Cyrtopeltocoris fractifasciatus, Wyniger & Schuh & Henry, 2023

Wyniger, Denise, Schuh, Randall T. & Henry, Thomas J., 2023, Revision of the North American Hallodapini (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae), American Museum Novitates 2023 (3994), pp. 1-48 : 25-26

Cyrtopeltocoris fractifasciatus , new species

Figures 2 , 4 , 6 , table 1

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the large eyes, narrow vertex, discontinuous white markings on corium and clavus, not forming a complete transverse band or just a slender band (fig. 2), and endosoma with a triangular, membranous, serrate flange apically (fig. 4). Most similar to C. pronotosus in general appearance, large eyes, and narrow vertex, but differs in the shorter body, the transverse hemelytral fascia broken at the claval suture, and the distinctive endosomal characters.

DESCRIPTION: Male: Mean total length 3.46. Coloration (fig. 2): Head brown; labium brown; pronotum dark brown; mesoscutum and scutellum reddish brown, or dark orange; scent-gland auricle brown; clavus brown or orange brown basally, ivory medially, brown apically; corium and embolium brown or orange brown basally, ivory medially, brown apically; white marks on corium and clavus independent, marks not forming a complete transverse band or—when so—band more slender (fig. 2); lateral ivory spot on base of corium with straight apical margin (fig. 2); cuneus reddish brown; membrane fuscous; antennal segments brown or slightly yellowish, with first segment yellowish brown (fig. 2); venter brown; mesepisternum reddish brown; procoxa and trochanter brown, meso- and metacoxae ivory with trochanters ivory and brown apically; femora and tibiae dark orange or brown; tarsi yellowish (fig. 2). Surface and vestiture: Vertex bearing long erect setae; pronotum and corium with recumbent setae. Structure (fig. 2): Slender; pronotum trapezoidal; scutellum slightly swollen basally; corium with lateral margin slightly convex basally at level of brown coloration; labium reaching posterior third of mesepisternum. genitalia (fig. 4): Endosoma relatively short, slender, beyond secondary gonopore with a triangular, membranous, serrate flange apically (fig. 4); phallotheca slightly curved; left paramere with anterior process stout and short, posterior process elongate and curved downward; right paramere short and ovoid.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the discontinuous transverse hemelytral fascia, from the Latin fractus, meaning “broken,” and fasciatus, meaning “enveloped with a band.”

DISTRIBUTION (fig. 6): Known from Baja California Sur.

HOLOTYPE male: MEXICO: Baja California Sur: Sur La Paz , 24.03876 ° N 110.29987 ° W, 108 m, 01 Feb 1965 – 03 Feb 1965, Vincent D. Roth ( AMNH _ PBI 00175540 ) ( AMNH).

PARATYPES: MEXICO: Baja California Sur: 1.5 mi E of San Jorge , 23.48013 ° N 109.76791 ° W, 165 m, 24 Jul 1971, H.G. Real and R.E. Main, 1♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00078577 ), 2♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00078645 , AMNH _ PBI 00078582 ) ( CAS) ; 25 Jul 1971, H.G. Real and R.E. Main, 1♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00078583 ) ( CAS) .

OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED: MEXICO: Baja California Sur: 1.5 mi E of San Jorge , 23.48013 ° N 109.76791 ° W, 165 m, 24 Jul 1971, H.G. Real and R.E. Main, 2♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00078584 , AMNH _ PBI 00078585 ) ( CAS) . Sierra la Laguna , 23.59361 ° N 109.96861 ° W, 1770 m, 31 Aug 1977, E. Fisher & R. Westcott, 1♂ ( AMNH _ PBI 00078586 ) ( CAS) .

Figures

FIG. 2. Dorsal habitus and lateral view images of Cyrtopeltocoris spp., C. fractifasciatus–C. illlini.

FIG. 4. Male genitalia of Cyrtopeltocoris spp., C. ajo–C. gracilentis.

FIG. 6. Distributions of Cyrtopeltocoris spp.