Cyrtocapsus spatulatus Henry

Henry, Thomas J., 2022, Revision of the New World Plant Bug Genus Cyrtocapsus (Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae: Eccritotarsini), with New and Revised Synonymies, Lectotype Designations, and Descriptions of 12 New Species, Zootaxa 5154 (1), pp. 1-48 : 41-44

Cyrtocapsus spatulatus Henry , new species

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( Figs. 55 , 97, 98 )

Diagnosis. Cyrtocapsus spatulatus ( Fig. 55 ) is recognized by the overall black body, the pale antennal segment I, with the apical third to half fuscous, the largely fuscous antennal segment II, with only the base pale; the uniformly yellowish-white legs, including the coxae; and the broadly rounded right paramere ( Fig. 98 ).

It is similar to several other black species, with pale legs, such as C. elutipes ( Figs. 20–22 ) and C. pallipes ( Figs. 44, 45 ) but differs from the former by the color of antennae and the large spatulate right paramere and from the latter by the color of the antennae, the white middle and hind coxae (versus brown), and the right paramere ( Fig. 98 ).

Description. Male ( Fig. 55 ) (n = 4; plus holotype measurements in parentheses): Length to apex of membrane 3.90–4.08 mm (4.08 mm), length to base of cuneus 2.64–2.76 mm (2.68 mm), widest width across hemelytra 1.70– 1.79 mm (1.73 mm). Head: Width 0.88–0.90 mm (0.85 mm), interocular width 0.43–0.45 mm (0.42 mm). Labium: Length 0.91–0.98 mm (0.91 mm). Antenna: Segment I length 0.54–0.59 mm (0.58 mm); II, 0.74–0.77 mm (0.75 mm); III (n = 2), 0.50–0.51 mm (missing); IV (n = 2), 0.64–0.66 (missing). Pronotum: Median length 1.02–1.07 mm (0.99 mm), basal width 1.46–1.49 mm (1.39 mm).

Coloration: Head black, with mandibular and maxillary plates paler brown. Labium yellowish brown, apex of segment IV darker brown. Antennal segment I pale yellowish white, with apical third to half fuscous; segment II fuscous or black, with basal fifth pale; segments III and IV missing. Pronotum, scutellum and hemelytron uniformly black. Ventral surface uniformly black. Legs uniformly pale yellowish white.

Texture and vestiture: Head weakly shiny, rugose, finely punctate on vertex, frons transversely striate, with silvery, sericeous along inner margins of eyes, at base of vertex, and along median line. Pronotum shiny, disc coarsely punctate, calli and collar more finely punctate, with dense silvery setae on calli and collar and finer, more scattered setae on disc. Scutellum evenly and finely punctate, with dense silvery, sericeous setae. Hemelytron dull, impunctate, with numerous scattered silvery sericeous setae.

Male genitalia: Left paramere ( Fig. 97 ) C-shaped, with a sharp apical hook. Right paramere ( Fig. 98 ) broad, paddle-shaped and apically rounded.

Female (n = 5): Length to apex of membrane 4.04–4.20 mm, length to base of cuneus 2.68–2.80 mm, widest width across hemelytra 1.68–1.84 mm. Head: Width 0.86–0.88 mm, interocular width 0.42–0.45 mm. Labium: Length 0.91–1.01 mm. Antenna: Segment I length 0.51–0.54 mm; II, 0.67–0.75 mm; III (n = 3), 0.42–0.53 mm; IV missing. Pronotum: Median length 0.99–1.07 mm, basal width 1.39–1.54 mm.

Etymology. The specific epithet “ spatulatus ” refers to the broad or spatulate, apically rounded right paramere of this species.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Bahia and Santa Catarina states, Brazil, and La Paz departamento, Bolivia.

Type material. Holotype ♂: BRAZIL: Chapada [ Bahia ?], Acc. No. 2966, April [no day or year], H.H. Knight Collection ( USNM) . Paratypes: BRAZIL: Bahia : 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same data as for holotype ; 1 ♂, Chapada [no other data] ( AMNH) . Santa Catarina: 1 ♂, Brazil, Nova Teutonia, Santa Catarina, 24 May 195[no year], F. Plaumann ( USNM) . BOLIVIA: Dpt. La Paz: Prov. Sud Yungas, Puente Ville , 4300’, 19–24 May 1989, J.E. Eger ( TAMU) . 1 ♂, 6 ♀♀, same data as for holotype (1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, TAMU; 2 ♀♀, USNM) ; 1 ♂, Bolivia, Dpt. La Paz, Prov. Sud Yungas , 21 km W Chulumani, 4050’, 27 May 1989, J.E. Eger ( TAMU) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Bolivia, Dpt. La Paz, Prov. Sud Yungas , 4 km W of Chulumani, 5200’, 25 May 1989, J.E. Eger (1 ♀, TAMU, 1 ♂, USNM) .

Figures

FIGURES 49–57. Habitus images of Cyrtocapsus spp. 49–51, C. rostratus. 49, male dorsal aspect. 50, female lectotype, dorsal aspect. 51, female lectotype, lateral aspect. 52–54, C. schaffneri. 52, male, dorsal aspect. 53, female, dorsal aspect. 54, C. female, lateral aspect. 55, C. spatulatus, holotype male, dorsal aspect. 56, 57. C. suturalis. 56, male, dorsal aspect. 57, male, lateral aspect.

FIGURES 85–98. Male genitalia of Cyrtocapsus spp. 85, 86, C. mesoamericanus. 85, left paramere. 86, right paramere. 87, 88, C. metafemoratus. 87, left paramere. 88, right paramere. 89, 90, C. pallipes. 89, left paramere. 90, right paramere. 91, 92, C. paraguaiensis. 91 left paramere. 92, right paramere. 93, 94, C. rostratus. 93, left paramere. 94, right paramere. 95, 96, C. schaffneri. 95, left paramere. 96 right paramere. 97, 98, C. spatulatus. 97, left paramere. 98, right paramere.

FIGURES 18–28. Habitus images of Cyrtocapsus spp. 18, 19, C. discalis, holotype male. 18, dorsal aspect. 19, lateral aspect. 20–22, C. elutipes. 20, male, dorsal aspect. 21, female, dorsal aspect. 22, female, lateral aspect. 23, 24, C. femoralis, lectotype male. 23, dorsal aspect. 24, lateral aspect. 25, 26, C. fiuzai. 25, male, dorsal aspect. 26, female, dorsal aspect. 27, 28, C. glabratus, holotype male. 27, dorsal aspect. 28, lateral aspect.

FIGURES 40–48. Habitus images of Cyrtocapsus spp. 40, 41, C. metafemoratus. 40, male, dorsal aspect. 41, holotype female, dorsal aspect. 42, 43, C. nordestinus. 42, male, dorsal aspect. 43, male, lateral aspect. 44, 45, C. pallipes. 44, male, dorsal aspect. 45, female, dorsal aspect. 46, 47, C. paraensis, holotype female (of C. bolivianus). 46, dorsal aspect. 47, lateral aspect. 48, C. paraguaiensis, holotype female, dorsal aspect.