Myrmoplasta (Myrmoplastoides), Stehlík & Kment, 2008

Stehlík, Jaroslav L. & Kment, Petr, 2008, Myrmoplastoides subgen. nov. of the genus Myrmoplasta (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae) from the Oriental region, Zootaxa 1782 (1), pp. 61-64 : 61-62

Myrmoplastoides subgen. nov.

( Figs. 2–3 )

Type species. Myrmoplasta longipennis Blöte, 1933 ; here designated.

Diagnosis. Known only in brachypterous morph, body not markedly myrmecomorphic ( Figs. 2–3 ). Head narrower (male 1.69 mm, female 1.55–1.84 mm), frons more gibbous. Pronotal lobe arcuately gibbous laterally or its lateral margins strongly produced outwards and elevated; posterior margin of pronotal lobe distinctly elevated above scutellum. Abdomen only slightly constricted basally, and slightly widened medially; mesotergites flat, without setae. Corium reaching at least posterior margin of tergite III, posterior margins of both hemelytra accordingly truncated, straight, lacking membrane. Fore femur of male with three remote teeth, but without setae on its ventral surface; female fore femur with one tooth medially. Male genitalia unknown (pygophore of male paratype missing).

Etymology. The name is derived from Myrmoplasta using the ending - oides, meaning similar to Myrmoplasta , Myrmoplasta -like. The gender is masculine (see ICZN 1999: Article 30.1.4.4.).

Included species. Myrmoplasta longipennis Blöte, 1933 , and M. biguttata Blöte, 1933 .

Distribution. South and South-East Asia.

Figures

FIGURES 1–3. Habitus of Myrmoplasta species. 1—Myrmoplasta (Myrmoplasta) vittiventris Carlini, 1894 (male, 5.89 mm; Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kivu province); 2—M. (Myrmoplastoides subgen. nov.) longipennis Blöte, 1933 (male, 6.37 mm; paratype); M. (Myrmoplastoides subgen. nov.) biguttata Blöte, 1933 (female, 6.26 mm; holotype).