Orientomiris sumatranus (Poppius, 1915) Poppius, 1915

Chérot, F. & Malipatil, M. B., 2016, A review of Adelphocoris - Creontiades - Megacoelum complex (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirini), with descriptions of two new genera and four new species, Zootaxa 4126 (2), pp. 151-206 : 178

13.11. Orientomiris sumatranus (Poppius, 1915) n. comb.

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Adelphocoris sumatranus Poppius, 1915a: 32 –33 (as new species); Carvalho 1959: 20 (catalog). Waucoris sumatranus: Carvalho 1987: 156 (n. comb.). Adelphocoris sumatranus: Schuh 1995: 693 (catalog), 2002–2013 (online catalog) [the new combination of A. sumatranus in the genus Waucoris was ignored by Schuh (1995: 693, 2002–2013)].

Material examined. Type specimen: Holotype ♀ by monotypy: INDONESIA: SUMATRA: Panscherang-Pisang, x.1890 - iii.1891, E. Modigliani leg., type 10079 ( MZHF) [The specimen bears original identification label with the mention “ Adelphocoris sumatranus n. sp. ” and a second label with the mentions “ A. sumatranus ” and “not A., possibly belonging to Orientomiris ”. It was apparently dissected—abdomen lacking].

Diagnosis. Body yellow to reddish-brown. Head yellowish brown, vertex medially dark red, eyes dark brown with light gray patches. Sulcus of vertex thin, very narrow. First antennal segment yellowish-brown, apically clublike, second antennal segment reddish-brown apically and basally, yellowish brown sub-medially, third and fourth segments missing. Apical collar and pronotal disk as well as pronotal callosities yellowish-brown, posterior margin of pronotum dark red. Scutellum reddish-brown to dark brown similar to clavus. Endocorium reddish-brown, exocorium yellowish-brown, cuneus reddish-brown. Membrane light brown. Dorsal pilosity white, recumbent or semi-erect.

Discussion. The type of O. sumatranus conforms to our diagnosis of Orientomiris on the basis of its external anatomy; hence we suggest the new combination. The holotype was originally from MCSN (Genoa) ( Poppius 1915a) but it is now preserved in MZHF.

Figures

FIGURES 44 – 50. Habitus of ACMc members: 44. Orientomiris montanus (Poppius, 1915) n. comb., female holotype from Indonesia (MZHF). 45. Orientomiris monticola (Poppius, 1914) n. comb., female holotype from Indonesia (MZHF). 46. Orientomiris orientalis (Poppius, 1915) n. comb., female syntype from India (MZHF). 47. Orientomiris pallidicornis (Poppius, 1915) n. comb., female holotype from Philippine Islands (MZHF). 48. Orientomiris ravana (Kirkaldy, 1909) n. comb., male lectotype from Sri Lanka (NHM). 49. Orientomiris sumatranus (Poppius, 1915) n. comb., female holotype from Indonesia (MZHF). 50. Orientomiris uzeli (Poppius, 1910) n. comb., male lectotype from Sri Lanka (MZHF). Scales = 1 mm.