Brachyaulax cyaneovitta ( Walker, 1867 )

Tsai, Jing-Fu & Rédei, Dávid, 2010, Taxonomical notes on Oriental and Pacific jewel bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae), Zootaxa 2572, pp. 25-47 : 36

Brachyaulax cyaneovitta ( Walker, 1867) , distinct species

Figs. 45–48 , 57–65 , 69–70

Scutellera cyaneovitta Walker, 1867: 16 . Holotype: China: Shanghai; BMNH. Tectocoris oblonga (non Westwood, 1837): Distant 1899: 35, 50 (partim); Distant 1902: 52 (partim), and auct. Misidentification.

Scutellera amethystina (non Germar, 1839): Ho 2003: 195. Misidentification.

References. Lethierry & Severin 1893: 21 (catalogue, distribution, of doubtful generic placement); Schouteden 1904a: 24 ( oblonga var. cyaneovitta , catalogue); Kirkaldy 1909: 303 ( oblonga var. cyaneovitta , catalogue, distribution); Esaki 1926: 144 (record); Esaki 1931: 215 (record); Yang 1934: 255 ( oblonga [partim], redescription, figures, distribution); Hoffmann 1935a: 30 ( oblonga var. cyaneovitta , catalogue, distribution); Hoffmann 1935b: 61 ( cyaneovitta , distribution); Yang 1962: 29 ( oblonga [partim], redescription, habitus, host plant, distribution); Kumar 1965: 44 ( oblonga , phallus); Hsiao & Zheng 1977: 61 ( oblonga , diagnosis, photo, figure, distribution); Ho 2003: 195 ( amethystina , redescription, colour photo).

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE (ɗ): “Shang \ hai” [circle, handwritten]; “ Type ” [circle with green frame, printed]; “7. SCUTELLERA CYANEOVITTA .” [printed, cut from a copy of Walker, 1867, p. 16]; “ BRIT. MUS. \ TYPE No. \ HEM. 437.” [pink square, printed + handwritten]. Pinned; segments III–IV of left and segment IV of right antenna, tarsi of right fore and left mid legs, right mid and both hind legs distad of coxa missing; pygophore removed, macerated, phallus pulled out through genital opening but not detached from pygophore, mounted on card, pinned with the specimen; deposited in BMNH ( Figs. 45–48 ).

Other specimens examined. INDIA. West Bengal: “Maria Basti”, leg. L. Durel, coll. R. Oberthür, 1898 (1 Ψ, MNHN). — CHINA. “Kouy-Tchéou” [= Guizhou], leg. Cavalerie, 1921 (1 Ψ, MNHN). — VIETNAM. Hoa Binh, leg. J. de Cooman, coll. R. Oberthür, 1919 (1 ɗ, MNHN); “ Tonkin ”, coll. Langue, 1886 (1 Ψ, MNHN); “ Tonkin ”, unspecified locality, collector unknown (1 ɗ, 2 ΨΨ, HNHM); “ Tonkin et Annam ”, coll. Brousmiche, 1909 (1 Ψ, MNHN). — TAIWAN. Taipei city: Xiangshan, 20. IV. 2002, leg. W.T. Wu (1 Ψ, NCHU). Taoyuan County: Mt. Lala, 20. IV. 1986, leg. J.R.H. (1 ɗ, NCHU); Mt. Hutou, 15. IV. 1990, leg. W.B. Wu (1 ɗ, NCHU). Ilan County: Fushan Botanical Garden, 16. IX. 2007, canopy sweeping, leg. J.F. Tsai & D. Rédei (1 Ψ, NCHU). Nantou Country: “Fuhosho” [= Wucheng], X. 1909, leg. H. Sauter (1 Ψ [Figs. 69– 70], HNHM). Hualien County: Sanjhan, 18. VII. 2002, leg. S.J. Jian (1 ɗ, NCHU). Kaohsiung County: “Takao” [= Kaohsiung], 1907, leg. H. Sauter (1 ɗ, HNHM). Pingtung County: Liangshan, 28. VIII. 2002, leg. Y.L. Zhang (1 ɗ, NPUST); “Alikang” [= Ligang], VIII. [19]09, leg. H. Sauter (1 ɗ, HNHM); Mu-dan, 22. III. 2003, collector unknown (1 Ψ, NPUST); Wan-an, 20. XI. 2006, leg. D.X. Zhang (1 Ψ, NPUST).

Discussion. See below under B. oblonga .

Figures

FIGURES 41 – 48. Lectotype of Brachyaulax oblonga (Westwood, 1837) (41 – 44) and holotype of B. cyaneovitta (Walker, 1867) (45 – 48). 41, 45, dorsal view; 42, 46, lateral view; 43, 47, ventral view; 44, 48, labels. Scale in mm; photos of labels not to scale. Photos by K. Horváth (41 – 44) and L. Dembický (45 – 48).

FIGURES 49 – 63. Brachyaulax oblonga (Westwood, 1837) (49 – 56) and B. cyaneovitta (Walker, 1867) (57 – 63). 49, 57, head of male, dorsal view; 50, 58, head and prothorax of female, lateral view; 51, 59, pterothoracic pleuron, evaporatorium densely dotted; 52, 60, pygophore, dorsocaudal view; 53, posterior margin of pygophore, dorsal view; 61, pygophore, dorsal view; 54 – 56, 62 – 63, left paramere from different aspects. Scales in mm.

FIGURES 64 – 68. Phalli of Brachyaulax cyaneovitta (Walker, 1867) (64 – 65) and B. oblonga (Westwood, 1837) (66 – 68). 64, 66, lateral view; 65, 68, ventral view; 67, dorsal view. Scales in mm. Lettering: cj = conjunctiva; CP-II: lateral conjunctival process; CP-III: ventrolateral conjunctival process.