Pulvillophylus rubritinctus, 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 : 181-182

Pulvillophylus rubritinctus , new species

Figure 80, map 20, table 1, plates 26, 27

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by large size, moderately projecting face, largely red dorsum, including membrane veins, with intermixed pale areas, particularly along claval suture and base of cuneus; distal half of femora reddish, antennal segments 1 and 2 heavily infuscate (pl. 26); endosoma sigmoid, apical region longer than secondary gonopore with two relatively long terminal spines, one tuberclelike the other small and strongly hooked (fig. 80, pl. 27). Most similar in size, form of head, and coloration, to P. cuneotinctus ; distinguished by clavus and corium being yellow/green in that species, rather than red as in P. rubritinctus , and by easily observed differences in form of hook on apical endosomal spine.

DESCRIPTION: MALE: Total length 5.40, pronotum width 1.48. COLORATION (pl. 26): Background coloration red; head, mesoscutum, scutellum, clavus, endocorium less strongly so, cuneus, and membrane veins red; claval suture contrastingly pale along entire length; antennal segment 1 castaneous, remaining segments infuscate; femora heavily reddish, tibiae pale. SURFACE AND VES- TITURE (pl. 26): Body surface smooth, dull to very weakly shining, with reclining, dark, common setae, pronotum with some erect spine ‐ like setae. STRUCTURE (pl. 26): Body elongate, nearly parallel sided. Head: Frons moderately swollen, projecting beyond eye by about length of eye, clypeus visible from above; eyes angulate along lateral margin; eye occupying four-fifths height of head; antenna inserted just above ventral margin of eye; labium reaching to pygophore. Antenna: Segment 1 elongate, exceeding apex of head by one-third length of segment, segment 2 long (1.73), 2.01 times width of head. Thorax: Pronotum weakly campanulate, lateral margin sinuous, posterior lobe weakly elevated, posterior margin excavated; meso ‐ scutum broadly exposed. Hemelytron: Costal margin straight, body elongate nearly parallel sided. GENITALIA (fig. 80, pl. 27): Pygophore: As in generic description. Endosoma: Sigmoid; dorsal strap terminating at about midpoint of secondary gonopore, ventral strap exceeding secondary gonopore by slightly more than length of gonopore, ter ‐ minally bifid, forming a tuberclelike stout spine and a small, short, apically sharp, hooked spine. Phallotheca: Apical portion long, narrow with long, relatively narrow aperture situated on ventral edge of anterior surface and conspicuously open on dorsoapical edge. Parameres: As in generic description.

FEMALE: Unknown.

ETYMOLOGY: From the Latin, ruber, “red,” and tinctus, “dyed or painted,” in reference to the conspicuous red markings on this taxon.

HOST: Unknown.

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

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 61 mi E of Norseman, 32.03°S 122.77°E, 29 Apr 1968, I.F.B. Common & M.S. Upton, 1d (AMNH_PBI 00168852) (ANIC).