Prolygus palauensis ( Carvalho, 1956 ) Yasunaga & Schwartz & Chérot, 2018

Yasunaga, Tomohide, Schwartz, Michael D. & Chérot, Frédéric, 2018, Review of the plant bug genus Prolygus and related mirine taxa from eastern Asia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 58 (2), pp. 357-388 : 365-366

Prolygus palauensis ( Carvalho, 1956) comb. nov.

( Fig. 49 )

Lygus palauensis Carvalho, 1956: 87 (original description).

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: ♁, REPUBLIC OF PALAU: KOROR: Auluptagel (Aur-apushekaru), [7.30863 ° N 134.47793 ° E, 30 m], Sep 1952, N.L.H. Krauss ( AMNH _ PBI 00418744 ) ( USNM, Fig. 49 ) . ALLOTYPE: ♀, the same locality ( AMNH _ PBI 00418745 ) .

Distribution. Republic of Palau ( CARVALHO 1956).

Comments. We have examined the holotype ( Fig. 49 ) and allotype, the male genitalic structures are as illustrated by CARVALHO (1956). With the flattened hypophysis of left paramere, developed pointed hypophysis of right paramere, and presence of two lobal sclerites, and a basal spicule on endosoma (pygophore was missing from the genitalia vial attached to the pin). The claval setae are arranged in a vittate pattern ( Fig. 49 ) confirming that this taxon is a member of Prolygus .

Figures

Figs 43–53. Habitus images of genuine Prolygus spp, dry-preserved specimens in dorsal and ventral (46, 53) view. 43–44 – P. alboscutellatus Carvalho, 1987:43 –♀ (N. Sumatra); 44 –♁ (Negros, Philippines).45–46 – P. disciger (Poppius, 1915):45 –♀ (Iriomote Island, Japan), 46 –♁ (Pingtung, Taiwan); 47 – P. loriae (Poppius, 1914), holotype, ♁ (ZMUF); 48 – P. nigriclavus (Poppius, 1915) (N. Sumatra); 49 – P. palauensis (Carvalho, 1956), holotype, ♁ (USNM); 50–53 – P. papuanus (Poppius, 1914): 50 – ♁ (Perak, Malaya), 51 – ♁ (N. Sumatra), 52–53 – ♀ (N. Sumatra).