Wallabicoris gingera, Schuh & P. Pedraza, 2010

Schuh, R. T. & P. Pedraza, 2010, Wallabicoris, New Genus (Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Phylini) From Australia, With The Description Of 37 New Species And An Analysis Of Host Associations, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2010 (338), pp. 1-118 : 35-36

Wallabicoris gingera , new species Figure 11; map 4; plate 2

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized uniquely by its very elongate slender body form, total length 6.67, ratio total length/width pronotum 3.96. Coloration of dorsum dirty yellow without the suggestion of longitudinal or transverse markings (pl. 2); secondary endosomal strap with a

(AMNH_PBI 00168799).

weak submedial twist; left paramere tapering toward apex (fig. 11). Most similar in total length to W. schwartzi , but that species only with pale setae on dorsum, as opposed to the heavy black setae seen in W. gingera .

DESCRIPTION: Male: Body greatly elongate, parallel sided, total length 6.67, ratio l/w 5 3.96. COLORATION (pl. 2): Pronotum unicolorous dirty yellow, weakly greenish on posterior lobe; hemelytron unicolorous dirty yellow; membrane with elongate, contrasting, fumose marking at extreme base, remainder weakly fumose over entire area, veins white; venter heavily infuscate, at least on mesopleuron and abdomen; antennal segment 1 dirty yellow, with strong infuscation at base and apex, with one or two black medial setae; antennal segment 2 dirty yellow proximally, weakly to heavily infuscate distally; labium generally infuscate, heavily so apically; hind femora with many brown or black spots; hind tibial spines dark with very small dark bases. SURFACE AND VESTITURE: Dorsum with black setae intermixed with pale setae on hemleytron, without sericeous or woolly setae. STRUCTURE: Head: Elongate, projecting anteriorly, ratio wh/lh 5 2.62; antennal fossa with ventral margin 1 diameter above ventral margin of eye; interocular space moderately large, ratio iod/wh 5 0.40; eyes occupying entire height of head in lateral view (hg0–1/he20); labium just reaching onto abdomen. GENITALIA (fig. 11): Endosoma: Base moderately long, with an open U-shaped bend; distal half of shaft smoothly curving; primary endosomal strap elongate apically, ratio lae/lsg 2.40; apex of primary endosomal strap weakly arcuate; secondary endosomal strap very slender, of uniform width from endosomal bend to gonopore, reaching to level of secondary gonopore, with a short submedial undulation; secondary gonopore seen frontally in lateral view of endosoma. Phallotheca: More or less right angulate, dorsal surface without a hump; dorsal surface with a conspicuous keel. Left Paramere: Body elongate, somewhat exceeding pygophore margin; in dorsal perspective open over nearly entire length; body tapered toward apex in lateral perspective; anterior process arising at posterior margin of shaft; anterior process angled posterodorsally; posterior process appearing tubular, fingerlike; posterior process with strongly projecting shoulder at base; base of posterior process at about level of paramere body or very weakly elevated. Right Paramere: Body short and broad, ratio lrp/wrp 2.55; body tapered from base to apex; posterior margin with a distinct protuberance subapically; body elevated at juncture with base; apex with short fingerlike process.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the type locality, Mt. Gingera.

HOSTS: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION (map 4): Known only from the type locality, in the Australian Capital Territory on the west slope of the Great Dividing Range.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory: Mount Gingera , 35.581 ° S 148.784 ° E, 19 Dec 1950, I.F.B. Common, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00168799) ( ANIC).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory: Mount Gingera, 35.581 ° S 148.784 ° E, 19 Dec 1950, I.F.B. Common, 1♀ (00168803) ( AMNH), 3♀ (00168800– 00168802) ( ANIC).