Wallabicoris pinocchii, 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 : 54-57

Wallabicoris pinocchii , new species Figures 24, 25; map 4; plate 3

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the chalkwhite coloration of the body and appendages (pl. 3), the moderate size, with a mean total length of 4.99, and the structure of the male genitalia, the apical portion of the endosoma smoothly curving, relatively short proximad of the secondary gonopore and greatly elongate and nearly straight apicad of the secondary gonopore, the secondary strap of the endosoma complete and with a very broad undulation, and the left paramere moderately elongate, with a distinct shoulder on the posterior process, open over most of the dorsal surface (fig. 25), with a distinct tubular (fingerlike) apex, somewhat exceeding the margin of the pygophore in repose (fig. 24G), and the phallotheca with a distinct keel on the dorsal surface. Head conspicuously projecting beyond anterior margin of eyes, mean ratio width head/length head 3.35, interocular distance small, less than onefourth width of head (mean 0.23). Breeds on Pimelea spp. (Thymelaeaceae) . Size larger than all similarly colored species feeding on Lamiaceae , except W. dicrastyli . Smaller than all of the chalk-white Asteraceae-feeding species. Potentially confused with W. rutidosi , but that species with a broken secondary endosomal strap, a short apex of the endosoma distad of the secondary gonopore, and a blunt apex on the left paramere, rather than the fingerlike projection seen in W. pinocchii .

DESCRIPTION: Male: Body greatly elongate, parallel sided, total length 4.76–5.21, ratio (l/w 5 3.54). COLORATION (pl. 3): Pronotum unicolorous pale; scutellum golden; hemelytron unicolorous pale; markings on cuneus absent; membrane unicolorous pale, extreme base unicolorous with remain- der, veins white; venter unicolorous pale or mostly so; antennal segment 1 unicolorous pale, with one or two black medial setae; 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 erect and suberect black setae, especially on pronotum, without sericeous or woolly setae. STRUCTURE: Head: Moderately projecting, ratio wh/lh 5 3.11 (fig. 24A); antennal fossa with ventral margin 2 diameters above ventral margin of eye; interocular space moderately large, ratio iod/wh 5 0.36; eyes occupying entire height of head in lateral view (hg0–1/he20); labium reaching to midpoint of abdomen. GENI- TALIA (fig. 25): Endosoma: Base very long, with a tight U-shaped bend; distal half of

(AMNH_PBI 00129216).

shaft smoothly curving; primary endosomal strap greatly elongate apically, ratio lae/lsg 5.50; apex of primary endosomal strap weakly arcuate; 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: Smoothly curving on dorsal margin; dorsal surface with a conspicuous keel. Left Paramere: Body elongate, somewhat exceeding pygophore margin; in dorsal perspective closed over about one-half length; body tapered toward apex, apex elongate nipplelike; anterior process arising slightly forward of posterior margin of shaft; anterior process angled posterodorsally; posterior process flattened, broadest at angulate apex; posteri- or process with strongly projecting shoulder at base; base of posterior process at about level of paramere body or very weakly elevated. Right Paramere: Body elongate and slender, ratio lrp/wrp 4.06; 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 noselike protuberance on the apex of the left paramere, after the Pinocchio in Carlo Collodi’s story for children.

HOSTS: Recorded from Pimelea glauca R. Br. , and Pimelea longiflora longiflora R. Br. (pl. 12D), Pimelea linifolia collina (R. Br.) Threlfall (pl. 12C), and Pimelea sylvestris R. Br. (pl. 12E) ( Thymelaeaceae ). We put little credence in the record from Cassytha racemosa Nees (Lauraceae) as accurate, even though one of the specimens is a nymph; this apparently represents a mislabeling, with the evidence indicating that all occurrences at the site of the Cassytha records actually are from Pimelea sylvestris .

DISTRIBUTION (map 4): Known from far southwestern Western Australia and the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales.

