Sejanus serrulatus Schuh, 1984

Menard, Katrina L. & Schuh, Randall T., 2011, Revision Of Leucophoropterini: Diagnoses, Key To Genera, Redescription Of The Australian Fauna, And Descriptions Of New Indo-Pacific Genera And Species (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2011 (361), pp. 1-159 : 141-142

Sejanus serrulatus Schuh Figure 37

Sejanus serrulatus Schuh, 1984: 181 , figs. 500, 600, 607– 609 (diag., descr., disc., n. sp., diag., descr., DV, MG).

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by castaneous coloration, two white spots on anterior margin of cuneus, hemelytron with short sericeous setae in addition to short, recumbent, simple setae, and serrated dorsal and lateral margins of endosoma with a semicircular secondary gonopore.

DESCRIPTION: See Schuh (1984).

HOSTS: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea.

DISCUSSION: Sejanus serrulatus is closely related to S. brittoni and S. palumae , both of which have a serrated membrane on the endosoma that appears almost as a separate lobe on the dorsal surface. However, S. serrulatus is easily separated by the much

darker coloration and the presence of the short sericeous setae.

HOLOTYPE: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Morobe Prov.: Wau , August 11, 1972, MV light, G.G.E. Scudder. 18 ( BMNH) [not examined].

SPECIMENS EXAMINED: INDONESIA: Irian Jaya: Swart Val. Karubaka, 1550 m, 10 Nov 1958, J.L. Gressitt, Light Trap, paratype, 18 (00321151) ( BPBM). Papua: Bokondini, 40 km N of Baliem Val., 3.88589 ° S 138.8471 ° E, 2325 m, 05 Nov 1961 – 11 Nov 1961, S. Quate & L. Quate, Light Trap, paratype, 18 (00321143) ( BPBM). PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Central Province: Mt. Dayman , Maneau Range, 9.81683 ° S 149.29001 ° E, 877 m, 30 Jun 1953 – 13 Jul 1953, G.M. Tate, paratype, 18 (00196413) ( AMNH). East Sepik Province: Wum, 3.51667 ° S 142 ° E, 450 m, 17 Jul 1955, J.L. Gressitt, paratype, 18 (00321149) ( BPBM). Madang Province: Finisterre Range, Saidor: Matoko, 5.25392 ° S 145.41516 ° E, 124 m, 29 Aug 1958 – 05 Sep 1958, W.W. Brandt, paratype, 28 (00196411, 00196412) ( AMNH). Morobe Province: Wau, 7.33333 ° S 146.71667 ° E, 14 Aug 1972, G.G.E. Scudder, paratype, 18 (00321147) ( BPBM) ; 11 Sep 1972, G.G.E. Scudder, paratype, 18 (00321148) ( BPBM). Wau, 7.3333 ° S 146.71667 ° E, 1100 m, 14 Aug 1972, G.G.E. Scudder, paratype, 18 (00095345) ( AMNH). Western Highlands: Korop, 1300 m, 12 Jul 1955, J.L. Gressitt, Light Trap, paratype, 18 (00321150) ( BPBM). Prov. unknown: Eliptamin Valley , 1980 m, 16 Aug 1959 – 30 Aug 1959, W.W. Brandt, Light Trap, paratype, 18 (00321146) ( BPBM) ; 01 Sep 1959 – 15 Sep 1959, W.W. Brandt, paratype, 18 (00196410) ( AMNH). Tsenga, Upper Jimmi Valley , 1200 m, 13 Jul 1955, J.L. Gressitt, Light Trap, paratype, 18 (00321145) ( BPBM) ; 14 Jul 1955, J.L. Gressitt, Light Trap, paratype, 18 (00321144) ( BPBM) .

Figures

Figure 37. Distribution of Sejanus spp. in New Guinea (S–U).