Austrodapus nitens, 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 : 74

Austrodapus nitens , new species Figures 11–12 , 44L–O ; plate 4

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the generic diagnosis.

DESCRIPTION: See generic description.

ETYMOLOGY: From the Latin nitens , ‘‘shiny.’’

HOSTS: Acacia spp. (Fabaceae) .

DISTRIBUTION: New South Wales.

DISCUSSION: Within Austrodapus there is variability in the size and overall coloration; some specimens are more castaneous whereas others are more dark brown, and those collected more to the northern part of the range tend to be larger than specimens from the southern part. However there are no differences in the genitalia, coloration of the cuneus, the partial transverse fascia, appendages, or antennae to indicate that color differences warrant separation into separate species.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: Spring Hill, 33.39857 ° S 149.15225 ° E, 945 m, 03 Dec 2006, K. Menard and N. Tatarnic, Acacia mearnsii (Fabaceae) , 18 (00392789) ( AM).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory: Black Mountain, 35.26387 ° S 149.10051 ° E, 21 Jan 1972, R.L. Kitching, Acacia baileyana F. Muell. (Fabaceae) , 2♀ (00393692, 00393693) ( AM). Canberra Black Mountain, 35.26666 ° S 149.1 ° E, 1990, A. Kirejtschuk, 18 (00229527) ( ZISP). New South Wales: 6 mi ESE of Nelson Bay, 29 Nov 1967, Britton and Misko, 18 (00168829) ( ANIC). Dee Why Beach, off Dee Why Parade Road, 33.75 ° S 151.28333 ° E, 22 Nov 2006 – 23 Nov 2006, K. Menard and N. Tatarnic, Acacia irrorata subsp. irrorata Sieber ex Spreng. (Fabaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW666408, 1♀ (00128214) ( AMNH). Dharug National Park, 2 km S of Wisemans Ferry, 33.22 ° S 150.03 ° E, 28 Nov 2006, K. Menard and N. Tatarnic, Acacia mearnsii (Fabaceae) , 3♀ (00195989, 00392794– 00392795) ( AMNH), 18 (00392791) ( TAMU), 1♀ (00392793) ( USNM). Royal National Park, Warumbul Picnic Area, 34.06667 ° S 151.1048 ° E, 20 m, 14 Nov 2001, Cassis, Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Acacia irrorata subsp. irrorata Sieber ex Spreng. (Fabaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW666408, 28 (00274220, 00274223) ( AM), 28 (00274222, 00274224) ( ANIC), 28 (00274217, 00274225) ( QM), 28 (00274219, 00274226) ( UNSW), 18 (00274221) ( USNM). Spring Hill, 33.39857 ° S 149.15225 ° E, 945 m, 03 Dec 2006, K. Menard and N. Tatarnic, Acacia mearnsii (Fabaceae) , 18 (00392790) ( TAMU), 18 (00392788) ( USNM).

Figures

Figure 11. Distribution map of Austrodapus nitens (southeastern Australia).

Figure 12. Male genitalia of Austrodapus nitens (A–D).

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.