Sejanus umi 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 : 143

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1206/361.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4CE18A11-140F-4C45-BBC8-D397EA03510D
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5478547
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D08782-FF23-C6FE-7611-5E4344D3F933
treatment provided by	Tatiana
scientific name	Sejanus umi Schuh
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Sejanus umi Schuh View in CoL Figure 37 View Figure 37

Sejanus umi Schuh, 1984: 186 View in CoL , figs. 500, 612–621 (diag., descr., disc., n. sp., diag., descr., DV, MG, SEM).

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by black dorsum and yellowish ventral surface of head, prosternal xyphus, and appendages, lateral surface of eyes parallel to anterior margin of pronotum, relatively flat dorsal surface of hemelytron relative to rest of body, and secondary gonopore reduced to two subapical, lateral processes.

DESCRIPTION: See Schuh (1984).

HOSTS: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DISCUSSION: This species is unique in having yellowish coloration on the venter, whereas in all other Sejanus species the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the head, pronotum, and thorax are unicolorous dark.

HOLOTYPE: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Morobe Prov.: Umi river, Markham Valley , 480 m, November 23, 1959, L.J. Brass 18 ( AMNH).

SPECIMENS EXAMINED: INDONESIA: Papua: Central Mountains, Archbold Lake, 3.41 ° S 138.53 ° E, 760 m, 26 Nov 1961 – 03 Dec 1961, S. Quate & L. Quate, Light Trap, paratype, 18 (00321114) ( BPBM). PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Morobe Province: No.14, Umi River , Markham Valley , 6.45746 ° S 146.4- 7425 ° E, 480 m, 17 Nov 1959, L.J. Brass, paratype, 18 (00196418) ( AMNH) GoogleMaps ; 20 Nov 1959, L.J. Brass, paratype, 18 (00196419) ( AMNH) ; 23 Nov 1959, L.J. Brass, 18 (00196420) ( AMNH). Wau, 7.33333 ° S 146.71- 667 ° E, 11 Aug 1972, G.G.E. Scudder, Light Trap, paratype, 18 (00321113) ( BPBM). Sandaun aka West Sepik Province: Torricelli Mits, Mokai Village , 3.3667 ° S 141.9667 ° E, 750 m, 08 Dec 1958 – 15 Dec 1958, W.W. Brandt, paratype, 18 (00321115) ( BPBM). Western Highlands: Korop, 1300 m, 12 Jul 1955, J.L. Gressitt, 18 (00196423) ( AMNH). Prov. unknown: Biniguni, Gwariu River , 150 m, 27 Jul 1953 – 14 Aug 1973, G.M. Tate, paratype, 28 (00196421, 00196422) ( AMNH). Karop, Upper Jimmi , 6.433 ° S 145.083 ° E, 1300 m, 12 Jul 1955, J.L. Gressitt, Light Trap, paratype, 28 (00321111, 00321112) ( BPBM) GoogleMaps .