaginary line passing the posterior border of eyes. Labium pale brown with short erect setae, extending to mesocoxae. Antenna (with only scape of right antenna) pale brown with short recumbent setae.

Thorax: Pronotum dark brown, dull, posterior lobe paler, with five incomplete longitudinal pale stripes and a small pale spot on humeral angles; collar delimited posteriorly by a sulcus; anterior and posterior lobes with short recumbent setae. Pronotum punctate, punctures more conspicuous on posterior lobe. Pleurae brown. Scutellum dark brown, dull, punctate, with short recumbent setae. Hemelytra (without corium and membrane of right hemelytron) dull, with short recumbent setae. Clavus brown, anterior one-third between median and external rows of punctures pale brown. Corium with lateral margins slightly concave, general colour brown, with a subapical pale brown spot, costal margin pale on proximal three-quarters. Membrane fuscous, veins paler, with a round pale spot at apex. Posterior half of hemelytra dark, with the subapical corial spot and apical spot on membrane conspicuously pale. Legs (only coxa and anterior right leg): Profemur with sparse, short, erect setae, and with spines restricted to apical half. Protibia with short erect setae and small tubercles bearing spiniform setae on apical half.

Abdomen: Brown, with abundant, short, recumbent setae.

Variability observed in other material studied Pedicellus and basiflagellomere pale brown, basiflagellomere reddish brown at apex; distiflagellomere brown with a pale band; all segments with abundant, short, recumbent and scattered erect setae. Legs: Brown, meso- and metafemur with basal two-thirds yellowish and apical third brown, meso- and metatrochanter, tibiae, and tarsi paler ( Fig. 11A ). Males generally with a strongly globose anterior pronotal lobe. Male mesofemur with a row of small spines. Male genitalia: Pygophore ( Fig. 12A, B ) rounded, anterior margin of dorsal aperture rounded, posterior lobe more protuberant. Parameres as shown in Figure 12 (C, D). Aedeagus ( Fig. 8E ): conjunctiva and vesica lacking spines, lobes of vesica weakly sclerotized; processus gonopori long and slender.

Distribution

Belize, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (NEW RECORD), Panama, and Puerto Rico ( Fig. 14 ).

Comments

Dallas described this species from female(s?) from Jamaica. Distant (1882) reported this species from Guatemala and Jamaica. According to Scudder (1967), the Guatemalan specimens mentioned by Distant are not conspecific with the type, but he did not give additional clarification, and we were unable to examine these specimens.

Type material examined

Lectotype: ♀, JAM[AICA], Hope, Saunders, 66-13 ( BMNH).

Additional material studied

BELIZE: 1♀, British Honduras, San Antonio, VI-

1931, J.J. White ( USNM); 1♀, J.J. White, III-1931

( USNM); 1♀, IV-1934, J.J. White ( AMNH) ; 8♂, 8♀,

Orange Walk Dist., Chan Chich Lodge, 1-VI-[20]09, BLT,

E. Flota ( USNM); 1♀, 25-VII-[20]04, BLT, E. Flota

( USNM); 1♀, 19-X-[20]03, BLT, H.V. & R.M. Baranowski

( USNM); 1♀, 22-X-[20]03, BLT, H.V. & R.M. Baranow-

ski ( USNM); 1♀, 25-X-[20]03, BLT, H.V. &

R.M. Baranowski ( USNM); 1♀, 28-X-[20]03, BLT, H.V.

& R.M. Baranowski ( USNM); 1♀, 26-VI-[20]08, BLT,

H.V. & R.M. Baranowski ( USNM); 1♂, 27-VI-[20]08,

BLT, H.V. & R.M. Baranowski ( USNM); 1♀, 2-VII-

[20]09, BLT, H.V. & R.M. Baranowski ( USNM); 2♀,

3-VIII-[20]09, BLT, H.V. & R.M. Baranowski ( USNM);

1♀, 5-VII-[20]09, BLT, H.V. & R.M. Baranowski ( USNM) ;

2♀, 7-IX-[20]06, BLT, C. Sanabria ( USNM) ; 3♂, 1♀,

13-XI-[20]04, BLT, C. Sanabria ( USNM); 2♀, Orange

Walk Dist., Gallion Jug, BLT, 31-I-[20]04, B. Miller

( USNM); 1♂, 17-VII-[20]04, BLT, B. Miller ( USNM) ;

