Pulvillophylus rossi, Randall T. Schuh & Michael D. Schwartz, 2016

Randall T. Schuh & Michael D. Schwartz, 2016, Nineteen new genera and 82 new species of Cremnorrhinina from Australia, including analyses of host relationships and distributions (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylininae: Cremnorrhinini), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 401, pp. 1-279 : 179-181

Pulvillophylus rossi , new species

Figure 79, map 20, table 1, plates 26, 27, 53

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by relatively small size, compact body form, moderately projecting head, and mostly brown coloration, including all appendages (pl. 26); endosoma short, stout, almost straight, secondary gonopore large relative to total size of endosoma, apical spine small, hooked, and ventral surface with field of spicules distad of secondary gonopore (fig. 79, pl. 27). Easily confused with Halophylus tecticornii (pl. 16) on basis of size and dark coloration of dorsum and appendages, but femora without spots on distal half, and with hooked apical spine and subapical spicules unlike those of Halophylus spp.

DESCRIPTION: MALE: Mean total length 3.46, mean pronotum width 1.02. COLORATION (pl. 26): Overall coloration mostly dark brown; exocorium pale, membrane fumose; antenna and femora dark; tibiae pale, spines without dark bases. SURFACE AND VES- TITURE (pl. 26): Body surface smooth and weakly shining, mostly dull, with reclining, dark common setae (available specimens all badly rubbed). STRUCTURE (pl. 26): Body weakly elongate, rectangular. Head: Short and broad, eyes bulging; frons swollen, less strongly prognathous than most other Pulvillophylus spp., projecting beyond anterior margin of eye by about diameter of eye, clypeus partially visible from above; eye occupying about three-fifths height of head in lateral view; antenna inserted at ventral margin of eye, eye not emarginate at insertion; labium reaching to apex of metacoxa. Antenna: Segment 1 elongate, exceeding apex of head by one-third length of segment, segment 2 moderately long (0.98), 1.15 times width of head.

Thorax: Pronotum with calli distinct, lateral margins nearly straight, posterior margin straight, mesoscutum narrowly exposed. Hemelytron: Costal margin nearly straight. GENITALIA (fig. 79, pl. 27): Pygophore: As in generic description. Endosoma: Sigmoid; ventral strap with distal length subequal to length of secondary gonopore; terminally with one hooked, sharp, apical spine subtended by field of prominent spicules. Phallotheca: Wide relative to length, anterior aspect with undulating dorsal margin and short gentle ridge dorsad of aperture; basal portion narrowed proximally and strongly curving. Parameres: As in generic description.

FEMALE (pl. 26): Structure and coloration similar to male, body somewhat more ovoid, antennal segment 2 weakly tapering proximally; mean total length 3.84, mean pronotum width 1.09. GENITALIA as in plate 53.

ETYMOLOGY: Named after E.S. Ross, longtime curator of insects at the California Academy of Sciences, in recognition of his having collected all known specimens of this species.

HOST: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION (map 20): Known only from the type locality, Kellerberrin, Western Australia, east of Perth.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 5 mi W of Kellerberrin, 31.62314°S 117.64027°E, 325 m, 15 Sep 1962, E.S. Ross & D.Q. Cavagnaro, 1d (AMNH_PBI 00078722) (WAMP).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 5 mi W of Kellerberrin, 31.62314°S 117.64027°E, 325 m, 15 Sep 1962, E.S. Ross & D.Q. Cavagnaro, 3d (00078737–00078739), 2♂ (00292458, 00292459), 2♂ (00391065, 00391066) (AM), 4d (00078699, 0 0 0 78700, 0 0 0 78710, 00078721), 5♂ (00078740, 0 0 0 78741, 0 0 0 78763, 0 0 0 78765, 00078766), 2d (00391063, 00391064) (AMNH), 30d (00078701–0 0 0 78709, 0 0 0 78711–0 0 0 78720, 0 0 0 78723–00078733), 23♂ (00078742–0 0 0 78761, 0 0 0 78764, 0 0 0 78767, 00292460) (CAS), 3d (00078734–00078736), 2♂ (00078762, 00292461) (WAMP).