Bothriomiris sulawesicus Gorczyca

Wolski, Andrzej & Gorczyca, Jacek, 2012, Plant bugs of the tribe Bothriomirini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae) from the Oriental Region: descriptions of eight new species and keys to Oriental genera and species of Bothriomiris Kirkaldy, Dashymenia Poppius, and Dashymeniella Poppius, Zootaxa 3412, pp. 1-41 : 16

Bothriomiris sulawesicus Gorczyca

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Bothriomiris sulawesicus Gorczyca, 2005: 539 , Figs. 1–4 [sp. nov.] Bothriomiris sulawesicus: Gorczyca 2006: 11 [catalog]

Diagnosis. Bothriomiris sulawesicus is recognized by the following combination of characters: body larger than 5.50 mm; dorsum almost entirely dark brown, nearly black ( Fig. 4 ); head brown to dark brown; vertex with two distinct, broad, convex tubercles, each weakly removed from posterior margin of vertex and contiguous with inner margin of eye (see Fig. 1 , Gorczyca 2005); antennal segment I longer than width of vertex ( Fig. 4 ); anterior lobe of pronotum inpunctate, broad, strongly convex; scutellum dark brown with yellowish, longitudinal stripe medially, from basal margin till apex ( Fig. 4 ); left paramere with sensory lobe furnished with distinct spine; endosoma with DSS strongly curved apically, and with long, distinct, curved sclerite originating from its basal one third (see Figs. 3–4 , Gorczyca 2005).

Most similar to B. dissimulans in the inpunctate anterior lobe of pronotum and the coloration of the scutellum. This species can, however, be easily distinguished by the longer antennal segment I, the less convex tubercles on the vertex, and the shape of the male genitalia with the left paramere with sensory lobe strongly convex and the endosoma with the DSS strongly curved apically, and with long, distinct, curved sclerite originating from its basal one third.

Distribution ( Fig. 19 ). Indonesia (Sulawesi: Utara: Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park).

Type material. Holotype 3: Malaise trap; Blue Zone Rothamstead 2 [handwritten]; Lowland forest ca 200 m; Indonesia: Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga-Bone N. P., mid vi- 10, July 1985 ( BMNH); paratypes: 1 Ƥ: the same data as holotype; 1 3: «Edwards« Camp, Lowland forest, 664 m.; 8. viii–ix. 85 [handwritten], Indonesia: Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga - one N.P.; 1 3: Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga-Bone N. P., January, 1985; on fallen tree [handwritten]; R. Ent. Soc. Lond., Project Wallace, B. M. 1985 - 10; 1 Ƥ: Plot A, M. T. (raised), 3–10/iv/85; Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga- Bone N. P., April, 1985; 1 Ƥ: Malaise trap; Toraut. B–C., in forest; Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga-Bone N. P., 17–24 July 1985 (3 coll. BMNH, 2 coll. US).

Additional material examined. 1 3: Malaise trap; Hog's Back Camp, lowland forest, 492 m, Indonesia: Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga-Bone N. P., 3. 21 July 1985; 1 Ƥ: Tray 26; Fog 1,230 m, 5. Ii. 85, BMNH, Plot A, Indonesia: Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga-Bone N. P., February 1985, R. Ent. Soc. Lond. Project Wallacea, B.M. 1985 - 10 ( BMNH).

Figures

FIGURE 19. Distribution map of the genus Bothriomiris.

FIGURES 1 – 18. Dorsal habitus color photographs of the Oriental species of the tribe Bothriomirini: 1, 2 — Bothriomiris dissimulans, Ƥ and 3: Malacca, Perak; 3 — Bothriomiris lugubris (lectotype); 4 — Bothriomiris sulawesicus, 3: Indonesia: Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga-Bone N. P; 5 — D. cognata (holotype); 6 — D. colubrina (holotype); 7 — D. conspersa; 8 — D. kerzhneri (paratype, 3); 9 — D. kotejai (paratype); 10 – 11 — D. tenmalai: 10 — paratype, Ƥ, 11 — holotype, 3; 12 — D. webbi (holotype); 13 – 14 — D. spatulatiformis: 13 — paratype, 14 — holotype; 15 — D. tibialis (3: Malacca, Perak); 16 — D. ulu (holotype); 17 — D. viklundi (holotype); 18 — L. scutellaris, Ƥ: Sarawak: Gunong Mulu Nat. Park; Long Pala base camp, ii – vii 1978.

FIGURES 42 – 47. Head, frontal view: 42 — Bothriomiris dissimulans; 43 — Bothriomiris sulawesicus; 44 — Dashymenia kotejai; 45 — Dashymenia cognata; 46 — Dashymeniella viklundi; 47 — Leprocapsus scutellaris.

FIGURES 49 – 54. Left lateral view: 49 — Bothriomiris sulawesicus; 50 — Dashymenia kerzhneri; 51 — D. cognata; 52 — Dashymeniella spatulatiformis; 53 — Dashymeniella ulu; 54 — Leprocapsus scutellaris.