Solenoxyphus punctipennis ( Reuter, 1879 )

Konstantinov, Fedor V., 2008, Review of Solenoxyphus Reuter, 1875 (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae), American Museum Novitates 3607 (1), pp. 1-44 : 36-38

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Malthacosoma punctipenne Reuter, 1879: 254 (n. sp.). Malthacosoma halimocnemis var. impunctata Wagner,

1958: 9.

DIAGNOSIS: Similar to S. pallens , S. halocnemi and S. fuscovenosus in regular and minute dotting of forewings but can be distinguished from the former two species by the absence of pale brown setae on clavus and corium. Distinguished from S. fuscovenosus by the color pattern of the membrane and the structure of apical process of vesica.

DESCRIPTION: VESTITURE: Composed of long and slightly curved adpressed silver setae.

COLORATION: Body (fig. 73) greenish to pale yellow. Head, antennae, pronotum, exposed part of mesoscutum and scutellum uniformly pale, without any color pattern. Entire forewing, except membrane, regularly and very densely covered with extremely small paler brown dots. Even in the palest specimens dotting always covering the entire wing. Size and density of dots equal throughout on clavus, corium, and cuneus. Diameter of dots on forewing not more than a third of basal width of second antennal segment. Membrane whitish hyaline, very gently embrowned apically. Veins whitish or yellowish. Ventral surface pale. Hind femora with pale brown roundish dots dispersed all along ventral surface, dots nearly twice as large as those on forewings. In the palest specimens, dotting on ventral surface reduced to a series of pale brown dots running along foremargin of femur. Dorsal surface of hind femur apically covered with several minute, and at times indistinct, pale brown dots. Middle femora with similar but reduced color pattern, rarely completely pale. Forefemora usually uniformly pale, sometimes with indistinct pale brown markings on ventral surface. Tibial spines brown; brown dots at bases of spines usually absent, rarely clearly distinct.

MALE GENITALIA: Vesica as in fig. 12, comparatively thin. Apical process long, thin, and acute, with somewhat curved apex, distinctly longer than width of vesica proximal to secondary gonopore. Longitudinal flange distinct but narrow. Series of teeth not extending proximal or distal to secondary gonopore.

STRUCTURE AND MEASUREMENTS: Labium at least slightly surpassing hind coxae, often reaching fourth abdominal segment. Hind femora not swollen in either sex, remarkably long and thin in males. Females macropterous. Tarsi as in fig. 47.

In males, body 3.0–3.6 X as long as width of pronotum. Pronotum 2.0–2.2 X as wide as long, 1.3–1.4 X as wide as head. Vertex 1.3– 1.5 X as wide as eye. Second antennal segment 0.8 X as long as basal width of pronotum, 1.1 X as long as width of head. Body length: 3.1– 3.6 mm.

In females, body 3.1–3.2 X as long as width of pronotum. Pronotum 2.1–2.2 X as wide as long, 1.3 X as wide as head. Vertex 1.5–1.7 X as wide as eye. Second antennal segment 0.7– 0.8 X as long as basal width of pronotum, 0.9– 1.0 X as long as width of head. Body length: 3.6–3.8 mm.

NOTE: Malthacosoma halimocnemis var. impunctata was described by Wagner (1958) from a large series of specimens collected from Iran that lacked brown dotting on forewings. Status of this variety needs further clarification.

DISTRIBUTION: Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Dagestan, Asian part of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Northwestern China *. Distribution of S. punctipennis in Meditterannean countries needs verification; see distribution of S. adspersus for details.

HOST PLANT: See S. adspersus .

SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Lectotype of Malthacosoma punctipenne : KYRGYZSTAN: Karakazuk [9 Jun 1871, A. Fedtschenko], 13 without USI label ( ZMMU).

