Narnia

Brailovsky, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2013, New species of Narnia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini) from Mexico and key to the known species of the genus, Zootaxa 3736 (3), pp. 285-290 : 290

Key to the known species of Narnia

1. Dorsal abdominal segments black with or without lateral margins yellow......................................... 2

- Dorsal abdominal segments pale orange.................................................................... 5

2. Anterior lobe of pronotal disk with a racket-shaped median fovea covered by dense shiny silvery pubescence, flanked submedially by two irregular yellowish areas with black spots; corial veins yellowish distally, forming a distinctive “H” pattern; antennal segments II and III clothed with short decumbent setae, shorter than diameter of the segment ( Fig. 4 )................................................................................................. N. anaticula sp. nov.

- Anterior lobe of pronotal disk lacks a median deep fovea as well as yellow marks; corial veins unicolorous; antennal segments II and III clothed with long, erect setae much longer than diameter of the segment..................................3

3. Yellowish to dirty white transverse fascia on corium always present and irregular (zig-zag) ( Fig. 2 )......... N. femorata Stål

- Yellowish to dirty transverse fascia on corium absent......................................................... 4

4. Rostrum longer extending at least to posterior margin of abdominal sternite VI or VII; outer dilations of hind tibiae narrowed; male body length shorter than 17.00 mm; female body length shorter than 16.00 mm ( Fig. 5 )........ N. marquezi Brailovsky

- Rostrum shorter, extending to posterior margin of abdominal sternite V; outer dilations of hind tibiae broadly, conspicuously more dilated; male body length longer than 18.00 mm; female body length longer than 16.00 mm ( Fig. 3 )...................................................................................................... N. inornata Distant

5. Antennal segments I to IV and fore and middle legs shiny red brown; antennal segments I to IV shorter and ticker; antennal segment I stout, shorter, scarcely extending beyond apex of tylus; antennal segment IV shorter than 2.30 mm; pronotal disk shiny reddish brown; small species, shorter than 13.00 mm.....................................................6

- Antennal segments I to IV and fore and middle legs yellow; antennal segments I to IV longer, slender; antennal segment I longer, slender, clearly extending beyond apex of tylus; antennal segment IV longer than 2.60 mm; pronotal disk yellow, with collar, calli, humeral areas, and posterior margin dark brown; larger species, 14.00 mm or more in length ( Fig. 6 ).................................................................................................. N. snowi van Duzee

6. Hind tibiae with outer dilations longer, occupying 78-83 % length of tibiae; larger species 12.60 mm; length of antennal segment I longer than 1.61 mm (male), 1.48 mm (female); length of antennal segment IV longer than 2.15 mm (male), 2.25 mm (female) ( Fig. 7 )....................................................................... N. wilsoni van Duzee

- Hind tibiae with outer dilations shorter, occupying 68-72 % length of tibiae; body shorter, 11.55 mm or less; length of antennal segment I shorter than 0.93 mm (male), 1.30 mm (female); length of antennal segment IV shorter than 1.75 mm (male), 2.00 mm (female) ( Fig. 1 )................................................................... N. coachellae Bliven

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. Dorsal view photograph of Narnia spp. 1, N. coachellae Bliven. 2, N. femorata Stål. 3, N. inornata Distant. 4, N. anaticula sp. nov.

FIGURES 5 – 7. Dorsal view photograph of Narnia spp. 5, N. marquezi Brailovsky. 6, N. snowi van Duzee. 7, N. wilsoni van Duzee.