Proamblia cunealis (Poppius)

Wolski, Andrzej, 2010, Revision of the Rhinocylapus - group (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae), Zootaxa 2653, pp. 1-36 : 14-17

Proamblia cunealis (Poppius)

( Figs. 2 A–B, 7F–H, 8A–D)

Modigliania cunealis Poppius 1909: 4 , 43, Fig. 1–1 a

Modigliania cunealis: Carvalho 1952: 50

Proamblia cunealis: Bergroth 1920: 73 ; Carvalho 1952: 50,1957: 33, 1980: 644; Schuh 1995; Gorczyca 2006: 72

Diagnosis. Distinguished by anterior lobe of pronotum only slightly raised; posterior lobe almost entirely dark, without longitudinal, yellow stripe ( Fig. 2 A–B); endosomal sclerite slender, not widened medially ( Fig. 8 A, B).

Redescription. Male. COLORATION ( Fig. 2 A–B). Head. Dark brownish, sometimes slightly yellowish on vertex and gula; antennal segment I dull yellowish, slightly tinged with red apically, sometimes with longitudinal, reddish stripes beyond medial part; segment II (except for apex) brownish; rostrum dull yellowish; labial segment I often reddish, slightly darker than segments II and III. Thorax. Pronotum. Anterior lobe ranging from yellow, sometimes with dark, round stripes medially to almost entirely dark brownish; posterior lobe dark brown, rarely with hardly visible, yellowish, longitudinal stripe medially, always with yellow stripe along posterior margin. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Mesoscutum almost entirely black; scutellum often tinged with red laterally, black patch on scutellum longitudinal, distinctly widened apically. Hemelytron. Cuneus yellow sometimes tinged with red, cuneus rarely entirely red; membrane often with yellowish stripe bordering major cell medially. Thoracic pleura. Propleuron dark brown, sometimes slightly tinged with red, posterior margin with yellow stripe along its length; mesepimeron black with yellow stripe posteriorly; metepisternum black with distinct, yellowish orange, rarely reddish, longitudinal stripe near anterior margin of metepisternum; scent-gland evaporatory areas and peritreme yellow. Legs. Fore- and mesofemora slightly tinged with red from medial part to apex; metafemur more strongly tinged with red. Abdomen. Usually entirely dark brown to black, sometimes yellowish apically and ventrally. STRUCTURE AND VESTITURE ( Figs. 2 A–B, 7F–H). Thorax. Pronotum. Anterior lobe relatively flat, incarinate laterally; posterior lobe without any longitudinal swelling medially.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 8 A–D). Endosomal sclerite slender.

Female. Similar to male, but larger.

Measurements. Ψ/ɗ: body length 5.3–5.9/4.6–4.7, width 1.7–2.0/1.5–1.6. Head. Length 0.75–1.0/0.62– 0.67, width 1.2–1.28/1.1, diameter of eye in dorsal view 0.27–0.3/0.27. Antenna. Length of segment I 0.95– 1.12/1.1, II 2.0–2.24/2.1, III 3.19–3.62/3.48, IV (Ψ) 3.6. Labium. Length of segment (Ψ) I 0.94–1.0/0.88, II (Ψ) 1.16–1.22, III (Ψ) 1.4–1.44, IV 0.46–0.5/0.48. Pronotum. Length 0.97–1.05/0.72–0.82, width of anterior margin 0.82–0.84/0.62–0.67, length of lateral margin 0.9–1.1/0.76–0.82, width of posterior margin 1.7–1.8/ 1.35.

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Indonesia (Kepulauan Mentawai Is.).

Type material. Lectotype ɗ (here designated): Mentawei, Si Oban IV–VIII, Modigliani 94; Museo Civ. Genova [orange label]; SYNTYPUS, Modigliania cunealis B. Poppius, 1909 [red label]; paralectotypes: 8 Ψ: Mentawei, Si Oban IV–VIII, Modigliani 94; Museo Civ. Genova [orange label]; SYNTYPUS, Modigliania cunealis B. Poppius, 1909 [red label]; 1 ɗ: Mentawei, Si Oban IV–VIII, Modigliani 94; Museo Civ. Genova [orange label]; SYNTYPUS, Modigliania cunealis B. Poppius, 1909 [red label]; 1 Ψ: Mentawei, Si Oban IV– VIII, Modigliani 94; Museo Civ. Genova [orange label]; Ψ; Modigliania cunealis n. gen. et sp. [handwritten]; SYNTYPUS, Modigliania cunealis B. Poppius, 1909 [red label]; 2 Ψ: Mentawei, Si Oban IV–VIII, Modigliani 94; Museo Civ. Genova [orange label]; SYNTYPUS, Modigliania cunealis B. Poppius, 1909 [red label]; 1 Ψ: Mentawei, Si Oban IV–VIII, Modigliani 94; Museo Civ. Genova [orange label]; SYNTYPUS, Modigliania cunealis B. Poppius, 1909 [red label] ( MCSN).

Discussion. To ensure nomenclatural stability, I designate a male lectotype and thirteen paralectotypes as noted above.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Rhinocylapus redeii sp. nov., holotype, dorsal habitus.

FIGURE 2. Dorsal habitus color photographs of the Rhinocylapus - group: A – B, Proamblia cunealis: A—paralectotype (Ψ), B—lectotype; C – D Proamblia elongata: C—holotype, D— ♂: Sandakan Borneo; E— Mycetocylapus minor (♂: Los Banos, P. I.); F— Mycetocylapus major (Ψ: Los Banos, P. I.); G— Mycetocylapus pacificus (holotype); H – I, Rhinocylapidius velocipedoides: H—lectotype, I— ♂: Formosa; Fuhosho; J— Rhinocylapus acutangulus (holotype); K— Rh. redeii (holotype); L— Rh. scutatus (♂: paratype); M— Rh. simplicicollis (holotype); N— Rh. sumatranus (holotype); O – P, Rh. pallescens: O—Ψ: paratype, P—holotype; Q-R, Rh. vittatus: Q—holotype, R— ♂: Sandakan, Borneo.

FIGURE 8. Male genitalia of Proamblia cunealis (A – D) and P. elongata (E – H): A, B, F, G, endosoma; C, E, left paramere, left lateral view; D, left paramere, dorsal view; H, right paramere. Scale bars: 0.1 mm. DSS—sclerotized portion of ductus seminis inside endosoma; ES—endosomal sclerite.