Arafuramiris jimmi 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 : 37-38

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.5478503
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D08782-FF89-C657-7426-587E4244F920
treatment provided by	Tatiana
scientific name	Arafuramiris jimmi Schuh
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Treatment

Arafuramiris jimmi Schuh View in CoL Figure 4 View Figure 4

Arafuramiris jimmi Schuh, 1984: 205 View in CoL , figs. 665, 681 (n. sp., diag., descr., DV).

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by characters of generic diagnosis, large size, width of vertex approximately same as width of one eye, relatively short and narrow anterior lobe of pronotum, and rounded frons.

DESCRIPTION: See Schuh (1984).

HOSTS: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DISCUSSION: This species is similar in size to Arafuramiris queenslandensis but is differentiated by the wider vertex and the more elongate and narrow anterior lobe of the pronotum.

HOLOTYPE: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Western Highlands Prov.: Korop, Upper Jimmi River Valley , 1300 m, July 12, 1955, light trap, J.L. Gressit. 18 ( BPBM) [not examined].

SPECIMENS EXAMINED: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Madang Province: Baiteta, 5.017 ° S 145.75 ° E, 12 Apr 1996, O. Missa, 28 (00196000, 00302153), 5♀ (00196007– 00196008, 00302154–00302155, 01960015) ( ISNB). Baku Forest Stn, 5.1 ° S 145.48 ° E, 80 m, 04 Feb 1978 – 12 Feb 1978, W.C. Gagne, 18 (00318941) ( BPBM). Sandaun (West Sepik Province): Angoram, 10 m, 14 Aug 1969, J.L. Gressitt, 1♀ (00318940) ( BPBM).