DISCUSSION: Pimelea longiflora and P. sylvestris are restricted to the near coastal areas of extreme southwestern Western Australia. Pimelea glauca and P. linifolia are both very widely distributed in the wetter regions of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, and southern Queensland. On the basis of these distributions we would not expect to see much range expansion for W. pinocchii in Western Australia, but might see substantial expansion in the east. The issue of whether collections from the west and the east represent the same species may well be worth investigating, even though our examination of morphological characters offers no distinction among specimens from the two regions.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Point Rd Campground. Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park, 34.09361 ° S 115.01638 ° E, 50 m, 02 Dec 1998, G. Cassis, Pimelea sylvestris R. Br. (Thymelaeaceae) , det. WA Herbarium Staff PERTH 05227607, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00090108) ( WAMP).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 2 km W of Caves Road, Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park, 34.1497 ° S 115.0657 ° E, 100 m, 04 Dec 1999, R.T. Schuh, G. Cassis, & R. Silveira, 33 (00129281– 00129283), 6♀ (00129290–00129295) Pimelea sylvestris R. Br. (Thymelaeaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 05671140, 303 (00129208–00129213–00129218–00129221, 00129265–00129280) 10♀ (00129232–00129236– 00129239–00129241) ( AMNH), 63 (00129222– 00129227) 7♀ (00129296–00129302) ( WAMP). 10.1 km W of Broke Inlet Road on Chesapeak Road, D’Entrecasteaux National Park, 34.85263 ° S 116.3945 ° E, 20 m, 02 Dec 1999, R.T. Schuh and G. Cassis, Pimelea longiflora longiflora R. Br. (Thymelaeaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 05672104, 173 (00087415, 00087577, 00090177–00090182, 00090184– 00090186, 00090188–00090193), 19♀ (00090514– 00090530, 00090539–00090540) ( AM), 13 (00090171), 3♀ (00090533–00090535) ( CNC), 63 (00090169, 00090172, 00090183, 00090187, 00090194–00090195), 2♀ (00090531, 00090532) ( UNSW), 13 (00090170), 3♀ (00090536– 00090538) ( USNM), 43 (00090173–00090176), 14♀ (00090541–00090554) ( WAMP), 13 (00087416) ( ZISP). Brand Hiway 18.8 km S of jct with Cervantes Rd, 30.4713 ° S 115.3642 ° E, 203 m, 07 Nov 2004, Cassis, Weirauch, Tatarnic, Symonds, Pimelea imbricata var. piligera (Benth.) Diels (Thymelaeaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH6988172, 53 (00369037– 00369041), 7♀ (00369042–00369048) ( AMNH). Point Rd Campground. Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park, 34.09361 ° S 115.02416 ° E, 74 m, 03 Dec 1998, G. Cassis, Pimelea sylvestris R. Br. (Thymelaeaceae) , det. Perth Staff PERTH05227607, 13 (00087426) ( AM), Cassytha racemosa Nees (Lauraceae) , det. WA Herbarium Staff PERTH 05227259, 3♀ (00090166–00090168) ( ZISP). PointRdCampground. Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park, 34.09361 ° S 115.01638 ° E, 50 m, 02 Dec 1998, G. Cassis, 13 (00087104), 1♀ (00087105) Pimelea sylvestris R. Br. (Thymelaeaceae) , det. WA Herbarium Staff PERTH 05227607, 53 (00090104–00090107, 00090109), 12♀ (00090119–00090130) ( AM), 13 (00090110), 8♀ (00090111–00090118) ( WAMP).

OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED: AUSTRA- LIA: New South Wales: 3 km E of Retreat (W of Uralla), 30.63335 ° S 151.1167 ° E, 900 m, 23 Oct 1995, Schuh and Cassis, Pimelea linifolia collina (R. Br.) Threlfall (Thymelaeaceae) , det. D.C. Godden 1996 NSW 395917, 53 (00089212, 00132214–00132217), 10♀ (00089210, 00132219–00132227), 2 nymphs (00089211, 00132218) (AM), 1♀ (00132228) (AMNH). 7 km S of Mt. Kaputar, 30.281 ° S 150.167 ° E, 24 Oct 1995, Schuh and Cassis, Pimelea glauca R. Br. (Thymelaeaceae) , det. D.C. Godden NSW 398562, 1♀ (00089214) (AM). Ulladulla, 35.21 ° S 150.29 ° E, 29 May 1989, G. Cassis, Pimelea sp. (Thymelaeaceae) , 13 (00089215), 1♀ (00089213) (AM). Western Australia: 2 km W of Caves Road, Leeuwin Naturaliste Na- tional Park, 34.1497 ° S 115.0657 ° E, 100 m, 04 Dec 1999, R.T. Schuh, G. Cassis, & R. Silveira, 6 nymphs (00129284–00129289) Pimelea sylvestris R. Br. (Thymelaeaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 05671140, 4 nymphs (00129228– 00129231) (AMNH). 10.1 km W of Broke Inlet Road on Chesapeak Road, D’Entrecasteaux National Park, 34.85263 ° S 116.3945 ° E, 20 m, 02 Dec 1999, R.T. Schuh and G. Cassis, Pimelea longiflora longiflora R. Br. (Thymelaeaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 05672104, 20 nymphs (00090494–00090513) (AM). Point Rd Campground. Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park, 34.09361 ° S 115.02416 ° E, 74 m, 03 Dec 1998, G. Cassis, Cassytha racemosa Nees (Lauraceae) , det. WA Herbarium Staff PERTH 05227259, 73 (00090132–00090138), 27♀ (00090139–00090165), 1 nymph (00089986) (AM), 33 (00089976–00089978), 7♀ (00089979– 00089985) (UNSW). Point Rd Campground. Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park, 34.09361 ° S 115.01638 ° E, 50 m, 02 Dec 1998, G. Cassis, Pimelea sylvestris R. Br. (Thymelaeaceae) , det. WA Herbarium Staff PERTH 05227607, 1 nymph (00090131) (AM).