Macrotingis schaffneri Froeschner, 2003

Costa, Sara Itzel Montemayor and Luiz Antônio Alves, 2009, Systematic revision of Macrotingis and phylogenetic analysis of the genera Macrotingis and Ceratotingis (Heteroptera: Tingidae), European Journal of Entomology 106 (4), pp. 631-642 : 635

Macrotingis schaffneri Froeschner, 2003

( Figs 1C , 2C , 3C , 4C and 5C )

Macrotingis schaffneri Froeschner, 2003: 31 .

Type material examined. Paratypes: 5 ♀ and 5 ♂, Mexico, Oaxaca 2.1 mi. Nw. Totolapan, 11.–17.vii.1981, Schaffner ( NMNH). Total body length (females N = 5 and males N = 5, respectively): 5.13–5.46 (5.34) 4.93–5.19 (5.08).

Distribution ( Fig. 7 ). México ( Froeschner, 2003).

Discussion. Macrotingis schaffneri has several unique features, such as one pronotal carina and the anterior paranotal margins forming an acute angle with the hood. The rest of the Macrotingis species have three pronotal carinae and the anterior paranotal margins form a right angle with the hood.

Figures

Fig. 1. A–D. Macrotingis species. A – M. biseriata; B – M. novicis; C – M. schaffneri; D – M. uniseriata. Scale bar = 1 mm

Fig. 2. A–J. Dorsal views of heads of Macrotingis, Ceratotingis, Tigava and Vatiga. A – M. biseriata; B – M. novicis; C – M. schaffneri; D – M. uniseriata; E – C. costarriquense; F – C. rafaeli; G – C. spatula; H – C. zeteki; I – T. praecellans; J – V. vicosana. Scale bar = 1 mm

Fig. 3. A–J. Lateral view of heads of Macrotingis, Ceratotingis, Tigava and Vatiga. A – M. biseriata; B – M. novicis; C – M. schaffneri; D – M. uniseriata; E – C. costarriquense; F – C. rafaeli; G – C. spatula; H – C. zeteki; I – T. praecellans; J – V. vicosana. Scale bar = 1 mm

Fig. 4. A–J. Dorsal view of pronotal discs of Macrotingis, Ceratotingis, Tigava and Vatiga. A – M. biseriata; B – M. novicis; C – M. schaffneri; D – M. uniseriata; E – C. costarriquense; F – C. rafaeli; G – C. spatula; H – C. zeteki; I – T. praecellans; J – V. vicosana. Scale bar = 1 mm

Fig. 5. A–J. Hemelytra of Macrotingis, Ceratotingis, Tigava and Vatiga. A – M. biseriata; B – M. novicis; C – M. schaffneri; D – M. uniseriata; E – C. costarriquense; F – C. rafaeli; G – C. spatula; H – C. zeteki; I – T. praecellans; J – V. vicosana. Abbreviations: Cu – Cubitus vein; RM – Radius Media vein. Scale bar = 1 mm

Fig. 7. Geographic distribution of species of Macrotingis and Ceratotingis