1♂, 13-IV-[20]05, BLT, B. Miller ( USNM) ; 4♂, 19-VI-

[20]05, BLT, B. Miller ( USNM); 2♂, 11-X-[20]05, BLT,

B. Miller ( USNM); 1♀, 9-XI-[20]05, BLT, B. Miller

( USNM); 1♀, Cayo District, Benque Viejo del Carmen,

riverside N, Mopan River resort, BLT, 27-VI-[20]06,

A. Trujillo ( USNM); 2♀, 14-V-[20]07, BLT, P. Picon

( USNM); 1♂, 12-I-[20]08, BLT, M. Chrysler ( USNM) ;

1♀, 17-X-2009, M. Chrysler ( USNM) ; 1♀, 22-IX-

2009, M. Chrysler ( USNM); 1♀, 23-IX-2009, M. Chrysler

( USNM).

COLOMBIA: 1♂, Isla de Providencia , Santa Isabel, 10/27-VIII-[19]69, C.R. Gilbert ( USNM) .

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Pedernales: 1♂ , Cabo Rojo, Alcoa ( Cafetería ), 9/ 13-IV-2000, black light, R.E. Woodruff & T.J. Henry ( USNM); Altagracia: 1♂ , Nisibón , 9-VI-1976, R.E. Woodruff, blacklight trap ( USNM); 1♀ , R.E. Woodruff, blacklight trap, 8-VI-1976, Baranowski ( USNM); 2♂, 2♀ , La Romana Prov., La Romana, 13-IX-[19]76, blacklight trap, E. Folch ( USNM); 2♂ , 18-IX-[19]76, blacklight trap, E. Folch ( USNM); 2♂, 1♀ , 22-VIII-[19]77, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff col. ( USNM); 2♀ , La Romana Prov., Higueral , 15-VIII-[19]77, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff & E. Folch ( USNM); 2♀ , 17-VIII-[19]77, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff & E. Folch ( USNM); 1♀ , 18-VII- [19]77, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff & E. Folch ( USNM) .

HAITI: 1♂, 1♀, Trou Caiman, 4-IX-1934, M. Bates ( AMNH) .

HONDURAS: 1♀, Dept. Cortes, Puerto Cortes beach, 3-VI-[19]64, BL trap, Blanton & Broce ( USNM) .

JAMAICA: 1♀, Kingston Institute , XI-1956, ex. electric light bulb shade, T.H. Farr ( USNM) ; one without abdomen, St. Andrew, Beverly Hills , 5-VIII-1961, R.P. Bengry ( USNM) ; 1♀, Parish of St. Ann , Kellits Mason R. Field Sta. 22-VIII-[19]69, R.E. Woodruff ( USNM) ; 1♀, Parish of St. Ann , 3 mi. W Ocho Rios, 4-VII-1971, under Ficus, Slater, Baranowski & Harrington (USNM) ; 1♀, Parish of St. Andrew, Hardwar Gap , Hollywell Cabins, 21-V-[19]69, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff, ( USNM) ; 1♀, 22-V- [19]69, at light, R.E. Woodruff & P.C. Drummond ( USNM) ; 1♂, St. Andrew, Hardwar Gap , 19-IV- 1959, T.H. Farr ( USNM) ; 1♂, 1♀, Parish of St Andrew, Kingston, Mona , 17-X-1971, blacklight trap, R.M. Baranowski ( USNM) ; 2♂, blacklight trap, R.M. Baranowski , 19-X-1971 ( USNM) ; 1♀, 16-X- 1971, blacklight trap, R.M. Baranowski ( USNM) ; 1♂, 1♀, Hardwar Gap , 4000 ft, 8-VII-1966, Howden & Becker ( CNC) ; 3♂, Pt. Antonio, A.E. Wigte ( AMNH) ; 1♂, Parish of St. Andrew, Irishtown , 7-VII-1971, black light trap., J.A. Slater, R.M. Baranowski & J.E. Harrington, H. gutattus det. J. Slater 1978 comp. type ( AMNH) ; one without abdomen, 5-VII-1971, black light trap., J.A. Slater, R.M. Baranowski & J.E. Harrington ( USNM) ; 1♀, Parish of St. Catherine, Worthy Park , 11-V-[19]69, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff, compared with broken lectotype of H. guttatus (Dallas) T. Henry det. ( USNM) ; 2♂, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff ( USNM) ; 1♀, 17-V- [19]69, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff ( USNM) ; 1♀, Parish of St. Catherine, Worthy Park , 10-VI-[19]75, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff, compared with lectotype of H. guttatus (Dallas) T. Henry det. ( USNM) ; 3♂, 1♀, 24-VIII-[19]69, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff ( USNM) ; 1♂, 1♀, 9-V-[19]69, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff ( USNM) ; 5♂, 2♀, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff ( USNM) ; 4♂, 1♀, 11-V-[19]69, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff ( USNM) ; 1♂, 2♀, 13- V-[19]69, blacklight trap, R.E. Woodruff ( USNM) ; 1♂, Parish Manchester De Carteret College Mandeville , 12-V-[19]69, blacklight trap, K. Stanton ( USNM) ; 1♂, 18-V-[19]69, blacklight trap, K. Stanton ( USNM) ; 11♂, 4♀, Parish of St. Andrew, Bamboo Lodge, near Irishtown , 23-VI-1972, blacklight trap, 2500 ft, R.M. Baranowski ( USNM) ; 3♂, 3♀, 19-VI-1972, blacklight trap, 2500 ft, R.M. Baranowski ( USNM) ; 1♂, 1♀, VII-1972, R.M. Baranowski ( USNM) ; 1♂, Balaclava , 15-IV-1909, A.E. Wigte ( AMNH) ; 1♂, 1♀ one without abdomen, 24-IV-1909, A.E. Wigte ( AMNH) ; 1♀, 20-IV-1909, A.E. Wigte ( AMNH) ; 2♂, 1♀, Baron Hill, Trelawney , 16/30-III-[19]31, E.L. Bell ( USNM) ; 1♀, one nymph, Trelawny, Windsor Estate , 12-II- 1960, T.H. Farr ( USNM) ; 1♂, Mandeville , Oct., Cockerell ( USNM) .

