Dioclerus bengalicus Stonedahl, 1988

Yeshwanth, H. M. & Konstantinov, Fedor V., 2021, Review of the plant bug tribe Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) of India and Sri Lanka with description of two new genera and six new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 745, pp. 1-69 : 5

Dioclerus bengalicus Stonedahl, 1988

Figs 1A–B , 5A–C

Dioclerus bengalicus Stonedahl, 1988: 12 , fig. 4.

Diagnosis

Recognized by the following characters: Dorsum pale golden brown, with a small diffuse brown spot on corium medioapically ( Fig. 1A ); antennal segments short, head twice as wide as length of segment I, segment II subequal to posterior width of pronotum; ninth abdominal segment ventrally with a pair of round black spots at sides ( Figs 1B , 5B ).

Material examined

Holotype

INDIA • ♀; West Bengal, Santiniketan; 18 Oct. 1837; T.C. Maa leg.; BPBM. [Physical specimen not seen; high quality images examined.]

Other material

INDIA • 1 ♀; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, north Andaman, Diglipur ; 13°14ˊ53.9˝ N, 92°58ˊ37.5˝ E; 15 m a.s.l.; 21 Apr. 2014; H.M. Yeshwanth leg.; at light; UASB .

Distribution

Northeastern India and Andaman Islands (new record).

Remarks

The species was originally described and is still known from females only.

Figures

Fig. 1. Habitus of Dioclerus spp. A–B. Dioclerus bengalicus Stonedahl, 1988, ♀, UASB. A. Dorsal view. B. Abdomen in ventral view. C. Dioclerus lutheri Stonedahl, 1988, ♂, UASB, dorsal view. D–F. Dioclerus malayensis Stonedahl, 1988, ♀, paratype, AMNH_PBI 00340383, NHM. D. Dorsal view. E. Head and pronotum. F. Lateral view.

Fig. 5. Dorsal view and label data of type specimens. A–C. Dioclerus bengalicus Stonedahl, 1988, ♀, holotype, BPBM.D–E. Dioclerus lutheri Stonedahl, 1988, ♂, holotype, AMNH_PBI 00338430, FMNH. F–G. Dioclerus praefectus Distant,1910, lectotype, AMNH_PBI 00340384, NHM. H–I. Ernestinus mimicus Distant,1911, ♂, syntype, AMNH_PBI 00085668, BMNH(E) 1633157, NHM. J–K. Harpedona marginata Distant, 1904, ♂, holotype, NHM. L–M. Harpedona sanguinipes Distant, 1909, ♂, lectotype, NHM.