Blesingia mamai (Schuh) 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 : 90-91

Blesingia mamai (Schuh) , new combination Figure 14

Pseudoleucophoroptera mamai Schuh, 1984: 238 , figs. 773, 775–779, 782–784 (n. sp., diag., descr., DV, figs. MG).

DISCUSSION: This species externally looks very similar to B. fasciatipennis as noted by Schuh (1984); however, the predominantly dark brown coloration, length antennal segment 2 nearly two times the width of the head, the relatively short head below the eyes (one-fifth the total height of head), the round metatibia, and the posterior margin of the corium abutting the cuneal fracture also white along with the anterior margin of the cuneus clearly differentiate it from the other species of Blesingia .

Female: Unknown.

HOSTS: Unknown; collected by traps.

DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

HOLOTYPE: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Central Province : Mamai Plantation E of Port Glasgow, 150 m, February 13 1965, R. Straatman collector. 1 8 ( BPBM) [not examined].

SPECIMENS EXAMINED: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Central Province: Mamai Platn., E of Prt Glasgow, 10.26666 ° S 149.5 ° E, 46 m, 13 Feb 1965, R. Straatman, paratype, 18 (00321071) ( BPBM). Southern Highlands: Koroba, 40 km W of Tari, 5.70341 ° S 142.73146 ° E, 1727 m, 19 Sep 1963, R. Straatman, Light Trap, paratype, 18 (00321072) ( BPBM).

Blesingia promeceops (Schuh) , new combination Figure 14

Pseudoleucophoroptera promeceops Schuh, 1984: 239 , figs. 772, 774, 780, 781 (n. sp., diag., descr., DV, figs. head-pronotum).

DISCUSSION: This species is recognized by elongate face much like B. gularis and B. cantrelli (area of head below eyes greater than M total height of head), but it is distinct in having antennal segment 2 nearly two times as long as width of head, ridgelike carina on face ( Schuh 1984: fig. 781), lack of a white anterior margin of cuneus, and small size of cuneus relative to hemelytral membrane.

Female: Unknown.

HOSTS: Unknown, collected in light traps.

DISTRIBUTION: Solomon Islands.

HOLOTYPE: SOLOMON ISLANDS: SE Santa Ysabel: Tatamba , 0–50 m, September 8, 1964, light trap, R. Straatman, 1 8 ( BPBM) [not examined].

SPECIMENS EXAMINED: SOLOMON IS- LANDS: Guadalcanal: Gold Ridge–Suta (Jonapau), 9.5996 ° S 160.18426 ° E, 868 m, 26 Jun 1956, J.L. Gressitt, 1♀ (00321073) ( BPBM).

Figures

Figure 14. Distribution map of Blesingia spp.