Arafuramiris queenslandensis, Menard & Schuh, 2011

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 : 38-39

Arafuramiris queenslandensis , new species Figures 4 , 5 D–G , 44E–G ; plate 1

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by large size, presence of transparent area on lateral margin

of cuneus, and large eyes. Overall size similar to A. jimmi , but narrower vertex and eyes that encompass total height of head in lateral view in A. queenslandensis separate the two species.

DESCRIPTION: Male: Macropterous, medium sized, medially constricted. Total length 3.22–3.71, width pronotum 0.94–1.08, maximum width across hemelytra 0.99–1.09. COLORATION: Pronotum, scutellum, and thorax mostly dark brown, anterior lobe of pronotum paler brown. Membrane pale brown and without pigmentation on wing veins (pl. 1). Abdomen dark brown with second and third abdominal segments paler brown to castaneous. STRUCTURE: Clypeus flush with anterior margin of frons in lateral view, not visible in dorsal view, frons convex. Vertex concave, with posterior margin raised for medial half and lateral margins declining, forming shelflike appearance, width equivalent to approximately half total width of one eye. Eyes strongly removed from anterior margin of vertex, vertex hidden in lateral view by anterior surface of eyes and eyes entire height of head in lateral view, posterior margin of eyes obscure anterior margin of pronotum. Length of antennal segment 2 equal in length to head width, weakly curving medially. Labial segment 1 apex past posterior margin of head, apex of segment 4 surpassing mesocoxae. Anterior lobe of pronotum relatively short and not as well differentiated as other Australian species of Arafuramiris . Hemelytral anterolateral margins narrower than posterior lateral margins. Cuneus length greater than M total length of hemelytral membrane, cuneal fracture angled anteromesially. GENITALIA: (fig. 5A–D). Pygophore: Small, less than one-fifth total length of abdomen, without elaborations, ventral surface nearly parallel to anterior surface. Endosoma: Relatively small, slender, twisted, S-shaped, composed of two sclerotized straps, fused into tube toward base and separating toward apex into two separate processes, posterior process angled in different direction from anterior process, posterior process terminating anterior to basal margin of secondary gonopore (fig. 5D). Phallotheca: Relatively elongate, apex of paramere nearly perpendicular to posterior process, L-shaped, anterior margin of posterior process with ridges (fig. G). Right Paramere: Moderately sized, smaller than left paramere, with nearly parallel sides (fig. 5F). Left Paramere: Posterior process relatively narrow and with dorsal surface nearly straight; anterior process stout but without sensory pits on interior margin, dorsal surface of anterior arm above median of total height of paramere; dorsomedial surface concave (fig. 5E).

Female: Macropterous, medium sized, medially constricted. Total length 2.87–3.12, width pronotum 0.89–0.99, maximum width across hemelytra 0.84–1.03. COLORATION, SURFACE TEXTURE, AND VESTI- TURE: As in generic description. STRUC- TURE: Clypeus extending past anterior margin of frons, weakly visible in dorsal view. Vertex nearly two times width of one eye and convex, eyes not total height of head in lateral view. Length of antennal segment 2 nearly equal to total head width. Ventral surface of abdomen parallel to dorsal surface for greater than half of posterior length, lateral margins narrower than lateral margins of hemelytron. Ovipositor spine absent. GENITALIA: As in generic description.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the Australian state where the known specimens were collected.

HOSTS: Primarily Cupressaceae and Euphorbiaceae .

DISTRIBUTION: Queensland.

DISCUSSION: This species is similar in morphology to A. gressitti from Papua New Guinea, but is much larger in size, the length of the anterior lobe of the pronotum is shorter, and the lateral margins of the cuneus are transparent, all of which indicate that A. queenslandensis is a separate species.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Queensland: 11.2 km S of Lolworth Homestead, 20.26922 ° S 145.00658 ° E, 741 m, 18 May 2006, Cassis, Barrow, Finlay, Symonds, Petalostigma pubescens Domin (Euphorbiaceae) , det. RBG staff, 18 (00291237) ( QM).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Queensland: Cape York Islands Co.: Price of Wales Island, Aug 1920, J.A. Kusche, 18 (00318909) ( BPBM). 11.2 km S of Lolworth Homestead, 20.26922 ° S 145.00658 ° E, 741 m, 18 May 2006, Cassis, Barrow, Finlay, Symonds, Petalostigma pubescens Domin (Euphorbiaceae) , det. RBG staff, 18 (00392766), 1♀ (00392771) ( AM), 48 (00392761–00392764), 6♀ (00392767–00392768, 00392772–00392775) ( AMNH), 1♀ (00392769) ( UNSW), 18 (00392765), 1♀ (00392770) ( USNM). 19.5 km N of Mareeba, 16.81938 ° S 145.36766 ° E, 406 m, 24 May 2006, Cassis, Barrow, Finlay, Symonds, Callitris intratropica Benth. (Cupressaceae) , det. RBG staff, 18 (00392780), 1♀ (00392781) ( AMNH), 18 (00392779) ( UNSW). Bundaberg, 24.8694 ° S 152.35375 ° E, 10 m, 09 Dec 1904, Koebele, 18 (00318908) ( BPBM). Cairns, Hartleys Creek, 24 Apr 1957, W.W. Wirth, 1♀ (00318911) ( USNM). Davies Creek National Park, 6 km SE of Kennedy Hwy on Davies Creek Rd, 17.00525 ° S 145.56841 ° E, 445 m, 31 May 2006, Cassis, Barrow, Finlay, Symonds, 18 (00392776) ( AM), 1♀ (00392777) ( AMNH). Mid-Queensland, 1942–1945, Unknown, 1♀ (00318910) ( BMNH). ca. 30 km SE of Chillagoe, on Burke Developmental Rd, 17.36519 ° S 144.71405 ° E, 547 m, 01 Jun 2006, Cassis, Barrow, Finlay, Symonds, 1♀ (00392778) ( AM).

Figures

Figure 4. Distribution map of Arafuramiris spp.

Figure 5. Male genitalia of Arafuramiris spp (A–G).

Figure 44. Female genitalia of Aitkenia exocarpos (A–D), Arafuramiris queenslandensis (E–G), Ausejanus albisignatus (H–K), Austrodapus nitens (L–O), Blesingia gularis (P–Q), Collessicoris bellissimus (R–S), and Leucophoroptera quadrimaculata (T–U). Ls5 lateral reduced interramal sclerites; PM–PW5 posterior margin sclerite on the posterior wall; Osp5 ovipositor spine; SR5 sclerotized rings; As 5 anterior sclerite of first gonapophysis; Vg 5 vestibular sclerite of first gonapophysis.