Zygochrimnus henryi, Brailovsky, Harry, 2017

Brailovsky, Harry, 2017, Zygochrimnushenryi, a new genus and species from South America (Hemiptera, Lygaeoidea, Lygaeidae), ZooKeys 796, pp. 319-324 : 319

Zygochrimnus henryi sp. n. Figure 1B, E, G

Material.

Type material. Holotype, male. PERU: Amazonas, 1 km W Siempre Viva, 5°44'40"S, 78°40'26"W, 475 m, 14 Dec 2005, F. Andrews (UCR). Paratypes: PERU: Cajamarca, 5 km N, Tambopata, 5°25'40"S, 78°48'8"W, 560 m, 15 Dec 2005, F. Andrews 1 male (UNAM). ECUADOR: Manabi, Rio Chico, Puerto Lopez, 5 m, 29 Mar 2002, I. G. Tapia, 1 male (UNAM).

Diagnosis.

As in generic diagnosis.

Holotype description.

Dorsal coloration.Head: Dark reddish brown to black with yellow discoidal spot at vertex; antennal segments I-III pale reddish brown, IV dark orange. Pronotum: Anterior lobe dull black with wide dull orange stripe behind anterior border; posterior lobe shiny reddish brown with wide dull orange irregular stripe behind posterior margin of anterior lobe. Scutellum: Black with apex (stem) shiny orange. Hemelytra: Clavus with basal half, claval margin bordering scutellum and claval commissure pale yellowish-white; posterior half with pale reddish-brown triangular spot; claval margin bordering scutellum pale yellowish white, contrasting with pale reddish brown margin bordering corium; claval vein concolorous with surrounding area; costal margin of corium pale yellowish white basally and apically, and pale reddish brown between; apical margin of corium pale yellowish white interrupted at middle by pale reddish-brown short stripe; outer spot broader than inner one; hemelytral membrane pale brown with basal angle and outer margin white to yellowish white. Abdomen: Connexivum and dorsal abdominal segments dark brown to dark reddish brown.

Ventral coloration. Head: Black; buccula black with inner margin dark orange; rostral segments pale castaneous orange. Thorax: Propleuron black with anterior and posterior margin and acetabula dark orange; mesopleuron and metapleuron black with posterior margin and acetabula dark orange; pro-, meso- and metasternum dark brown; ostiolar peritreme pale yellowish white. Coxae black with dark reddish-orange reflections; trochanter dark reddish orange; femora dark reddish orange with apical third darker; tibiae dark reddish orange; tarsi pale castaneous orange. Abdomen: Abdominal sterna and genital capsule dark reddish brown.

Paratype variation.

1, pronotal disk entirely reddish brown. 2, basal third of clavus and corium pale yellowish orange. 3, acetabula dark yellow. 4, mesopleuron black. 5, metapleuron black with outer margin dark yellow.

Measurements.

Male holotype. Body length 4.70 mm; head length 0.55 mm; width across eyes 1.25 mm; interocular distance 0.80 mm; interocellar distance 0.52 mm; preocular distance 0.52 mm; antennal segments: I, 0.32 mm, II, 0.77 mm, III, 0.67 mm, IV, 0.85 mm; pronotum: length 1.07 mm; width across humeral angles 1.32 mm; scutellum: length 0.52 mm; width 0.82 mm; maximum width across abdomen 1.80 mm.

Etymology.

Named after Thomas J. Henry, indefatigable and remarkable collector, specialist in several groups of Heteroptera and editor of an entomological journal. Dr. Henry is a great human being, excellent friend, and a true model to be followed by the future generation of entomologists and systematists.

Distribution.

Known from Ecuador and Peru.