Limonocoris kunzi, Heiss, 2020

Heiss, Ernst, 2020, Review of the neotropical Mezirinae genus Limonocoris KORMILEV, 1971 with description of two new species (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Aradidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (1), pp. 151-159 : 153-154

Limonocoris kunzi nov.sp. ( Figs 5, 7, 9 , 10-15 )

Holotype ♂ labelled: Costa Rica: S.Jose / Cart. Km 69 Int.Am.Hwy / Tres de Junio , 2600m // 09, 39.30 N, 83, 51.30 W / cloud forest litter 97-004 / 7 VI 97 R. S. Anderson // . Paratype ♂ collected with holotype, pygophore dissected.

D i a g n o s i s: Largest species, differs from congeners by the size and outline of lateral expansions of deltg V-VII.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Head about as long as wide (0.80 / 0.95);), antennae 2.26 times as long as width of head; length of antennal segments I / II / III / IV = 0.60 / 0.35 / 0.80 / 0.40, I thickest.

Thorax: Pronotum strongly transverse, about 3 times as wide as long (1.45 / 0.55), lateral margins reflexed, sinuately converging to rounded and produced anterolateral angles.

Mesonotum. Scutelllum medially raised and carinate 3.6 times as wide incl. wingpads as long (1.80 / 0.50), wingpads rounded and laterally reflexed. Metanotum consisting of two oval sclerites with granulate surface.

Abdomen: Mtg I+II transverse and raised medially, separated by sutures; tergal plate with distinct pattern of flat impressions marking the fused mtg III-VI; deltg V-VII angularly expanded and reflexed laterally. Male pygophore conical and narrowly rounded, parameres as Figs. 12-15.

M e a s u r e m e n t s: Length, 5.0mm; length of antennae 2.2; width of abdomen across tergites IV-VII = 2.60 / 2.80 / 2.45 / 2.00.

E t y m o l o g y: This species is dedicated to Gernot Kunz, Biologist at the University of Graz, Austria, recognizing his ambitious and successful efforts to compile the Mobile App “Animals of Costa Rica ”, an excellent field guide with 7000 photos of about 4700 species.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Central Costa Rica at an altitude of 2350-2600m.

C o m m e n t s: A brachypterous female labelled: Costa Rica: S. Jose / Cart. Km 55 Int.Am.Hwy / 3km S El Palme, 2350m / 09, 42.30 N, 83,57 W / oak forest litter 97-008 / 8 VI 97 R.S.Anderson // although of different not posteriorly widening habitus as the males, but sharing their essential structures, might be the opposite sex of L.kunzi sp.n. ( Fig. 7 ). As however females are only recorded from L. jolyi but never been figured and not available for comparison, its status remains uncertain and is therefore not included as paratype.

Figures

Figs 5-9: Limonocoris (5) kunzi sp.nov. holotype ♂, habitus; (6) aberrans ♂, habitus; (7) c.f. kunzi nov.sp.,♀ habitus; (8) aberrans ♂, terminal segments, dorsal; (9) kunzi nov.sp., ♂ terminal segments, dorsal. Scale 1mm.

Figs 10-15: Limonocoris kunzi nov.sp. (10) male pygophore dorsal; (11) ditto lateral; (12-15) left paramere, different positions. Scale; (10-11) 0.5mm; (12-15) 0.2mm. Fig. 16: Map with distribution of Limonocoris.