Wallabicoris cuneotinctus, 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 : 30-31

Wallabicoris cuneotinctus , new species Figure 7; map 2; plate 1

DIAGNOSIS: Among those species with numerous red spots on the dorsum, most similar to W. thomasii and W. trymalii in the complete transverse fascia posteriorly on the corium, the cuneus red at least on the posterior half (pl. 1), the secondary endosomal strap with a submedial bifurcation and left paramere elongate and extending well beyond the margin of the pygophore (fig. 7). Separated from W. thomasii by the intense red spotting of the entire dorsum in that species; distinguished from W. trymalii by the occurrence of that species in extreme southwestern Western Australia instead of the south coast of Victoria.

DESCRIPTION: Male: Body weakly elongate, weakly ovoid, total length 3.86–4.36, ratio l/w 5 3.08. COLORATION (pl. 1): Pronotum pale with red or carmine botches; hemelytron with red or carmine botches, most densely so medially on clavus and on corium as a broad fascia at level of apex of clavus; red fascia on corium/clavus present anterior to cuneal fracture and on clavus; markings on cuneus present, solid carmine over most of posterior half; membrane with elongate, contrasting, fumose marking at extreme base, remainder weakly to strongly fumose over entire area, veins white; venter light yellow; 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 many brown or black spots; hind tibial spines dark with conspicuous dark spots at bases. SURFACE AND VESTITURE: Dorsum with black setae intermixed with pale setae on hemleytron, and with some sericeous or woolly setae. STRUCTURE: Head: Somewhat projecting, ratio wh/lh 5 3.77; antennal fossa with ventral margin 1 diameter above ventral margin of eye; interocular space moderate, ratio iod/wh 5 0.45; eyes occupying entire height of head in lateral view (hg0–1/he20); labium reaching to margin of pygophore. GENITALIA (fig. 7): Endosoma: Base very long, with an open U-shaped bend; distal half of shaft smoothly curving; primary endosomal strap greatly elongate apically, ratio lae/lsg 3.00; 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, bifurcating at about midpoint; secondary gonopore seen frontally in lateral view of endosoma. Phallotheca: More or less right angulate, dorsal surface without a hump; dorsal surface without a conspicuous keel. Left Paramere: Body very elongate, greatly exceeding margin of pygophore; in dorsal perspective open over nearly entire length; body tapered toward apex in lateral perspective; anterior process arising at posterior margin of shaft; anterior process angled posterodorsally; posterior process flattened, broadest at angulate apex; posterior process with strongly projecting shoulder at base; base of posterior process at least somewhat elevated above level of paramere body. Right Paramere: Body elongate and slender, ratio lrp/wrp 4.17; body more or less parallel sided; posterior margin without distinct protuberance subapically; body elevated at juncture with base; apex with a weakly elongate fingerlike process.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the colorful nature of the cuneus, combining cuneus and the Latin tinctus, ‘‘dyed’’ or ‘‘painted.’’

HOSTS: Recorded from various species of Rhamnaceae , including Pomaderris oraria subsp. oraria F. Muell. ex Reissek , and Pomaderris apetala Labill.

DISTRIBUTION (map 2): Under the present conception of W. cuneotinctus , the range of the taxon includes the south coast of Victoria and central Tasmania.

DISCUSSION: Both known hosts occur on the south coast of Victoria and in Tasmania. Thus, we might expect only limited extensions of the range of W. cuneotinctus beyond what is currently known.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Victoria: Wilsons Promonotory National Park, Darley River area, 38.97705 ° S 146.2749 ° E, 50 m, 18 Nov 2002, Cassis, Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Pomaderris oraria subsp. oraria F. Muell. ex Reissek (Rhamnaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW658188, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00194192) ( MVMA).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Victoria: Wilsons Promonotory National Park, Darley River area, 38.97705 ° S 146.2749 ° E, 50 m, 18 Nov 2002, Cassis, Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Pomaderris oraria subsp. oraria F. Muell. ex Reissek (Rhamnaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW658188, 63 (00194200–00194204, 00194206), 4♀ (00194214, 00194216–00194217, 00194220) ( AM), 163 (00194183, 00194186– 00194191, 00194193–00194199, 00194205, 00194207), 11♀ (00194208–00194213, 00194215, 00194218–00194219, 00194221, 00194224 ( AMNH), 23 (00194180, 00194181), 1♀ (00194225) ( MVMA), 33 (00194182, 00194184– 00194185), 2♀ (00194222, 00194223) ( UNSW).

OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED: AUSTRA- LIA: Tasmania: Mt. Field National Park, Russell Falls Visitor Centre, 42.68151 ° S 146.7168 ° E, 167 m, 16 Jan 2004, M.D. Schwartz and P.P. Tinerella, Pomaderris apetala Labill. (Rhamnaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW658218, 13 (00194176), 1♀ (00194179) (AM), 13 (00194175), 13 (00194174), 2♀ (00194177, 00194178) (AMNH).