Isometopidea lieweni Poppius, 1913

Yeshwanth, H. M., Chérot, F. & Henry, T. J., 2021, The Isometopinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) of India and Sri Lanka: A Review of the Subfamily, with Descriptions of Six New Species, Zootaxa 4903 (2), pp. 151-193 : 165

Isometopidea lieweni Poppius, 1913

( Figs. 8 A–D)

Isometopidea lieweni Poppius, 1913: 253 (as new species); Schuh 1995: 7 (catalogue); Lin & Yang 2004: 28 (redescription, incorrectly mentioned from Taiwan); Schuh 2002 –2013 (online catalogue); Yasunaga et al. 2017: 423 (note on misidentification).

Diagnosis. Recognised by the yellowish head, with reddish ocelli; the medially yellow (including callosities) and laterally dark brown pronotal disk; the dark brown clavus, the basally and apically dark brown corium, with the middle yellow; the yellow cuneus with the apex brown; and the yellow legs.

Type material examined. Holotype (♀): SRI L anka: Anuradhapur , 21.xii.1910, Luther A. leg., on riparian meadows ( ZMHF).

Distribution. Sri Lanka.

Biology. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 8. Historical types of Isometopinae Isometopini and Myiommini mentioned in the text. A–D. Holotype of Isometopidea lieweni Poppius, 1913, A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D. Labels. E–F Holotype of Myiomma lansburyi (Carvalho, 1951). F. Label. G–I. Holotype of Myiomma lutea McAtee and Malloch, 1932. G. Dorsal view. H. Lateral view. I. Labels. J–L. Holotype of Myiomma vittata McAtee and Malloch, 1932. J. Dorsal view. K. Lateral view. L. Label. M. Holotype of Totta zaherii Ghauri and Ghauri, 1983 in dorsal view. N. Labels.