Proteophylus petrophile, 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 : 171-173

Proteophylus petrophile , new species

Figure 75, map 19, table 1, plates 24, 25, 52B, D, F

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by pale background coloration with carmine head and mesoscutum (and sometimes scutellum), castaneous posterior lobe of pronotum and linear longitudinal castaneous markings on hemelytron; antenna pale and dark, annulate, segment 2 slender over most of length, modestly swollen distally (pl. 24); endosoma large, apical spine distinctly bent at about midpoint and phallotheca with short ridge on dorsoposterior surface (fig. 75, pl. 25). Most similar to P. orientalis in body form, but that species without distinctive carmine and castaneous markings and absent strongly bent apical endosomal spine.

DESCRIPTION: MALE: Mean total length 2.85, mean pronotum width 0.97. COLORATION (pl. 24): Background coloration pale, including all appendages, head and mesoscutum carmine, posterior lobe of pronotum castaneous, hemelytron with linear castaneous markings; antenna with annular markings, background pale, distal half of segment 1 castaneous, segment 2 dark proximally and apically, segments 3 and 4 mostly dark. SURFACE AND VESTITURE (pl. 24): Dorsum polished, shining, weakly punctured; vestiture of short, recumbent, simple, dark setae. STRUCTURE: Body ovoid, weakly flattened. Head (pl. 24): Weakly globular with moderately protuberant eyes; frons swollen, projecting beyond anterior margin of eye, clypeus partially visible in dorsal view; eyes occupying two-thirds height of head in lateral view; antenna inserted at ventral margin of eye, eye very weakly emarginate above insertion; labium reaching to apex of metacoxa. Antenna: Segment 1 weakly elongate, not enlarged, segment 2 slender proximally, weakly swollen on distal one-half, short (0.65), 0.93 times width of head. Thorax (pl. 24): Pronotum with calli weakly elevated, posterior lobe very weakly elevated, lateral margins concave, humeral angles projecting, posterior margin moderately excavated and concave; mesoscutum broadly exposed. Hemelytron: Corial margin convex; cuneus short and broad. GENITALIA (fig. 75, pl. 25): Pygophore: As in generic description. Endosoma: Large; region distad of middle bent to left, ventral strap terminating in thin sclerite just distad of secondary gonopore, dorsal strap exceeding secondary gonopore, abruptly constricted subapically and with curved, deflected, attenuate apex. Phallotheca: Dorsal crest long and weakly produced, with small additional crest on dorsoposterior surface. Parameres: As in generic description.

FEMALE (pl. 24): Coloration and structure as in male; mean total length 3.12, mean pronotum width 1.06. GENITALIA as in plate 52B, D, F.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the proteaceous genus Petrophile , the only known host of this taxon; a noun in apposition.

HOST: Recorded from Petrophile drummondii (pl. 36A–C) ( Proteaceae ).

DISTRIBUTION (map 19): Known from the west coast of Western Australia north of Perth.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 11 km S of Eneabba, Eneabba National Park, 29.9025°S 115.24321°E, 150 m, 0 1 Nov 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Petrophile drummondii Meisn. (Proteaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5120071, 1d (AMNH_PBI 0 0 1358 15) (WAMP).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 11 km S of Eneabba, Eneabba National Park, 29.9025°S 115.24321°E, 150 m, 0 1 Nov 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Petrophile drummondii Meisn. (Proteaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5120071, 15d (00087174, 0 0 0 87453, 0 0 390216– 00390228), 12♂ (00087175, 0 0 390230–00390240) (AM), 35d (00135175–0 0 135182, 0 0 135185–0 0 1 35193, 0 0 128525–0 0 128528, 0 0 135816–0 0 135826, 0 0 135837, 0 0 135183, 00135184), 42♂ (00135194– 0 0 135200, 0 0 135207, 0 0 135211, 0 0 135212, 0 0 135 216, 0 0 128529–0 0 128531, 0 0 135838–0 0 135847, 0 0 135851–0 0 135866, 0 0 135213, 00135214) (AMNH), 2♂ (00135205, 00135206), 1d (00135828) (ANIC), 2♂ (00135203, 00135204), 1d (00135829) (CNC), 2♂ (00135208, 00135209), 1d (00135827) (USNM), 13♂ (00135210, 0 0 135215, 0 0 135217– 0 0 135224, 0 0 135848–00135850), 6d (00135831– 00135836) (WAMP), 2♂ (00135201, 00135202), 1d (00135830) (ZISP). 11 km S of Eneabba on Brand Hiway, Eneabba Reserve, 29.91094°S 115.1175°E, 100 m, 21 Oct 2004, Cassis, Wall, Weirauch, Symonds, Petrophile drummondii Meisn. (Proteaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH6986862, 3d (00390203, 0 0 390204, 00390215), 5♂ (00390210–00390214) (AM).

OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 11 km S of Eneabba, Eneabba National Park, 29.9025°S 115.24321°E, 150 m, 0 1 Nov 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Petrophile drummondii Meisn. (Proteaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5120071, 1 nymph (00390241) (AM). 11 km S of Eneabba on Brand Hiway, Eneabba Reserve, 29.91094°S 115.1175°E, 100 m, 21 Oct 2004, Cassis, Wall, Weirauch, Symonds, Petrophile drummondii Meisn. (Proteaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH6986862, 5 nymphs (00390205–00390209) (AM).