Kerzhner, 1977 : 10
Schuh, 1995 : 897
Kerzhner & Josifov, 1999 : 158
Yasunaga, 2001 : 256
Yasunaga & Schwartz, 2015 : 22
Taxonomic review of Phytocoris Fallén (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini) in Korea, with one new species
Oh, Minsuk
Yasunaga, Tomohide
Lee, Seunghwan
Zootaxa
2017
4232
2
197
215
4HL4F
Kerzhner, 1977
Kerzhner
1977
[151,625,1612,1638]
Insecta
Miridae
Phytocoris
Animalia
Hemiptera
14
211
Arthropoda
species
pallidicollis
Phytocoris pallidicollis Kerzhner, 1977: 10( sp. nov.); Schuh, 1995: 897(cat.); Kerzhner & Josifov, 1999: 158(cat.); Yasunaga, 2001: 256(diag.); Schuh, 2002–2014: (cat.); Yasunaga & Schwartz, 2015: 22(diag., disc.).
Diagnosis.Recognized by its moderate size; entirely pale dorsum, with a small area of dark spots; propleuron pale, with a thin, brownish, horizontal stripe ( Fig. 6F); left paramere with an obliquely protruding structure, right paramere widened horizontally; lobal sclerite elongate ( Fig. 11). In Korea, this species can be confused with P. shabliovskiiand P. longipennis, but is easily distinguished by the key (couplet 2) below; Male genitalia as in Figs. 8and 10; female genitalia not examined. For more description and diagnostic characters, see Kerzhner (1977)and Yasunaga & Schwartz (2015).
Distribution.Europe, Japan, Korea, Far-East Russia.
Host plants. Alnusspp. ( Betulaceae), Juglansspp. ( Juglandaceae), Salixspp. ( Salicaceae), Tiliaspp. and Tilia japonica(Miq.) Simonk (Tiliaceae)( Yasunaga & Schwartz, 2015).
Remarks. Yasunaga & Schwartz (2015)recorded this species from Koreabased on their field notes. In this paper, we add detailed collection data below.
Materialexamined. South Korea, Gangwon–do: 1♂, Mt. Hambaeksan, Gohan–eup, Jeongseon–gun, 27.viii.2013, Y. Lee. FIGURE 12. Female genital structure of Korean Phytocorisspecies ( P. goryeonus, P. intricatus, P. longipennis). A, Bursa copulatrix (Before dissect posterior wall). B, Bursa copulatrix. B’, Sclerotized ring (from another specimen). C, Posterior wall.
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2013-08-27
Y. Lee.
South Korea
Material
Gohan
Mt. Hambaeksan
15
212
1
1
Gangwon