Papuamiroides elongatus, 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 : 123

Papuamiroides elongatus , new species Figures 31–32 ; plate 7

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the generic diagnosis.

DESCRIPTION: See generic description.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the elongate antennal segment 2.

HOSTS: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DISCUSSION: There is some variability in the width of the vertex relative to the total width of the head in both sexes of this species, but other aspects of external morphology, genitalia, and the presence of the long narrow antennae unite them as a single taxon.

HOLOTYPE: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Madang Province: Baiteta , 5.017 ° S 145.75 ° E, 15 May 1996, O. Missa, 18 (00302049) ( ISNB).

PARATYPES: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Madang Province: Baiteta , 5.017 ° S 145.75 ° E, 17 Apr 1996, O. Missa, 3♀ (00302055, 00302063– 00302064) ( ISNB) ; 15 May 1996, O. Missa, 38 (00302047– 00302048, 00302050), 7♀ (00302052– 00302054, 00302062, 00302065– 00302067) ( ISNB) ; 18 Jun 1996, O. Missa, 1♀ (00302061) ( ISNB) .

Figures

Figure 31. Distribution of Papuamiroides elongatus.

Figure 32. Male genitalia of Papuamiroides elongatus (A–D).