Sejanus elongatus 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 : 134

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Sejanus elongatus Schuh View in CoL Figure 35 View Figure 35

Sejanus elongatus Schuh, 1984: 165 View in CoL , figs. 499, 522, 529–533 (diag., descr., disc., n. sp., diag., descr., DV, MG, figs. head-pronotum).

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by relatively elongate body form, overall castaneous coloration, hemelytra with white lateral markings on corium adjacent to midpoint of clavus, single white spot on interior anterior margin of cuneus, antennal segment 1 yellowish, segment 3 white proximally, and serrated membrane on apical half of endosoma.

DESCRIPTION: See Schuh (1984).

HOSTS: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea.

DISCUSSION: Sejanus elongatus is unique in having the lateral white patches adjacent to the clavus, which are not present in any of the

other species of Sejanus . A serrated membrane on the endosoma is also found in S. brittoni , S. palumae , and S. melas .

HOLOTYPE: INDONESIA: West Irian : Wisselmeren , Itouda, Kamo Valley, 1500 m, August 12, 1955, light trap, J.L. Gressitt. 18 ( BPBM) [not examined].

SPECIMENS EXAMINED: INDONESIA: Irian Jaya: Swart Val.: Karubaka, 3.6 ° S 138.4667 ° E, 1500 m, 09 Nov 1958, J.L. Gressitt, 18 (00095334) ( AMNH). Swart Val. Karubaka, 1550 m, 16 Nov 1958, J.L. Gressitt, paratype, 18 (00321178) ( BPBM). Papua: Kamo-Debei Division Co.: Wisselmeren, 1700 m, 13 Aug 1955, J.L. Gressitt, paratype, 18 (00321177) ( BPBM). Paniai Division Co.: Wesselmeren: Tage Lake, 3.95561 ° S 136.30057 ° E, 1777 m, 04 Aug 1955, J.L. Gressitt, paratype, 18 (00321175) ( BPBM). Bokondini, 40 km N of Baliem Val., 3.88589 ° S 138.8471 ° E, 2325 m, 16 Nov 1961 – 23 Nov 1961, L.W. Quate, paratype, 18 (00321176) ( BPBM). PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Western Province: Star Mts. Sibil Val., 5.04823 ° S 140.97958 ° E, 1245 m, 18 Oct 1961 – 08 Nov 1961, S. Quate & L. Quate, paratype, 28 (00196112, 00196113) ( AMNH), paratype, 38 (00321172–00321174) ( BPBM).