Prolygus loriae ( Poppius, 1914 )

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 : 364

Prolygus loriae ( Poppius, 1914)

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Prolygus loriae Poppius, 1914: 352 (original description). Prolygus loriae: CARVALHO (1987) :145 (new combination, redescription).

Distribution. Papua New Guinea ( CARVALHO 1987).

Comments. Carvalho’s redescription and illustrations ( CARVALHO 1987) suggest that this species is doubtlessly a member of Prolygus and in all likelihood appears to be a sister taxon of P. papuanus ; each species has two distinct, elongate lobal sclerites on the endosoma. Based on an image of the holotype male taken by the second author in 1986 ( Fig. 47 , ZMUF), P. loriae is distinct in having the pale, rather polished dorsum with largely darkened scutellum and posterior half of corium.

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).