Calytriphylus menzies, Schwartz & Weirauch & Schuh, 2018

Schwartz, Michael D., Weirauch, Christiane & Schuh, Randall T., 2018, New Genera And Species Of Myrtaceae-Feeding Phylinae From Australia, And The Description Of A New Species Of Restiophylus (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae) Michael D. Schwartz Christiane Weirauch, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2018 (424), pp. 1-161 : 71-72

Calytriphylus menzies , new species

Figure 15 , map 5, plates 4, 27, table 1

DIAGNOSIS: Known only from the type species and therefore recognized by characters in the generic diagnosis.

DESCRIPTION: MALE: (fig. 15, pls. 4, 27A–G): As in generic description. Mean total length 2.98, mean pronotum width 0.89.

FEMALE (pls. 4, 27H–N): As in generic description. Mean total length 2.63, mean pronotum width 0.89.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for its occurrence near the Western Australian town of Menzies; a noun in apposition.

HOSTS (tables 2, 3): Recorded from Calytrix amethystina (pl. 37D) and C. angulata (pl. 37E) ( Myrtaceae : Chamelaucieae ).

DISTRIBUTION (map 5, table 4): Only known from the type locality near Menzies, Goldfields- Esperance region, Western Australia located in the western desert phytogeographical subregion.

DISCUSSION: The female of this new species bears a striking resemblance to Harpagophylus calytrix Schuh and Weirauch, 2010 . Without associated males the somewhat variable coloration of the head and distal region of the corium in females of both species makes assigning specimens to the correct genus difficult. Based on all known specimens these two exocarpocorines species do not utilize the same host plants — C. menzies on the two Calytrix spp. listed above and H. calytrix on C. variabilis Lindl.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 28 km S of Menzies (3.5 km E of Hiway), 29.91917 ° S 121.1514 ° E, 500 m, 25 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Calytrix amethystina Craven (Myrtaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 05099986, 13 ( AMNH _PBI 00087223) ( WAMP).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 28 km S of Menzies (3.5 km E of Hiway), 29.91917 ° S 121.1514 ° E, 500 m, 25 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Calytrix amethystina Craven (Myrtaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 05099986, 2♀ (00390842, 00414711), 43 (00390843–00390846) ( AM), 1♀ (00087224) ( AMNH), 13 (00087512) ( WAMP), Calytrix angulata Lindl. (Myrtaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 05099706, 33 (00128940–00128942) ( AMNH), 1♀ (00128943) ( WAMP).

OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 28 km S of Menzies (3.5 km E of Hiway), 29.91917 ° S 121.1514 ° E, 500 m, 25 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Calytrix angulata Lindl. (Myrtaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 05099706, 23 (00128515, 00128516), 1♀ (00128517) (AMNH).

Figures

FIG. 15. Calytriphylus menzies, AMNH_PBI 00128941. Scanning electron micrographs. A. Pretarsus, frontal view. B. Detail of parempodia, dorsal view. Abbreviations: pe, parempodium.