Apolygopsis eoa (Poppius, 1915) comb. nov.

(Fig. 72)

Lygus eous Poppius 1915: 27 (original description).

Apolygus eous: LU & ZHENG (1998b): 186 (new combination); KERZHNER & JOSIFOV (1999): 63 (catalog); ZHENG et al. (2004): 146 (diagnosis).

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: ♁, TAIWAN: Fuhosho, Formosa [currently Nantou City], 7 Sep, H. Sauter (without USIs, image examined, DEIC, Fig. 72).

Distribution. Taiwan (Nantou) (POPPIUS 1915).

Comments. Although LU & ZHENG (1998b) placed this Taiwanese species in Apolygus, images of the holotype suggest it is more evidently related to some representatives of Apolygopsis, particularly A. nigritula (Linnavuori, 1963) in overall appearance. Comparing with A. nigritula (Fig. 85), the holotype of A. eoa (Fig. 72) differs only in being smaller in size and has the base of antennal segment II pale. Accordingly, Lygus eous is transferred from Apolygus to Apolygopsis . The significantly small size and reddish brown tibial spines of this mirid also confirm its placement in Apolygopsis . Measurements of the male was given by ZHENG et al. (2004): Body length 3.71, maximum width 1.75; width of head across eyes 0.91; vertex width 0.27; lengths of antennal segment I 0.51, II 1.32, III 0.80; pronotum length 0.86; and pronotal width 1.49.