Additional material: ARMENIA: 3 km E of Areni , 26 Jul 1903, M. Kalashian, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141706 About AMNH ) ( AC) . 7 km NE Meghri, Artskavar gorge, 29 Jun 2003, M. Kalashian, 43 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141707 About AMNH ) ( AC) , 5♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141719 About AMNH ) . Meghri on Araks River , 12 Jun 1925, Ryabov, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141903 About AMNH ) . Metsamor [former Kamarlu] Railway Station , 11 Aug 1931, Korinek, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141698 About AMNH ) , 2♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141696 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141697 About AMNH ) ; 19 Jul 1931, Korinek, 23( AMNH _ PBI 00141699 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141700 About AMNH ) ; 24 Jun 1931, Korinek, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141683 About AMNH ) . Vedi nr Khosrov , 16 Jul 2002, M. Kalashian, 23 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141708 About AMNH ) , 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141720 About AMNH ) ( AC) . AZERBAIJAN: 10 km from Yevlax [ Evlakh ], 18 Aug 1949, Bogachev, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141908 About AMNH ) . Aramy, Mill’skaya Steppe , 07 Jun 1931, Zakhvatkin, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141738 About AMNH ) .

Goytapa [Geok-Tapa], 04 Jul 1915, Bianchi, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141725 About AMNH ) . Turut steppe, N of Yevlax [Evlakh], 28 May 1948, Bogachev, 903 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141154 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141180 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141389 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141401 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141415 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141427 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141434 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141466 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141479 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141482 About AMNH ), 49♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141142 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141153 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141402 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141413 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141428 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141433 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141467 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141478 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141493 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141499 About AMNH ) . Nakhichevan Prov.: Darasham II Railway Station on Araks River , 25 Aug 1932, Ryabov, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141906 About AMNH ) . Disar nr Ordubad , 20 Jul 1933, Znoiko, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141739 About AMNH ) . Karadonlu on Araks River , 17 Jun 1911, P. Schmidt, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141904 About AMNH ) . Ordubad , 09 Jun 1925, Ryabov, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141736 About AMNH ) . Paraga NW of Ordubad, 26 Jun 1933, Znoiko, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141737 About AMNH ) . CHINA: Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu: Gobi, Saksau salt-marsh, between Nyursu and Dzhin-Dzhigo , 10 Aug 1898, Klements, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141723 About AMNH ) . Turpan [Tuffal], 11 Sep 1898, Klements, 23( AMNH _ PBI 00141686 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141687 About AMNH ) . GEORGIA: Tbilisi [former Tiflis], 10 Jul 1903 – 12 Jul 1903, K. Satunin, 583 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141483 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141492 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141506 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141518 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141532 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141554 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141562 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141573 About AMNH ), 28♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141500 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141505 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141519 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141531 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141555 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141561 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141584 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141585 About AMNH ) ; 09 Aug 1903, K. Satunin, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141586 About AMNH ) ; 13 Jul 1903 – 14 Jul 1903, K. Satunin, 2♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141587 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141588 About AMNH ) ; 28 Jul 1903 – 30 Jul 1903, K. Satunin, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141589 About AMNH ) . IRAN: Semnan: Emamshachr [Shachrud], 28 May 1914, A. N. Kiritshenko, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141682 About AMNH ) ; 29 May 1914, A. N. Kiritshenko, 383 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141574 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141583 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141610 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141617 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141636 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141648 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141662 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141668 About AMNH ), 49♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141590 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141609 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141618 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141635 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141649 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141659 About AMNH ) ; 30 May 1914, A. N. Kiritshenko, 63 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141675 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141680 About AMNH ), 8♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141688 