Nezara mendax Breddin, 1908

Ferrari, Augusto, Schwertner, Cristiano Feldens & Grazia, Jocelia, 2010, Review, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Nezara Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), Zootaxa 2424, pp. 1-41 : 22-23

Nezara mendax Breddin, 1908

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Nezara mendax Breddin, 1908: 68 ; Gaedike, 1971: 91; Linnavuori, 1972: 415

Diagnosis. Thorax: ostiolar ruga auriculate, inconspicuous ( Fig. 3 E ). Abdomen: black maculae of urosternites absent, shared with N. similis (sometimes) and N. immaculata . Male: ventral rim of pygophore with brims developed towards middle, continuous at mid line ( Fig. 8E ), shared with N. naspira and N. orbiculata ; paramere trilobate, one of the lobes in sagital plan, resulting in a bilobate paramere when observed in posterior view, as in N. soror . Female: posterior margins of gonocoxites 8 sinuous near sutural angles; gonocoxites 8 with deep longitudinal sutures attaining posterior margin of urosternite VII ( Fig. 16 E ); basal half of laterotergites 9 concave; central area of gonapophyses 8 totally exposed, sub-retangular, sutural margins of gonocoxites 8 parallel, not juxtaposed. This last character is exclusive of N. mendax among Nezara species.

Material examined: Nezara mendax Breddin, 1908 Lectotype (♂ — SDEI) with labels: a) Asmara Eritrea VII b) Nezara mendax Type! Bredd. c) des. H. Gaedike 1968 coll Breddin ♂ d) Lectotypus. Paralectotype female: a) Asmara Eritrea VII b) Nezara mendax sp.n. G. Breddin 1908 c) Allotype ♀ d) Paralectotypus e) des. H. Gaedike 1968 coll Breddin ♀. ETHIOPIA: Kwiha, Gentry & Bayou , 25.10.1961, (131♀ NMNH); Jimma (gentry grasses), 15.X.61, (13— NMNH).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Dorsal view of Nezara species. A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira (Scale = 5mm).

FIGURE 1. Dorsal view of Nezara species. A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira (Scale = 5 mm).

FIGURE 3. A1–2. N. orbiculata, lateral view and dosal view, respectively. B. N. viridula, dorsal view of pygophore (cutted) showing detail of cup-like sclerite. C–E. Mesopleurum and metapleurum in ventral view (C—Carpocoris purpureipennis, D—N. orbiculata, E—N. mendax). F–H. parcial posterior view of pygophore (dissected) showing details of hairy region and superior processes (psbd). (F—N. yunnana, G—N. capicola, H—N. robusta) (Scale = 1 mm).

FIGURE 5. Cladistic analysis of the genus Nezara based on morphological characters. The most–parsimonious cladogram length 60 steps; consistency index 0,81; retention index 0,89. (․) non-homoplasious; (□) homoplasious. (In parentheses Bremer and Bootstrap values, respectively; Bootstrap values less than 50 omitted).

FIGURE 6. A. Distribution map of Nezara species, based on the material examined in this work (except N. viridula) (the symbols correspond to the species - terminal taxa of the cladogram of Fig. 6B); B. Cladogram of Nezara (branches with Bremer support less than two steps collapsed).

FIGURE 7. Pygophore, dorsal view A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira, G. N. capicola, H. N. orbiculata, I. N. soror, J. N. immaculata, K. N. robusta. (Scale = 1 mm)

FIGURE 8. Pygophore, posterior view A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira, G. N. capicola, H. N. orbiculata, I. N. soror, J. N. immaculata, K. N. robusta. (Scale = 1 mm)

FIGURE 9. Pygophore, ventral view A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira, G. N. capicola, H. N. orbiculata, I. N. soror, J. N. immaculata, K. N. robusta. (Scale = 1mm)

FIGURE 11. Left paramere in dorsal and lateral view respectively. A–B. N. similis, C–D. N. mendax, E–F. N. naspira, G–H. N. capicola, I–J. N. orbiculata, K–L. N. soror, M–N. N. immaculata, O–P. N. robusta. (Scale = 0,5mm)

FIGURE 13. Parameres, lateral view (except when indicated), hairy region and details of microstructures, respectively. A–C. N. mendax, D–E. N. naspira (median view of paramere), G–I. N. capicola, J–L N. orbiculata.

FIGURE 16. Genital plates, posteroventral view. A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira, G. N.capicola, H. N. orbiculata, I. N. soror, J. N. immaculata, K. N. robusta. L. N. niamensis (espiracles; g8—gonapophyses 8; gc8—gonocoxites 8; gc9—gonocoxites 9; la8—laterotergites 8; la9—laterotergites 9; VII—seventh urosternite X—tenth urosternite Scale = 1mm).

FIGURE 3. A 1 – 2. N. orbiculata, lateral view and dosal view, respectively. B. N. viridula, dorsal view of pygophore (cutted) showing detail of cup-like sclerite. C – E. Mesopleurum and metapleurum in ventral view (C— Carpocoris purpureipennis, D— N. orbiculata, E— N. mendax). F – H. parcial posterior view of pygophore (dissected) showing details of hairy region and superior processes (psbd). (F— N. yunnana, G— N. capicola, H— N. robusta) (Scale = 1 mm).