Phytocoris ohataensis Linnavuori, 1963

Oh, Minsuk, Yasunaga, Tomohide & Lee, Seunghwan, 2017, Taxonomic review of Phytocoris Fallén (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini) in Korea, with one new species, Zootaxa 4232 (2), pp. 197-215 : 206-211

Phytocoris ohataensis Linnavuori, 1963

( Figs. 4 D–E, 5, 6E, 8, 10, 11, 13)

Phytocoris ohataensis Linnavuori, 1963: 74 (sp. nov.); Schuh, 1995: 896 (cat.); Kerzhner & Josifov, 1999: 158 (cat.); Yasunaga, 2001: 256 (diag.); Schuh, 2002–2014: (cat.).

Phytocoris scotinus Kerzhner, 1977: 8 (sp. nov.); Schuh, 1995: 906 (cat.); Kerzhner & Josifov, 1999: 159 (cat.); Yasunaga, 2001: 256 (diag.); Schuh, 2002–2014: (cat.); Yasunaga & Schwartz, 2015: 43 (diag. syn.).

Diagnosis. Recognized by its moderate size; dorsum pattern highly diverse, pale brown to dark brown, or green; long, slender right paramere ( Fig. 10 ); male lobal sclerite leaflike, ovate ( Fig. 11 ). Similar to P. minakatai , but easily distinguish by longer antennal segment III and labium ( Figs. 4 D–E). In Korea, this species can be confused with P. intricatus , but can be distinguished by key (Couplet 6) below and the more ovate lobal sclerite. For more figures, diagnostic characters and description, see Kerzhner (1977, 1988a) and Yasunaga & Schwartz (2015).

Distribution. Japan, Korea, Far-East Russia.

Host plants. Adults were found from Abies sachalinensis F. Schmidt , Larix leptolepis (Sieb. et Zucc.) Gordon , Picea glehnii (F. Schmidt) Mast. , P. abies (L.) H. Karst. P. pungens Engelm. (Pinaceae) , Salix spp. ( Salicaceae ), Rhus javanica L. ( Anacardiaceae ) ( Yasunaga & Schwartz, 2015); but immatures are yet to be found.

TABLE I. Measurements of Korean Phytocoris species.

P. intricatus P. goryeonus P. longipennis P. minakatai

Gender Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

Number of specimens 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 2

Total body length Min. 6.44 6.90 6.97 7.60 5.87 6.33 6.19 6.98 Max. 6.85 7.15 7.30 7.77 6.49 6.71 6.68 7.05

Head width across eyes Min. 1.08 1.04 1.19 1.23 1.03 1.00 0.93 1.06 Max. 1.14 1.14 1.24 1.26 1.08 1.08 1.00 1.07

Vertex width Min. 0.29 0.37 0.40 0.43 0.26 0.34 0.28 0.37 Max. 0.31 0.42 0.42 0.45 0.29 0.38 0.30 0.37

Lengths of antenna segment I Min. 1.27 1.61 1.59 1.93 1.37 1.89 1.24 1.45 Max. 1.40 1.74 1.83 2.00 1.65 1.96 1.29 1.48

Lengths of antenna segment 2 Min. 3.10 3.63 3.35 3.62 3.21 3.36 3.15 3.29 Max. 3.52 3.78 3.84 3.81 3.58 3.61 3.36 3.42

Lengths of antenna segment ³ Min. 1.59 1.79 1.54 1.70 1.65 1.81 1.48 1.53 Max. 1.76 1.98 1.72 1.73 1.89 2.01 1.57 1.64

Lengths of antenna segment 4 Min. 1.01 1.26 1.08 1.09 1.33 1.03 1.22 1.18 Max. 1.24 1.50 1.18 1.30 1.46 1.37 1.24 1.24

Labial length Min. 2.79 2.91 3.10 3.32 2.73 2.92 2.83 3.09 Max. 3.04 3.21 3.22 3.54 2.84 2.98 2.96 3.11

Mesal pronotal length including collar Min. 0.97 1.07 1.16 1.28 0.91 0.99 1.00 1.16 Max. 1.12 1.14 1.26 1.33 0.94 1.04 1.08 1.17

Basal pronotal width Min. 1.79 1.87 2.01 2.14 1.55 1.70 1.70 1.92 Max. 1.96 2.08 2.11 2.31 1.72 1.82 1.79 1.96

Width across hemelytron Min. 2.13 2.24 2.45 2.78 1.92 2.17 1.92 2.19 Max. 2.36 2.51 2.66 2.89 2.04 2.35 2.09 2.24

Lengths of metafemur Min. 3.41 3.94 3.49 3.74 3.32 3.82 3.54 ‒

Max. 3.54 4.26 3.70 3.94 3.56 3.98

Lengths of tibia Min. 5.15 5.80 5.41 5.94 5.16 5.96 5.19 ‒

Max. 5.54 6.08 5.98 6.28 5.69 6.09

Lengths of tarsus Min. 0.69 0.71 0.63 0.80 0.64 0.66 0.74 ‒

Max. 0.74 0.81 0.79 0.81 0.66 0.73

……continued on the next page TABLE I. (Continued) ( P. minakatai , P. ohataensis , P. pallidicollis , P. shabliovskii ). – A, Left paramere. B, Right paramere.

Material examined. South Korea, Gangwon –do: 2♂, Yongdae NRC, Mt. Maebong , Buk –myeon, Inje –gun, from light trap, 18.vi.2015, M. S. Oh ; 1♂, ditto, 19.vi.2015, M. S. Oh ; 1♀, ditto, from light trap, 13.vii.2013, R. K. Duwal, Y. Lee, H. Song ; 6♀, Sonamu pension, Mt. Odae, Changdong –ri, Bongpyeong –myeon, Pyeongchang –gun, 08.vii.2013, from light trap, R. K. Duwal, G. Cho ; 1♀, Unduryeong, Gyebangsan, Pyeongchang –gun, 08.vii.2003, J. W. Seong ; 1♂, Jangsan condo, Hambaeksan –ro, Sangdong –eup, Yeongwol –gun, from light trap, 02.vii.2015, M. S. Oh. Gyeongsangbuk –do : 3♀, Mt. Baekbyeong, Jeongok –ri, Seo –myeon, Uljin –gun, from light trap, 15.vii.2014, Song, Choi.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Dorsal and ventral habitus of Korean Phytocoris species

FIGURE 10. Male genital structure (Parameres) of Korean Phytocoris species

FIGURE 11. Male genital structure (Lobal sclerites) of Korean Phytocoris species.