Rauniella ishtar (Linnavuori, 1984)

Zamani, M. & Hosseini, R., 2020, An illustrated taxonomic key to genera of Mirinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) with three new records from Iran, Russian Entomological Journal 29 (1), pp. 20-32 : 21-22

Rauniella ishtar (Linnavuori, 1984)

Figs 5–6 , 10–13 , 89 .

SPECIMENS EXAMINED. Iran, Kurdistan province: Sarvabad; Daraki 5♂, 1♀ (35°19´N 46°09´E, 1831m), Bahram abad (35°21´N 46°14´E, 1183m) S. Mohammadi, sweeping. 15.VI.2018 .

DIAGNOSIS. Rauniella ishtar can be distinguished by the following characters: interocular width/width of eye ♂ / ♀: 1.4–1.57/ 1.73; pronotum laterally below the humeral angles with black markings; femora with rows of dark brown spots; tibia with black spines; lateral side of left paramere subapically with a large dentate projection; right paramere medially constricted; vesica without spiculum; secondary gonopore forming an inverted saddle; sclerotized rings of female genitalia large, elongate-oval; dorsal labiate plate with a large antero-medial projection; median process of posterior wall prominent.

MEASUREMENTS. Body length ♂ / ♀ : 7.75–8.15/ 7.89; width ♂ / ♀ : 2.41/ 2.62; interocular width/width of eye ♂ / ♀ : 1.4–1.57/ 1.73; lengths of antennal segments I–IV ♂ / ♀ : 1.16– 1.23, 2.86–3.16, 1.83–1.94,?/ 1.07, 2.98, 1.6,?; 2 nd segment ♂ / ♀ : 2.4–2.7x/ 2.3x longer than width of head; length of pronotum (dorsal view) ♂ / ♀ : 1.19/ 1.37; width of posterior margin of pronotum ♂ / ♀ : 2–2.15/ 2.36.

MALE GENITALIA. Apophysis of left paramere forming almost right angle with its body, with large subapical dentate projection on lateral side, apically curved sideward, sensory lobe and lateral margin of left paramere with setiferous tubercles transformed into distinct teeth ( Figs 11–12 ); right paramere medially constricted ( Fig. 13 ); vesica with three main large lobes, without spiculum; one of the main lobes dentate and sclerotized; other two main lobes, membranous and divided into terminal lobes, surface of these lobes covered with microspinules, two of these terminal lobes apically dentate ( Fig. 10 ).

FEMALE GENITALIA. Dorsal labiate plate large and prominent, with a large antero-medial projection, laterally with pointed and reinforced margins; sclerotized rings large, elongate-oval, separated, obliquely oriented; posterior wall with interramal sclerites, large and prominent interramal lobes (medially separated), large dorsal structure and median process ( Fig. 89 ).

COMMENTS. This species has been described from Iraq and here recorded from Iran for the first time. Collected on herbaceous host plants in meadow.

Figures

Figs 1–6. Habitus photographs of new record specimens (male): 1–2 — Stenotus binotatus; 3–4 — Cyphodema humbaba; 5–6 — Rauniella ishtar; 1, 4, 5 — dorsal view; 2, 3, 6 — lateral view. Scale bar: 1 mm. Рис. 1–6. Фотографии габитуса видов, впервые найденных в Иране (самцы): 1–2 — Stenotus binotatus; 3–4 — Cyphodema humbaba; 5–6 — Rauniella ishtar; 1, 4, 5 — сверху; 2, 3, 6 — сбоку. МасШтаб: 1 мм.

Figs 7–17. Male genitalia: 7–9 — Cyphodema humbaba; 10–13 — Rauniella ishtar; 14–17 — Stenotus binotatus; 7, 10, 14 — vesica; 8, 11, 12, 15 — left paramere; 9, 13, 16, 17 — right paramere; apo — apophysis; ml — membranous lobe; sg — secondary gonopore; sp — spiculum. Scale bar: 0.1 mm (7–13 and 14–17 same scale). Рис. 7–17. Гениталии самцов: 7–9 — Cyphodema humbaba; 10–13 — Rauniella ishtar; 14–17 — Stenotus binotatus; 7, 10, 14 — веЗика; 8, 11, 12, 15 — леваЯ парамера; 9, 13, 16, 17 — праваЯ парамера; apo — апофиЗ; ml — мембраннаЯ лопасть; sg — вторичный гонопор; sp — спикулЮм. МасШтаб: 0.1 мм (7–13 и 14–17 в одном масШтабе).

Figs 76–91. Female genitalia of Mirini tribe: Sclerotized ring and posterior wall of bursa copulatrix with their associated structures: 76 — Adelphocoris vandalicus (Rossi, 1790); 77 — Dichrooscytus persicus Josifov, 1974; 78 — Pinalitus cervinus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1841); 79 — Mermitelocerus schmidtii (Fieber, 1836); 80 — Megacoelum sp.; 81 — Cyphodema humbaba Linnavuori, 1984; 82 — Creontiades pallidus (Rambur, 1839); 83 — Stenotus binotatus (Fabricius, 1794); 84 — Calocoris roseomaculatus roseomaculatus (De Geer, 1773); 85 — Polymerus vulneratus (Panzer, 1806); 86 — Orthops kalmii (Linnaeus, 1758); 87 — Agnocoris reclairei (Wagner, 1949); 88 — Taylorilygus apicalis (Fieber, 1861); 89 — Rauniella ishtar (Linnavuori, 1984); 90 — Charagochilus gyllenhali (Fallén, 1807);