Grandivesica agnew, Randall T. Schuh & Michael D. Schwartz, 2016

Randall T. Schuh & Michael D. Schwartz, 2016, Nineteen new genera and 82 new species of Cremnorrhinina from Australia, including analyses of host relationships and distributions (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylininae: Cremnorrhinini), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 401, pp. 1-279 : 88-90

Grandivesica agnew , new species

Figure 32, map 8, table 1, plates 10, 11

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the relatively small size, green or yellow coloration, intense dark marking on corium at inner angle of cuneus (pl. 10); sigmoid endosoma with large, flat, serrate sclerite, and relatively long curved spine subtended by a small smooth plate just apicad of secondary gonopore (figs. 32–36, pl. 11). Similar to G. aurea on sigmoid endosoma, but in contrast to G. agnew endosoma in that species with a smooth sclerite and laterally placed apical spine, phallotheca with a large crest, and anterior process of left paramere smaller and more medially placed on the anterior margin.

DESCRIPTION: Male: Mean total length 2.77, mean pronotum width 0.88. COLORATION (pl. 10): Light green to yellow, hemelytron translucent, corium with an intense dark spot at inner angle of cuneus; membrane at most weakly fumose, without a dark spot at apex of cells. SURFACE AND VESTITURE (pl. 10): Vestiture of reclining, pale, common setae. STRUCTURE: Head (pl. 10): Eye occupying one-half height of head in lateral view; antenna inserted just above ventral margin of eye, eye very weakly emarginate, antennal segment 2 short (0.61), weakly tapering proximally, 0.92 times width of head; labium exceeding apex of metacoxa and reaching onto abdomen. Thorax (pl. 10): Mesoscutum narrowly exposed. Hemelytron: Weakly elongate, costal margin weakly convex, cuneus relatively short. GENITALIA (fig. 32, pl. 11): Pygophore: As in generic description. Endosoma: Sigmoid, ventral strap terminating in faint hoop-shaped sclerite proximal of secondary gonopore; dorsal strap apically bifid with wide, flattened, serrate, ventrally directed sclerite and stout curved spine subtended by small smooth plate; secondary gonopore subapical, situated within interstrap membrane, gonopore with small, narrow, subtending sclerite. Phallotheca: Apical portion with small crest on dorsal surface; aperture situated on left dorsoapical aspect with moderately wide, elongate undulating margin; apex upturned. Parameres: Left paramere relatively small, typically phyline. Right paramere moderately large, lanceolate, apex moderately attenuate with medial projection.

Female (pl. 10): Coloration as in male; differing from male as in generic description; mean total length 2.82, mean pronotum width 0.91.

ETYMOLOGY: Named after the Western Australian town of Agnew , near the type locality; a noun in apposition.

HOSTS: Recorded from Eremophila freelingii (pl. 37H, I) and E. platythamnos (pl. 38H) ( Scrophulariaceae ).

DISTRIBUTION (map 8): Known from near Agnew in the Goldfields Region of Western Australia and from near Charleville in southcentral Queensland.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Queensland: 14.2 km E of Charleville , 26.42171°S 146.3756°E, 375 m, 31 Oct 1998, Schuh, Cassis, Silveira, Eremophila freelingii F. Muell. (Scrophu ‐ lariaceae), det. Royal Bot Gard. NSW NSW427507, 1♂ (AMNH_PBI 00389075) (QM).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Queensland: 14.2 km E of Charleville , 26.42171°S 146.3756°E, 375 m, 31 Oct 1998, Schuh, Cassis, Silveira, 2♂ (00389729, 00389730) Eremophila freelingii F. Muell. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. Royal Bot Gard. NSW NSW427507, 13♂ (00389073, 0 0 389074, 0 0 389076–0 0 389085, 00087462), 7♀ (00389091– 00389097) (AM), 12♂ (00130347, 0 0 130348, 0 0 130350, 0 0 130351, 0 0 130349, 0 0 130561, 0 0 130562, 0 0 131413–00131417), 27♀ (00130352– 0 0 130363, 0 0 413063, 0 0 130563–0 0 130573, 0 0 131418–00131420) (AMNH), 1♀ (00389731), 4♂ (00389086–00389089), 4♀ (00389098–00389101) (QM). Western Australia: 31.7 km W of Agnew toward Sandstone, 27.96227°S 120.4277°E, 800 m, 26 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Eremophila platythamnos Diels platythamnos (Scrophulariaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5054664, 4♂ (00389061–0 0 389063, 00087200), 5♀ (00389066– 0 0 389068, 0 0 389071, 00087201) (AM), 5♂ (00135262–0 0 135264, 0 0 135266, 00135267), 14♀ (00135269–00135282) (AMNH), 4♂ (00135261, 0 0 135265, 0 0 135268, 00389064), 4♀ (00135283, 0 0 135284, 0 0 389069, 00389070), 4♂ (00135261, 0 0 135265, 0 0 135268, 00389064), 4♀ (00135283, 0 0 135284, 0 0 389069, 00389070) (WAMP).

OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED: AUSTRALIA: Queensland: 14.2 km E of Charleville , 26.42171°S 146.3756°E, 375 m, 31 Oct 1998, Schuh, Cassis, Silveira, Eremophila freelingii F. Muell. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. Royal Bot Gard. NSW NSW427507, 1 nymph (00389090) (QM). Western Australia: 31.7 km W of Agnew toward Sandstone, 27.96227°S 120.4277°E, 800 m, 26 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Eremophila platythamnos Diels platythamnos (Scrophulariaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5054664, 1 nymph (00389065) (AM).