Nezara soror Schouteden, 1905

Ferrari, Augusto, Schwertner, Cristiano Feldens & Grazia, Jocelia, 2010, Review, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Nezara Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), Zootaxa 2424, pp. 1-41 : 31

Nezara soror Schouteden, 1905

( Fig. 2 C , 5 , 6A–B , 7I , 8I , 9I , 11K–L , 16I , 18D )

Nezara soror Schouteden, 1905: 53 ; Kirkaldy, 1909: 117; Freeman, 1940: 361, 1946: 32; Cachan, 1952: 443 Nezara soror var. flava Freeman, 1940: 362 ; Cachan, 1952: 445

Nezara soror n. var. Cachan, 1952: 445

Diagnosis. Thorax: basal third of corium convex, surpassing the imaginary line tangencial to humeral angles, shared with N. orbiculata ; ostiolar ruga long, anterior margin curved, apex pointed ( Fig. 3 D ). Abdomen: urosternites with well developed black maculae, diameter wider than spiracles. Male: ventral rim of pygophore with brims developed towards middle, not continuous at mid line ( Fig. 8 I ); paramere trilobate, one lobe in sagital plan, resulting in a bilobate paramere when observed in posterior view, as in N. mendax . Female: posterior margins of gonocoxites 8 straight; basal half of laterotergites 9 laterally concave and medially slightly convex; ductus receptaculi, after vesicular area, longer than three times the length of pars intermedialis ( Fig. 18 D ), shared with N. capicola and N. orbiculata .

Material examined: MADAGASCAR: Frappa, 1930 (in cotton), (13 — MNHN); Frappa, 1930 (in vanila), (1♀ MNHN); Region Boisée de la cote Est Manan’jary , CH, Alluaud , 01.III.1901 (13 — MNHN); Tananarive, R, Decary, III.1921 (1♀ MNHN); Foret Tanala Reg. De Ronomafana Andranomafana , CH, Alluaud , 01.III.1901 (1♀ MNHN); G, Fallou 259-95, (1♀ MNHN); Est Régions de Tamatave Andevorante et Befroma , (13 — MNHN).

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 3. A1–2. N. orbiculata, lateral view and dosal view, respectively. B. N. viridula, dorsal view of pygophore (cutted) showing detail of cup-like sclerite. C–E. Mesopleurum and metapleurum in ventral view (C—Carpocoris purpureipennis, D—N. orbiculata, E—N. mendax). F–H. parcial posterior view of pygophore (dissected) showing details of hairy region and superior processes (psbd). (F—N. yunnana, G—N. capicola, H—N. robusta) (Scale = 1 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 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).

FIGURE 3. A 1 – 2. N. orbiculata, lateral view and dosal view, respectively. B. N. viridula, dorsal view of pygophore (cutted) showing detail of cup-like sclerite. C – E. Mesopleurum and metapleurum in ventral view (C— Carpocoris purpureipennis, D— N. orbiculata, E— N. mendax). F – H. parcial posterior view of pygophore (dissected) showing details of hairy region and superior processes (psbd). (F— N. yunnana, G— N. capicola, H— N. robusta) (Scale = 1 mm).