Monospiniphallus namyatovae, 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 : 137-138

Monospiniphallus namyatovae , new species

Figure 55, map 15, table 1, plate 18

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the elongate, relatively slender body form, yellow coloration (in preserved specimens), orange cuneus, weakly infuscate basal half of clavus and appendages, small beady eyes, broad vertex (pl. 18), and twisted weakly sigmoid endosoma (fig. 55, pl. 18). Distinguished from M. bignoniiflori by uniform green coloration and J-shaped, untwisted endosoma in that species (pl.18), and from M. norsemanensis by the infuscate pronotum, basal half of clavus, and appendages, the strongly infuscate membrane, and C-shaped (coiled) endosoma in that species (pl. 18).

DESCRIPTION: MALE: Total length 4.25, pronotum width 0.99. COLORATION (pl. 18): General coloration yellow (in preserved specimens), cuneus orange, and basal half of clavus and appendages weakly infuscate. SUR- FACE AND VESTITURE (pl. 18): Dorsum smooth, weakly polished and shining; dorsal vestiture of reclining, pale, simple setae. STRUCTURE: Head (pl. 18): Eyes small, beady; vertex relatively broad; frons swollen, clypeus projecting beyond anterior margin of eye; eye occupying three-quarters height of head; antennae inserted just above ventral margin of eye; antennal segment 2 moderately long, stout, of uniform diameter (1.24), 1.80 times width of head; labium reaching midpoint of mesosternum. Thorax (pl. 18): As in generic description. Hemelytron: Relatively long, body form slender; cuneus, narrow, elongate triangular. GENITALIA (fig. 55, pl. 18): Pygophore: Elongate triangular. Endosoma: Sigmoid, twisted; dorsal strap extending well beyond secondary gonopore and bent to left as strong, attenuate, curved spine; ventral strap terminating just distad of gonopore as much shorter attenuate spine; secondary gonopore small, weakly sclerotized, within interstrap membrane. Phallotheca: Apical portion narrowly conical; aperture slitlike situated on dorsal anterior side continuing around apex. Parameres: Left paramere with deflected posterior process and slightly produced anterior process. Right paramere moderately large, lanceolate, with solitary moderately long apical spine.

FEMALE: Unknown.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for Anna Namyatova, collector of the only known specimen of this taxon.

HOST: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION (map 15): Known only from the Witchelina Nature Reserve, about 650 km north of Adelaide, South Australia.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: South Australia: Witchelina Nature Reserve, ap. 40 km NW of Lyndhurst, 30.095°S 138.13583°E, 116 m, 14 Oct 2010, A. Namyatova, host undetermined, Cassis Lab, UNSW – Bush Blitz, 1d (AMNH_PBI 00387486) (SAMA).