Orbellis flavescens Zámbó & Kondorosy, 2023

Zámbó, András, Kovács, Szilvia & Kondorosy, Előd, 2023, Revision of the genus Orbellis Distant, 1913 (Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae), Zootaxa 5389 (2), pp. 193-212 : 204

Orbellis flavescens Zámbó & Kondorosy , sp. nov.

( Figs. 8 , 20 , 28 )

Type specimens examined. HOLOTYPE: Madagascar b. occ. / Mahajamba River / Antsiatsiaka VIII. / P. Švacha lgt. (♂, NMPC) // HOLOTYPUS.Type locality. Northwestern Madagascar, near Mahajamba River, around Antsiatsiaka, S16°07’ E47°20’ (P. Švacha, verbal communication) .

PARATYPES: Madagascar / Diego-Suarez / C. H. Alluaud 1893 [green label] (1♂, 1♀, MNHN) ; Madagascar bor. / Port Bergé env. / bridge across Sofia river / at light / 24. xi. 1996, P. Švacha lgt. // ex ethanol (1♂, NMPC) ; Madagascar NE 2011 / Ankarafantsika N. P. / S 16°18’43.7” E 46°48’59.4” / 23.ii.; 100m; at light close to small lake / P. Baňař lgt. (1♂, MMBC) ; NW Madagascar, 23–26. i. 2015 / Ankarafantsika N. P., 71m / near Ampinjoroa village / circuit “Tour du lac” / S16°18’13.0” E46°48’49.1” / M. Trýzna leg. (2♂♂, MMBC) ; West Madagascar / nr. Kirindi N.P., Andranomena / Spec. Res. 27m; (Andranovory nampela) / S 20°08’52” E 44°30’52” / 1–4. ii. 2013; M. Trýzna lgt. (1♂, MMBC) ; Madagascar Ouest / S-P. Antsalova / Antsingy Rés. nat. 9 / A. Peyrieras, I-1975 [blue label] (1♂, MNHN) ; Madagascar: Tulear / Bereboka 60km / NE Morondava / J. S. Nayes, M. C. Day / B. M. 1983-201 (1♂, BMNH) .

Figures

FIGURES 1–11. Dorsal views of Orbellis species: 1. O. typicus Distant, 1913 lectotype; 2. O. polhemi Slater & O’Donnell, 1999; 3. O. maculosus Slater & O’Donnell, 1999 holotype; 4. O. madagascariensis Slater & O’Donnell, 1999; 5. O. calcaratus Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 6. O. dentifemoralis Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. paratype; 7. O. odonnellae Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 8. O. flavescens Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 9. O. guilberti Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 10. O. nigriapicalis Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 11. O. longirostris Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype. (Fig. 1 by E. Kondorosy, Fig. 3 E. Guilbert, Figs. 2, 4–11 A. Zámbó).

FIGURES 12–22. Male genitalia of Orbellis species: 12–15 pygophore (dorsal view); 16–22 left paramere (inner view): 16. O. madagascariensis; 12, 17. O. calcaratus; 13, 18. O. dentifemoralis; 14, 21. O. guilberti; 15, 22. O. nigriapicalis; 20. O. flavescens. (Figs. 12–15, 18 by Norbert Völgyi, 16–17, 19–22 Szilvia Kovács).

FIGURES 26–28. Distribution of Orbellis species in Madagascar: 26. previously described Orbellis species (solid symbol: literature data; empty symbol: new data; no new data available for O. maculosus); 27. O. calcaratus and O. dentifemoralis; 28. other new Orbellis species.