Graziaphylus joceliae, Schuh & Salas, 2021

Schuh, Randall T. & Salas, Ruth, 2021, Graziaphylus, a new genus and two new species of Eremophila-feeding (Scrophulariceae) Phylinae (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae) from Australia, Zootaxa 4958 (1), pp. 319-326 : 321-323

Graziaphylus joceliae , new species

( Figs 1, 2 , 12–17 , Table 1 )

Holotype. Male. AUSTRALIA: South Australia: 8 km S of Martins Well, 31.40001 ° S 139.0753 ° E, 187 m, 08 Nov 2001, Cassis, Schuh, and Schwartz, Eremophila sp. ( Scrophulariaceae ), det. NSW staff NSW666362, 1♂ ( AMNH _PBI 00415222) ( SAMA).

Paratypes: AUSTRALIA: South Australia: 8 km S of Martins Well, 31.40001 ° S 139.0753 ° E, 187 m, 08 Nov 2001, Cassis, Schuh, and Schwartz , Eremophila sp. ( Scrophulariaceae ), det. NSW staff NSW666362, 7♂ (00415236–00415242), 14♀ (00415276–00415289) ( AM) ; 10♂ (00415221, 00415223, 00415231–00415235, 00415251, 00415252, 00415255), 20♀ (00415253, 00415254, 00415256, 00415257, 00415298, 00415299, 00415308–00415321) ( AMNH) ; 1♂ (00415245), 2♀ (00415294, 00415295) ( ANIC) ; 1♂ (00415247), 2♀ (00415300, 00415301) ( CNC) ; 7♂ (00415224–00415230), 18♀ (00415258–00415275) ( SAMA) ; 1♂ (00415249), 2♀ (00415304, 00415305) ( UCR) ; 2♂ (00415243, 00415244), 4♀ (00415290–00415293) ( UNSW) ; 1♂ (00415250), 2♀ (00415306, 00415307) ( USNM) ; 1♂ (00415246), 2♀ (00415296, 00415297) ( WAMP) ; 1♂ (00415248), 2♀ (00415302, 00415303) ( ZISP) .

Etymology: Named in honor of Jocelia Grazia.

Diagnosis: Recognized by the attributes given in the generic diagnosis, the overall length of the male (2.72), the legs entirely pale except for the numerous castaneous spots on the distal half of the hind femur in both males and females, the black bases of the tibial spines, and the dorsum and thoracic pleuron with a few scattered, dark-colored, scalelike setae ( Figs. 1, 2 , 9, 10 ).

Description: Male: Body conformation as in generic description; total length 2.56–2.87, width across pronotum 1.05–1.11. COLORATION ( Fig. 1 ): As in generic description; legs entirely pale except for the numerous castaneous spots on the distal half of the hind femur and dark bases of tibial spines. SURFACE AND VESTITURE ( Figs. 1 , 5, 9–11 ): As in generic description, with recumbent, dark, simple setae intermixed with relatively dark, scalelike setae on dorsum; dorsal margin of meso- and metapleuron broadly with a few silvery, shining, scalelike setae; abdominal venter with numerous recumbent shining setae ( Fig. 11 ). STRUCTURE: As in generic description. GENITALIA ( Figs. 12–15 ): Apical endosomal spine with two lateral barbs; otherwise as in generic description.

Female: As in generic description; total length 2.98–3.06, width pronotum 1.11–1.17. COLORATION ( Fig. 2 ): As in male. SURFACE AND VESTITURE ( Figs. 2 , 5, 9–11 ): As in male. STRUCTURE ( Figs. 2 , 5–11 ): Similar to male, but more broadly ovoid; metathoracic scent-efferent system extensive, as in Figure 6 . GENITALIA: Figures 16, 17 .

Distribution: Known only from the type locality in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia.

Host: Eremophila sp. ( Scrophulariaceae ).

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Habitus images of Graziaphylus spp. 1. G. joceliae, male holotype (AMNH_PBI 00415222). 2. G. joceliae, female (AMNH_PBI 00415318). 3. G. nigripes, male holotype (AMNH_PBI 00087344). 4. G. nigripes, female (AMNH_PBI 00415325).

FIGURES 12–18. Male and female genitalia of Graziaphylus spp (AMNH_PBI 00415251, AMNH_PBI 00415254, AMNH_ PBI 00415323). 12. Phallotheca, G. joceliae. 13. Lateral view of endosoma, G. joceliae. 14. Lateral view of right paramere, G. joceliae. 15. Lateral view of left paramere, G. joceliae. 16. Dorsal view of female bursa copulatrix and gonapophyses 8, G. joceliae. 17. Lateral view of female posterior wall and gonapophyses 9 and conocoxae 9, G. joceliae. 18. Lateral view of endosoma, G. nigripes.

FIGURES 5–11. Scanning micrographs of morphology of Graziaphylus joceliae female (AMNH_PBI 00415299). 5. Lateral view of head and thorax. 6. Metathoracic scent-efferent system. 7. Frontal view of pretarsus. 8. Detail of pretarsus. 9. Lateral view of head and pronotum. 10. Detail of setae on anterolateral margin of prothorax. 11. Setae on abdominal venter.