Wallabicoris maralinga, Schuh & P. Pedraza, 2010

Schuh, R. T. & P. Pedraza, 2010, Wallabicoris, New Genus (Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Phylini) From Australia, With The Description Of 37 New Species And An Analysis Of Host Associations, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2010 (338), pp. 1-118 : 42-44

Wallabicoris maralinga , new species Figure 16; map 4; plate 2

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized among those species with heavily yellow coloration by the nearly uniform but not intensely yellow dorsum (pl. 2), by the moderate size, mean total length 4.99, the head rather strongly projecting beyond the anterior margin of the eyes, ratio head length/ head width 2.64, the left paramere relatively

(AMNH_PBI 00173969).

short and deep bodied and only moderately projecting beyond margin of pygophore (fig. 16), and the secondary endosomal strap with a broad, weak, submedial undulation (fig. 16). Host unknown. Similar to W. chrysocephali and W. rutidosi in the relatively short, deep-bodied left paramere only moderately projecting beyond the margin of the pygophore, but coloration of dorsum in W. rutidosi not so uniformly yellow in many specimens. Distinguished from W. sandstonensis and W. waitzii by the much more elongate left paramere in those species projecting well beyond the margin of the pygophore, and the longer, more slender body, and more intensely yellow coloration in W. waitzii . Potentially confused with W. commoni , that species also with uniform yellowish coloration, but larger with a mean total length of 5.60; secondary endosomal strap in with a broad subbasal undulation similar to that seen in W. maralinga , but left paramere in W. commoni open over most of dorsal surface and more deep bodied.

DESCRIPTION: Male: Body moderately elongate, parallel sided, total length 4.32– 5.38, ratio l/w 5 3.19. COLORATION (pl. 2): Pronotum yellow to weakly orange with a longitudinal medial pale stripe; hemelytron mostly yellow to weakly orange markings on cuneus present as weak infuscation on posterior half; membrane weakly fumose on basal half, more strongly fumose on posterior half, extreme base pale, veins white; venter light yellow; antennal segment 1 unicolorous pale, with pale medial seta; antennal segment 2 unicolorous pale; labium pale with segment 4 heavily infuscate; hind femora unicolorous pale, without black spots; hind tibial spines dark without dark spots at bases. SURFACE AND VESTI- TURE: Dorsum with reclining simple setae matching background coloration, and with some sericeous or woolly setae. STRUC- TURE: Head: Somewhat projecting, ratio wh/lh 5 2.80; antennal fossa with ventral margin 2 diameters above ventral margin of eye; interocular space moderately large, ratio iod/wh 5 0.37; eyes occupying entire height of head in lateral view (hg0–1/he20); labium just reaching onto abdomen. GENITALIA (fig. 16): Endosoma: Base moderately long, with an open U-shaped bend; distal half of shaft smoothly curving; primary endosomal strap elongate apically, ratio lae/lsg 2.40; apex of primary endosomal strap distinctly curving; secondary endosomal strap very slender, of uniform width from endosomal bend to gonopore, reaching to level of secondary gonopore, with a broad submedial undulation; secondary gonopore seen laterally in lateral view of endosoma. Phallotheca: More or less right angulate, dorsal surface without a hump; dorsal surface with a conspicuous keel. Left Paramere: Body elongate, somewhat exceeding pygophore margin; in dorsal perspective closed over about onehalf length; body not distinctly tapering toward apex; anterior process arising slightly forward of posterior margin of shaft; anterior process angled posterodorsally; posterior process appearing tubular, fingerlike; posterior process with strongly projecting shoulder at base; base of posterior process at about level of paramere body or very weakly elevated. Right Paramere: Body short and broad, ratio lrp/wrp 2.73; body more or less parallel sided; posterior margin without distinct protuberance subapically; body elevated at juncture with base; apex with short fingerlike process.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the type locality, Maralinga Village.

HOSTS: Unknown. Probably breeding on Asteraceae with yellow flowers.

DISTRIBUTION (map 4): Known only from the type locality, located on the Nullarbor Plain near the south coast of South Australia.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: South Australia: Maralinga Village , 30.158 ° S 131.579 ° E, 08 Oct 1956, F.L. Hill, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00173961) ( BMNH).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: South Australia: Maralinga Village, 30.158 ° S 131.579 ° E, 08 Oct 1956, F.L. Hill, 23 (00173968, 00173969) ( AMNH), 73 (00173960, 00173962–00173967), 2♀ (00173970, 00173971) ( BMNH).