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141695 About AMNH ) ; 05 Jun 1914, A. N. Kiritshenko, 33 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141088 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141089 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141669 About AMNH ), 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141414 About AMNH ) ; 06 Jun 1914, A. N. Kiritshenko, 83 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141660 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141661 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141670 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141674 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141681 About AMNH ) . KAZAKHSTAN: Almaty Prov.: Nr Almaty [former Vernyi], 1907, Shnitnikov, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141734 About AMNH ) . Karaganda Prov.: Koksengir N of Dzhezkazgan, 05 Jun 1961, Emeljanov, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141749 About AMNH ) . Kyzylorda Prov.: Timur, 50 km of Turkistan , May 1903 – Jul 1903, Klare, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141899 About AMNH ) ; Jun 1903 – Sep 1903, Klare, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141733 About AMNH ) , 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141898 About AMNH ) . South Kazakhstan Prov.: Alymtau Mt. W of Saryagach, 29 Jun 1925, Prinada, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141900 About AMNH ) . West Kazakhstan Prov.: Khaki nr Urda , 03 Jul 1961, Emeljanov and Kerzhner, Salsola foliosa , 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141729 About AMNH ) , 3♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141743 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141745 About AMNH ) . Zhambul Prov.: Merke nr Taraz [former Aulie-Ata], 16 Jun 1910, A. N. Kiritshenko, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141735 About AMNH ) . RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Dagestan Rep.: Derbent , 19 Jun 1931, Ryabov, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141685 About AMNH ) , 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141684 About AMNH ) . Makhachkala [former Petrovsk], 05 Jun 1925, A. N. Kiritshenko, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141742 About AMNH ) . TAJIKISTAN: Ayvadzh, mouth of Kafirnigan River , 03 Aug 1934, Gussakovskiy, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141750 About AMNH ) . Dushanbe [former Stalinabad ], 17 Jul 1945, Gussakovskiy, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141752 About AMNH ) . DzhiliKul’ on Vakhsh River , 02 Sep 1935, Gussakovskiy, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141902 About AMNH ) ; 01 Sep 1935, Gussakovskiy, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141901 About AMNH ) . Parkhar on Pyandzh River , 20 Jun 1934, Luppova, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141748 About AMNH ) . Staraya Pristan’ nr Dzhilikul’, Vakhsh River , 21 Jul 1941, Gussakovskiy, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141751 About AMNH ) . TURKMENISTAN: Ashgabat [ Askhabad ], 19 May 1932 – 23 May 1932, Ushinskiy, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141718 About AMNH ) ; Ahnger , 23 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141703 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141704 About AMNH ) . Dzhebel , 17 Jun 1934, V. Popov, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141705 About AMNH ) . Gokdepe [Geok-tepe], 12 Jun 1928, Semenov, 23 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141701 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141702 About AMNH ), 3♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141714 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141716 About AMNH ) . Imambaba , Mary [Merv], 27 Apr 1912, Kozhanchikov, 23 ( AMNH _ PBI 00142013 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00142014 About AMNH ), 3♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00142026 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00142028 About AMNH ) ; 23 Apr 1912, Kozhanchikov, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00142259 About AMNH ) . Kerki on Amu-Darya River , 27 May 1932, Marechek, 23 ( AMNH _ PBI 00142015 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00142016 About AMNH ) . Nr Garrygala [Kara-Kala], 13 Jul 1931, Chebotarevich, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141717 About AMNH ) . UZBEKISTAN: Fergana Valley: Nr Divana , 16 Jul 1908, Zarudny, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141731 About AMNH ) . Guliston [former Golodnaya Step’], 31 May 1903, G. Jacobson, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141749 About AMNH ) , 2♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141896 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141897 About AMNH ) . Kamashi NE of Guzar, 05 Jul 1931, Gussakovskiy, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00142017 About AMNH ) ; 25 Jul 1932, Gussakovskiy, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00142018 About AMNH ) , 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00142029 About AMNH ) ; 06 Jun 1932, Gussakovskiy, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00142030 About AMNH ) . Kanimekh NE of Bukhara, 18 Jul 1928, Burachek, 3♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141711 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00141713 About AMNH ) . Kitab , 29 Jul 1932, Gussakovskiy, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141907 About AMNH ) . Old Bukhara , 25 May 1925, Rezvoy, Sokolov, 2♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141740 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141741 About AMNH ) . Toshkent [Tashkent], 07 May 1912, Seslavina, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141730 About AMNH ) , 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141747 About AMNH ) ; 13 Jun 1913, A. N. Kiritshenko, 23 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141727 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141728 About AMNH ) ; 25 Jun 1912, Seslavina, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141746 About AMNH ) . Yargak nr Khatyrchi , 13 Aug 1928, L. Zimin, 23 ( AMNH _ PBI 00141709 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00141710 About AMNH ), 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141721 About AMNH ) ; 16 Jul 1928, L. Zimin, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00141722 About AMNH ) .