Torunotum badius Hosseini & Cassis, 2019

Gierlasiński, Grzegorz, Dobosz, Roland & Taszakowski, Artur, 2024, Two new species of Torunotum Hosseini & Cassis 2019 (Hemiptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae: Hyaliodini) from New Caledonia, Zootaxa 5512 (4), pp. 567-578 : 568-569

Torunotum badius Hosseini & Cassis, 2019

Fig. 1 .

Material examined: ♂ “ New Caledonia (S) \ Col d'Amieu , 422 m \ 21°35.407'S 165°47.728'E \ 16.03.2008, at light \ leg. R. Dobosz & T. Blaik” \\ 5915/5724 \\ MB0408343 .

Distribution: This species is endemic to New Caledonia and was previously known from one locality on this island ( Fig. 2 ) ( Hosseini & Cassis 2019).

Remarks: In the paper describing T. badius ( Hosseini & Cassis 2019) , drawings of the male genital apparatus, except the right paramere, were presented. To complement this information, we provide photographs of a complete set of male genital structures ( Fig. 1 ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Torunotum badius Hosseini & Cassis, 2019, male genitalia: pygophore (A), aedeagus (B), right paramere (C), left paramere shown from different angles to highlight details in structure (D, E), and habitus (F).

FIGURE 2. Distribution map of Torunotum badius Hosseini & Cassis, 2019 (red circle—known locality, yellow circle—new one), Torunotum hirsutum Gierlasiński & Taszakowski sp. nov. (blue square), and Torunotum flavomaculatum Gierlasiński & Taszakowski sp. nov. (green triangle) in New Caledonia.