Tuponia (Tuponia) soongorica Drapolyuk, 1980

Konstantinov, Fedor V. & Vinokurov, Nikolay N., 2011, New species and new records of Plant Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) from Northwestern China, Zootaxa 2836, pp. 27-43 : 41

Tuponia (Tuponia) soongorica Drapolyuk, 1980

So far was known from eastern Kazakhstan, adjacent area of Russian Altai, and Mongolia. First record for China.

Material examined: CHINA: Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu: Wenquan, 44.98475 ° N 81.03147 ° E, 1321 m, 22 Jul 2010, N.N. Vinokurov, 2Ψ ( AMNH _PBI 0 0 337761, AMNH _PBI 00337762) (YIB), 7ď ( AMNH _PBI 0 0 337712 - AMNH _PBI 0 0 337717, AMNH _PBI 00337760), 1Ψ ( AMNH _PBI 00337759) ( ZISP); 23 Jul 2010, N.N. Vinokurov, 2ď ( AMNH _PBI 0 0 337732, AMNH _PBI 00337734) (YIB), 8ď ( AMNH _PBI 0 0 337726 - AMNH _PBI 0 0 337731, AMNH _PBI 0 0 337735 - AMNH _PBI 00337736), 8Ψ ( AMNH _PBI 0 0 337718 - AMNH _PBI 00337725) ( ZISP).

Discussion. Drapolyuk (1980) noted in the original description of T. soongorica that the species is closely related to and may represent only a subspecies of T. roseipennis (Reuter, 1878) . In her opinion, subsequent studies of both species in sympatry were needed to reveal the status of T. soongorica . Both species were sampled by the junior author within the same site in Wenquan, China. Examination and redetermination of all available material allows us to conclude that the distributional ranges of both species are largely sympatric ( Fig. 27 ) and there is no intergradation of distinctive characters. T. soongorica can be separated from T. roseipennis by having two keels at the base of the sclerotized part of the phallotheca and a narrower, more strongly sinuate large blade of the vesica. The phallotheca of the latter species is devoid of any keels, while the large blade of the vesica in ventral view is wider and slightly sinuate (see Figs. 15–23 in Drapolyuk 1980). Besides the characters mentioned in the Drapolyuk’s key, specimens of T. soongorica are somewhat larger, with yellowish hemelytra, more or less darkened inner margin of the clavus and lateroapical area of corium. Specimens of T. roseipennis are smaller on average, with hemelytra not darkened, ranging in color from bright rose to almost entirely yellow.

Figures

FIGURE 27. Distribution of Tuponia spp. Literature records of T. roseipennis from Xinjiang province (Zheng 1995; Qi et al. 1995) not shown.

FIGURES 8 – 16. Compsidolon spp., male genitalia and tarsus. 8 – 11 — Vesica, lateral and ventral views: 8, 10 — C. schrenkianum sp. nov; 9, 11 — C. alatavicum (Kerzhner, 1962). 12 – 16 — C. schrenkianum sp. nov.: 12 – 13 — left paramere; 14 — right paramere; 15 — apex of theca; 16 – tarsus.

FIGURES 17 – 24. Glaucopterum alborubrum sp. nov., male genitalia and tarsus. 17 – 19 — Vesica. 20 – 21 — Left paramere. 22 — Right paramere. 23 — Apex of theca. 24 – Tarsus.