Nezara immaculata Freeman, 1940

Ferrari, Augusto, Schwertner, Cristiano Feldens & Grazia, Jocelia, 2010, Review, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Nezara Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), Zootaxa 2424, pp. 1-41 : 32-33

Nezara immaculata Freeman, 1940

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Nezara immaculata Freeman, 1940: 364 Diagnosis. Thorax: transverse parallel lines of punctures on pronotum present ( Fig. 2 D ), shared with N. niamensis and N. robusta ; ostiolar ruga auriculate, conspicuous. Abdomen: black maculae of urosternites always absent; margins of connexivum with a red band, sometimes extended along margins of corium and pronotum, shared with N. robusta and N. immaculata . Male: ventral rim of pygophore with brims reduced, not continuous at mid line, with a bifid projection ( Fig. 8J ), as in N. robusta ; paramere trilobate, median lobe carinate ( Fig. 8J ) as in N. robusta . Female: posterior margins with gonocoxites 8 straight; basal half of laterotergites 9 laterally concave and medially convex ( Fig. 16 J ).

Material examined: Nezara immaculata Freeman, 1940 Holotype male (♂ — BMNH) with the labels: a) C. Abyssinia Lake Zwai May.1914 O. Kovacs b) Brit. Mus. 1923-306 c) Holotype. ETHIOPIA: C. Abyssinia: Lake Zwai ., O. Kovacs, V.1914, Brit. Mus. 1923-306, Paratype (1♀ BMNH); KENYA: Brit. E. Afr., Aberdare Mts 7000 to 8500ft., E. foot & slopes, S.A. Neave, 24–27.II.1911, Brit. Mus. 1911-177, Paratype (13 — BMNH); Embu dist., Dr. Leakey, Kenya Natl. Mus. Exchange, (1♀ NMNH).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Dorsal view of Nezara species. A. N. capicola, B. N. orbiculata, C. N. soror, D. N. immaculata, E. N. robusta. F. N. niamensis (Scale = 5mm).

FIGURE 2. Dorsal view of Nezara species. A. N. capicola, B. N. orbiculata, C. N. soror, D. N. immaculata, E. N. robusta. F. N. niamensis (Scale = 5 mm).

FIGURE 5. Cladistic analysis of the genus Nezara based on morphological characters. The most–parsimonious cladogram length 60 steps; consistency index 0,81; retention index 0,89. (․) non-homoplasious; (□) homoplasious. (In parentheses Bremer and Bootstrap values, respectively; Bootstrap values less than 50 omitted).

FIGURE 6. A. Distribution map of Nezara species, based on the material examined in this work (except N. viridula) (the symbols correspond to the species - terminal taxa of the cladogram of Fig. 6B); B. Cladogram of Nezara (branches with Bremer support less than two steps collapsed).

FIGURE 7. Pygophore, dorsal view A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira, G. N. capicola, H. N. orbiculata, I. N. soror, J. N. immaculata, K. N. robusta. (Scale = 1 mm)

FIGURE 8. Pygophore, posterior view A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira, G. N. capicola, H. N. orbiculata, I. N. soror, J. N. immaculata, K. N. robusta. (Scale = 1 mm)

FIGURE 9. Pygophore, ventral view A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira, G. N. capicola, H. N. orbiculata, I. N. soror, J. N. immaculata, K. N. robusta. (Scale = 1mm)

FIGURE 11. Left paramere in dorsal and lateral view respectively. A–B. N. similis, C–D. N. mendax, E–F. N. naspira, G–H. N. capicola, I–J. N. orbiculata, K–L. N. soror, M–N. N. immaculata, O–P. N. robusta. (Scale = 0,5mm)

FIGURE 15. Phallus in dorsal, lateral and ventral views, respectively. A–C. N. naspira, D–F. N. capicola, G–I. N. immaculata. (Scale = 0,5mm)

FIGURE 16. Genital plates, posteroventral view. A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira, G. N.capicola, H. N. orbiculata, I. N. soror, J. N. immaculata, K. N. robusta. L. N. niamensis (espiracles; g8—gonapophyses 8; gc8—gonocoxites 8; gc9—gonocoxites 9; la8—laterotergites 8; la9—laterotergites 9; VII—seventh urosternite X—tenth urosternite Scale = 1mm).

FIGURE 18. Laterotergites, gonocoxites and gonapophyses of nigth segment and ectodermal ducts, ventral view A. N. naspira, B. N. capicola, C. N. orbiculata, D. N. soror, E. N. immaculata, F. N. robusta, G. N. niamensis (Scale =1mm).