Malagasycoelum dracula Kim & Jung, 2020

Kim, Junggon, Roca-Cusachs, Marcos, Lim, Jongok & Jung, Sunghoon, 2020, Malagasycoelum dracula gen. and sp. nov., a new genus and a new species of the subfamily Mirinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) from Madagascar, Zootaxa 4808 (1), pp. 165-170 : 167-169

Malagasycoelum dracula Kim & Jung sp. nov.

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Diagnosis. Distinguished by the following combination of characters: body reddish brown; apical part of first antennal segment dark; labium reaching fifth abdominal segment; apex of femur and base of tibia dark brown; hemelytra reddish brown, without any markings; scutellum height as high as pronotum height; hypophysis of left paramere largely developed ( Fig. 2A ); endosoma with two sclerites; medial sclerite curved, apex with small spinules; gonoporal sclerite polygonal shaped ( Figs. 2 D–F); sclerotized rings thin, opened anteriorly ( Fig. 2F ); interramal lobe narrow ( Fig. 2G ).

Description. Male: Body elongate, straight, length 5.84. COLORATION: Mostly reddish brown with dark markings. Head: Entirely reddish brown except for brownish antennae with dark markings; first segment brown, 1/2 apical part dark brown; second segment brown, apical part dark brown; third segment reddish brown, basal part pale, darker gradually toward apex; labium almost reddish brown, apical part of fourth segment dark brown. Thorax: Pronotum, scutellum and hemelytra entirely reddish brown; membrane grayish, vein reddish brown; legs mostly brown; apical part of femur dark brown; base and apex of tibia dark brown. Abdomen: Entirely reddish brown. SURFACE AND VESTITURE: As in generic description. STRUCTURE: Head: Hypognathous, width more than 1/2 basal pronotal width; vertex with longitudinal sulcus, width less than one compound eye width; sulcus on vertex narrow, indistinct; first antennal segment longer than head width, clavate, thicker than others; second segment as long as third segment; apex of labium reaching fifth abdominal segment. Thorax: Pronotum trapezoid, posterior margin of pronotum angled; scutellum equilateral, tumid, ampulated, height as high as pronotum height; lateral margin of hemelytra straight; cuneal fracture well developed; membrane with two cells; legs generally slen- der; third tarsal segment longer than others. Abdomen: Rounded, not reaching to apex of cuneus. GENITALIA: Left paramere with narrowly developed sensory lobe, hypophysis largely developed, apex sharp ( Figs. 2 A–B); right paramere rod-shaped, hypophysis curved, apex sharp ( Fig. 2C ); endosoma membranous with two sclerites; ms long and curved, apex club liked shape with tiny spinules; gs polygonal shaped ( Figs. 2 D–E).

Female: Elongate, slightly rounded, length 5.68. COLORATION: As in male except for somewhat darker coloration. SURFACE AND VESTITURE: As in male. STRUCTURE: Slightly more rounded in overall shape than male. GENITALIA: sr large, elongate, and thin, not complete, opened anteriorly, its apex tapered, mpgc broadly developed ( Fig. 2F ); posterior wall simple, irl narrow, not surpassing irs ( Fig. 2G ).

Measurements (in mm): Male (n=1)/female (n=1) Body length, clypeus-apex of membrane: 5.84/6.58; head length, excluding collar: 0.45/057; head width, including eyes: 1.09/1.21; vertex width: 0.25/0.43; 1 st antennal segment length: 1.30/1.33; 2 nd antennal segment length: 2.78/2.99; 3 rd antennal segment length: 2.76/2.96; 4 th antennal segment length: missing/missing; total antennal length (4th missing): 6.84/7.28; total labial length: 2.95/3.31; mesal pronotal length: 0.83/1.09; basal pronotal maximal width (straight): 1.78/2.15; anterior scutellum width: 1.12/1.35; mesal scutellum length: 1.13/1.21; commissure length: 1.12/1.42; costal margin length: 2.87/3.59; outer cuneal margin length: 0.84/0.92; maximal width across hemelytron: 0.93/1.27; hind leg (femur: tibia: tarsus): missing/3.35: 5.61: missing.

Materials examined: Holotype: [ CNU] 1♂, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park , environs, Antananarivo, Mad- agascar, 17–30.i.2020, A. Sokolov leg. ; Paratype: [ MRC] 1♀, same data as in holotype .

Etymology. The species name dracula alludes to the reddish dorsum and black color pattern of the new species and was inspired by Count Dracula in Bram Stoker novel (1897), as the character has been regularly portrayed in illustrations and movies to wear red and black gowns. Noun in apposition.

Distribution: Madagascar.

Host: Unknown.

Biology: Unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 1. Habitus and head structures of Malagasycoelum dracula Kim & Jung, sp. nov. A: male, Holotype; B: female, Paratype; C: holotype in lateral view; D: head in frontal view. Scale bar: 1mm.

FIGURES 2. Genital structures of male and female of Malagasycoelum dracula Kim & Jung, sp. nov. A–B: left paramere; C: right paramere; D–E: endosoma; F: sclerotized rings; G: posterior wall. Scale bar: 0.1mm.