Phytocoris simulatus Knight, 1928 (fraterculus species group). 1

Menard, Katrina L. & Schwartz, Michael D., 2023, Four new species of Phytocoris Fallen (Hemiptera, Miridae) from the Davis Mountains in Texas and further documentation of known species of Jeff Davis County, ZooKeys 1174, pp. 97-139 : 97

Phytocoris simulatus Knight, 1928 (fraterculus species group). 1

Fig. 20

Specimens examined.

Davis Mountain Nature Preserve, McIvor Conservation Center, 30.695554, -104.121378, 5902 ft, 17.v.2022 K Menard, UV light (UCONN), 1♂ 1♀; TNC Davis Mountains Preserve , Right Hand Loop, 30.837361, -104.0338989, 17.v.2021, AJ Schmitz, (UCONN) , 1♂; Davis Mountains Nature Preserve, 0.25 mi S. McIvor Conservation Center, 30.699739, -104.115493, 5903 ft, 18.v.2022, K Menard, found on Pinus cembroides ( Pinaceae ) (UCONN) , 4♂ 2♀; Davis Mountains Hwy 118, 8 mi NW McDonald Observatory, 30°42'22"N, 104°06'17"W, 1892 m, 14.viii.2001, JC Schaffner, (TAMU), X0964873 1♀, X0965043 1♀, X0965087 1♂, X0903693 1♂, X0964010 1♂, X0964011 1♀, X0966544 1♂, X0964749 1♂, X0904140 1♀; Davis Mountains Resort , Marqua residence, 5800 ft, 30.62842°N, 104.08360°W, 21.vi.2011, Quinn & Riley, (TAMU), X0619885 1♂, X0620181 1♂, X0620533 1♂, X0620265 1♂, X0620422 1♂, X0620491 1♂; VIII-8-1992, UV light, W Godwin & E Riley, (TAMU), X0962470 1♂, X0962855 1♂, X0962417 1♂; 31.v.1993, Malaise Trap, D Marqua, (TAMU), X0966647 1♂; 10-17.v.1993, Malaise Trap, D Marqua, (TAMU), X0968119 1♂; 14.x.2011, UV light, EG Riley, (TAMU), X0890293 1♀, X0894660 1♂, X0891329 1♂, X0891883 1♀; Rest Stop , 9.5 mi S junction Hwy 118 on 166, 9.viii.1992, UV light, W Godwin & E Riley, (TAMU), X0901968 1♂, X0903350 1♂; Madera Canyon rest stop, highway 118, 9.vii.1992, W Godwin & E Riley, (TAMU), X0968946 1♂.

Figures

Figure 20. Phytocoris simulatus A male dorsal habitus B female dorsal habitus C endosoma.