Cyrtopeltocoris hallodapoides, Wyniger & Schuh & Henry, 2023

Wyniger, Denise, Schuh, Randall T. & Henry, Thomas J., 2023, Revision of the North American Hallodapini (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae), American Museum Novitates 2023 (3994), pp. 1-48 : 28-29

Cyrtopeltocoris hallodapoides , new species

Figures 2 , 5 , 6 , table 1

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the dull granular surface texture of the very weakly elevated pronotum (fig. 2) and the dartlike spine embedded in the apical membrane of the endosoma (fig. 5). Most similar in appearance to C. brailovskyi (fig. 1) based on granular surface of the head, pronotum, and scutellum, but larger and lacking the long erect setae on the antennae in that species.

DESCRIPTION: Male: Total length 3.06. Weakly elongate, nearly parallel sided. Coloration (fig. 2): Head dark reddish brown; antennae dark reddish brown, labium brown; pronotum dark reddish brown; mesoscutum and scutellum dark reddish brown; scent-gland auricle brown or reddish brown; clavus orange brown basally, white medially and brown apically; brown corium interrupted medially by white transverse fascia; basally with a roundish white spot adjacent to cuneus not attaining inner margin of corium; cuneus reddish; membrane translucent, weakly fuscous; venter brown; mesepisternum dark reddish brown; all coxae dark reddish brown, trochanters ivory; femora and tibia dark reddish brown; tarsi brown (fig. 2). Surface and vestiture (fig. 2): Head, pronotum, and scutellum dull, granular; vertex and pronotum bearing recumbent setae; corium with recumbent and simple erect setae; antennae bearing long erect setae. Structure (fig. 2): Nearly parallel sided; scutellum weakly swollen; corium with lateral margin slightly convex basally at level of brown coloration; labium just surpassing apex of metacoxa. genitalia (fig. 5): Endosoma relatively short with limited coiling, ending in membranous lobe bearing dartlike sclerotized spine (fig. 5); phallotheca strongly curved, ending in rounded apex; left paramere with anterior process short and stout; posterior process elongate and distinctly curved downward; right paramere roundish with pointed apex.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the similarity of its appearance to members of the genus Hallodapus Fieber.

DISTRIBUTION (fig. 6): Known from Baja California Sur.

HOLOTYPE male: MEXICO: Baja California Sur: El Sargento , 24.07806 ° N 109.99972 ° W, 29 Jul 1971, H.G. Real and R.E. Main ( AMNH _ PBI 00078654 ) ( CAS).

Figures

FIG. 2. Dorsal habitus and lateral view images of Cyrtopeltocoris spp., C. fractifasciatus–C. illlini.

FIG. 5. Male genitalia of Cyrtopeltocoris spp., C. hallodapoides–C. rubripes.

FIG. 6. Distributions of Cyrtopeltocoris spp.