Wallabicoris pomaderri, 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 : 62-63

Wallabicoris pomaderri , new species Figure 29; map 2; plate 4

DIAGNOSIS: Coloration of dorsum a mixture of transparent, golden brown, and faint green (pl. 4). Size and coloration similar to W. pimelei , but that species with heavy, erect, black setae on head and pronotum, whereas W. pomaderri with mostly pale reclining setae. Form of endosoma shared with W. rhamnicola and W. spyridii , species with numerous red spots on the dorsum, the secondary endosomal strap incomplete, with a large gap between proximal end of secondary gonopore and remainder of strap (fig. 29), but W. pomaderri without red spots on the dorsum and with an apically acuminate left paramere as opposed to the blunt form seen in the other two species; secondary endosomal strap complete in W. pimelei . Secondary endosomal strap also incomplete in W. rutidosi , but in that species the strap broken medially and with a relatively long section attached to the secondary gonopore. Breeds on Pomaderris sp. (Rhamnaceae) .

DESCRIPTION: Male: Body weakly elongate, weakly ovoid, total length 3.86–4.03, ratio l/w 5 2.96. COLORATION (pl. 4): Pronotum dirty yellow with a pale, median, longitudinal strip; hemelytron mostly dirty

(AMNH_PBI 00172724).

yellow, corium and clavus with dirty areas; markings on cuneus present as partial infuscation on posterior half; membrane with elongate, contrasting, fumose marking at extreme base, remainder partially fumose, veins white; venter light green; antennal segment 1 yellow to dirty yellow, with one or two black medial setae; antennal segment 2 yellow to dirty yellow; labium pale with segment 4 heavily infuscate; hind femora with a few brown or black spots; hind tibial spines dark without dark spots at bases. SURFACE AND VESTITURE: Dorsum with reclining simple setae matching background coloration, and with some sericeous or woolly setae. STRUCTURE: Head: Barely projecting, ratio wh/lh 5 5.17; antennal fossa with ventral margin 1 diameter above ventral margin of eye; interocular space moderate, ratio iod/wh 5 0.43; eyes occupying entire height of head in lateral view (hg0–1/he20); labium just reaching onto abdomen. GENI- TALIA (fig. 29): Endosoma: Base very long, with an open U-shaped bend; distal half of shaft smoothly curving; primary endosomal strap elongate apically, ratio lae/lsg 2.33; apex of primary endosomal strap distinctly curving; secondary endosomal strap very slender, of uniform width from endosomal bend to gonopore, reaching midway to gonopore from major bend in endosoma; secondary gonopore seen laterally in lateral view of endosoma. Phallotheca: Smoothly curving on dorsal margin; dorsal surface without a conspicuous keel. Left Paramere: Body elongate, somewhat exceeding pygophore margin; in dorsal perspective closed over about three-fourths length; body tapered toward apex in lateral perspective; anterior process arising at 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 least somewhat elevated above level of paramere body. Right Paramere: Body moderately elongate, ratio lrp/wrp 3.50; body more or less parallel sided; posterior margin with a distinct protuberance subapically; body elevated at juncture with base; apex with short fingerlike process.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the host genus, Pomaderris Labill. (Rhamnaceae) .

HOSTS: Recorded only from Pomaderris oraria subsp. calcicola N.G. Walsh (Rhamnaceae) .

DISTRIBUTION (map 2): Known from a single collecting event in southwestern Victoria.

DISCUSSION: Pomaderris oraria ranges along the south coast from Adelaide to west of Melbourne and also occurs on the north coast of Tasmania. We might therefore expect to find range extensions for W. pomaderri within this area.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Victoria: Lower Glenelg National Park, 38.0476 ° S 141.1596 ° E, 20 m, 07 Nov 2002, Cassis, Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Pomaderris oraria subsp. calcicola N.G. Walsh (Rhamnaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW658131, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00172727) ( MVMA).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Victoria: Low- er Glenelg National Park, 38.0476 ° S 141.1596 ° E, 20 m, 07 Nov 2002, Cassis, Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Pomaderris oraria subsp. calcicola N.G. Walsh (Rhamnaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW658131, 23 (00172725–00172726), 8♀ (00172728–00172733, 00172743–00172744) ( AM), 23 (00172723–00172724), 5♀ (00172735– 00172737, 00172741, 00172746) ( AMNH) 2♀ (00172745, 00172747) ( MVMA), 13 (00172748), 5♀ (00172734, 00172738–00172740, 00172742) ( UNSW).