Heraeus hollyae, Baranowski, 2005

Pablo M. Dellapé, María C. Melo & Thomas J. Henry, 2016, A phylogenetic revision of the true bug genus Heraeus (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae: Myodochini), with the description of two new genera and 30 new species, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177 (177), pp. 29-134 : 55-56

HERAEUS HOLLYAE BARANOWSKI, 2005

( FIGS 3 G, 11B, 12E–H, 13)

Heraeus hollyae Baranowski, 2005: 141 (in Baranowski & Slater, 2005) .

Diagnosis

Posterior pronotal lobe nearly uniformly dark, with two short yellow lines. Meso- and metafemur bicoloured, with basal two-thirds yellowish and apical third brown.

Specimens of H. hollyae share with H. guttatus the contrastingly darkened apical third of metafemur, but differ in having the posterior pronotal lobe nearly uniformly dark, with only two short yellowish lines.

Description of characters used in phylogenetic

analysis ( Fig. 3 G)

Head: Coriaceous. Eyes not surpassing the dorsal margin of head in lateral view. Ocelli posterior to an imaginary line passing the posterior border of eyes. Labium extending to mesocoxae. Distiflagellomere with a pale band.

Thorax: Anterior and posterior pronotal lobe without long setae. Posterior pronotal lobe nearly uniformly dark, with two short yellow lines. Males generally with a strongly globose anterior pronotal lobe. Scutellum without erect setae. Inner corial spot present. Costal margin pale on proximal three-quarters, with a subapical corial spot. Veins of membrane paler and with a pale apical spot. Posterior half of hemelytra dark with the subapical corial spot and apical spot of membrane conspicuously pale. Legs: Profemur dark with apices paler, apical half of metafemur darker ( Fig. 11 B). Profemur with sparse short setae. Mesofemur and protibia spinose.

Abdomen, male genitalia: Pygophore ( Fig. 12 E, F) rounded. Anterior margin of dorsal aperture rounded. Parameres: Figure 12 (G, H). Aedeagus: conjunctiva and vesica unspined, lobes of vesica weakly sclerotized, without spines; processus gonopori long and slender.

Distribution

Antigua, Dominican Republic (NEW RECORD), and Haiti (NEW RECORD) ( Fig. 13 ).

Type material examined

Holotype: ♂, ANTIGUA B., W.I., Collins, 20-VIII- [19]95 (under Bucida sp.), R.M. & H.V. Baranowski , J.A. Slater (FSCA).

Paratypes: 7♂, 7♀ same data as for holotype (2♂, 4♀, AMNH; 5♂, 3♀ USNM).

Additional material studied

HAITI: 1♂, 1♀, Trou Cayman, 4-IX-1934, M. Bates (AMNH).

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Pedernales: 1♀, Cabo Rojo, Alcoa (cafetería), 9/13-IV-2000, blacklight, R.E. Woodruff & T.J. Henry (USNM).

Figures

Figure 3. Habitus dorsal: A, Heraeus cinnamomeus Barber, 1948; B, Heraeus coquilletti Barber, 1914; C, Heraeus costalis sp. nov.; D, Heraeus itzelae sp. nov.; E, Heraeus setosus sp. nov.; F, Heraeus guttatus (Dallas, 1852). G, Heraeus hollyae Baranowski, 2005. H, Heraeus triguttatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1857); I, Heraeus steineri sp. nov.; J, Heraeus caliginosus Slater & Baranowski, 1994; K, Heraeus dominicanus sp. nov.

Figure 11. Legs: A, Heraeus guttatus (Dallas, 1852); B, Heraeus hollyae Baranowski, 2005; C, Heraeus steineri sp. nov.; D, Heraeus triguttatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1857).

Figure 12. Male genitalia. Heraeus guttatus (Dallas, 1852): A, pygophore, dorsal view; B, pygophore, lateral view; C, right paramere, inner view; D, right paramere, external view. Heraeus hollyae sp. nov.: E, pygophore, dorsal view; F, pygophore, lateral view; G, right paramere, inner view; H, right paramere, external view. Heraeus steineri sp. nov.: I, pygophore, dorsal view; J, pygophore, lateral view; K, right paramere, inner view; L, right paramere, external view. Heraeus triguttatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1857): M, pygophore, dorsal view; N, pygophore, lateral view; O, right paramere, inner view; P, right paramere, external view.

Figure 13. Distributional map of Heraeus hollyae Baranowski, 2005 and Heraeus steineri sp. nov.