MEXICO: 1♀, Cozumel Island , Celerain Pt., Sta. 20, 21-IV-1960, J.F.G. Clarke ( USNM) ; 4♀, one without abdomen, Camp. 16 mi. N Champoton , 9-VIII- 1974, C.W. & L.B. O’Brien & G.B. Marshall ( USNM) .

PANAMA: 2♂, 3♀, C[anal] Z[one], Coco Solo Hospital, 14-V-1975, D. Engleman ( AMNH) ; 1♀, D. Engleman, 13-VI-[19]72, LT ( USNM) .

Figures

Figure 3. Habitus dorsal: A, Heraeus cinnamomeus Barber, 1948; B, Heraeus coquilletti Barber, 1914; C, Heraeus costalis sp. nov.; D, Heraeus itzelae sp. nov.; E, Heraeus setosus sp. nov.; F, Heraeus guttatus (Dallas, 1852). G, Heraeus hollyae Baranowski, 2005. H, Heraeus triguttatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1857); I, Heraeus steineri sp. nov.; J, Heraeus caliginosus Slater & Baranowski, 1994; K, Heraeus dominicanus sp. nov.

Figure 8. Aedeagus. A, Heraeus coquilletti Barber, 1914; B, Heraeus costalis sp. nov.; C, Heraeus setosus sp. nov.; D, Heraeus caliginosus Slater & Baranowski, 1994; E, Heraeus guttatus (Dallas, 1852); F, Heraeus chamamecinus sp. nov., anterior view; G, Heraeus chamamecinus sp. nov., lateral view; H, Heraeus illitus Distant, 1882; I, Heraeus tiputini sp. nov.

Figure 11. Legs: A, Heraeus guttatus (Dallas, 1852); B, Heraeus hollyae Baranowski, 2005; C, Heraeus steineri sp. nov.; D, Heraeus triguttatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1857).

Figure 12. Male genitalia. Heraeus guttatus (Dallas, 1852): A, pygophore, dorsal view; B, pygophore, lateral view; C, right paramere, inner view; D, right paramere, external view. Heraeus hollyae sp. nov.: E, pygophore, dorsal view; F, pygophore, lateral view; G, right paramere, inner view; H, right paramere, external view. Heraeus steineri sp. nov.: I, pygophore, dorsal view; J, pygophore, lateral view; K, right paramere, inner view; L, right paramere, external view. Heraeus triguttatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1857): M, pygophore, dorsal view; N, pygophore, lateral view; O, right paramere, inner view; P, right paramere, external view.

Figure 14. Distributional map of Heraeus guttatus (Dallas, 1852) and Heraeus triguttatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1857).