Fulvidius thailandicus (Chérot & Gorczyca) Cherot & Gorczyca, 2016

Wolski, Andrzej, Gorczyca, Jacek, Chérot, Frédéric & Gawlak, Magdalena, 2016, Cylapofulvidius Chérot & Gorczyca, 2000 — a synonym of Fulvidius Poppius, 1909 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae), Zootaxa 4184 (2), pp. 347-357 : 353

Fulvidius thailandicus (Chérot & Gorczyca) comb. nov.

( Figures 3–4 , 12–14 )

Cylapofulvidius thailandicus Chérot & Gorczyca 2000: 223 , 224, 226, Figs. 20 , 24 (n. sp.); Gorczyca 2006: 29 (catalog).

Diagnosis. Fulvidius thailandicus is recognized by the following set of features: body relatively small (3.12); proepimeron uniformly dark brown, without any pale stripe (as on Fig. 8 ); pronotum with humeral angle and apex of scutellum with large, orange patch ( Figs. 3–4 ); hemelytron with four, relatively large, orange patches ( Figs. 3– 4 ); male similar to the female, the genital structures as described below ( Figs. 12–14 ).

Most similar to C. webbi in sharing similar body size and coloration of the dorsum. This species can, however, be distinguished by the yellow patches near antennal insertion and structure of the female (see Chérot & Gorczyca 2000: Figs. 17–20 , 24 ) and male ( Figs. 12–14 ) genitalic structures.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 12–14 ). Left paramere ( Figs. 12–13 ). Apical process relatively long and thin, straight in lateral view, sinuate in dorsal view; paramere body with a few long, protruding, thick setae. Endosoma ( Fig. 14 ). Sclerotized portion of ductus seminis (DS) ovoid; secondary gonopore semicircular.

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Thailand (Yala Province, Bang Lang National Park).

Type material. Holotype ♀: Thailand: Yala province, Bang Lang National Park , (6°04' N, 101° 11' E.), on dead tree, 18–20.x.1991, J. Martin leg. ( ZMUC).

Additional examined material. 3 ♀ ♀ and 2 Ƌ Ƌ: Malaysia: Sarawak, Kapit District, Sebong env., Baleh river , 10–19.iii. 1994, P. B í l ek leg. ( Fig. 3 ) ( ZJPC) ; 1 ♀ and 1 Ƌ Malaysia: Sarawak, Kapit district, Sebong, Baleh river , 6.–21.iii.1994, S. Bílý leg. ( Fig. 4 ) ( NMPC) .

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Dorsal (1 – 6) and lateral (7 – 8) views of the species of Fulvidius: 1, 7. F. lineolatus (♂); 2. F. punctatus (holotype); 3 – 4. C. thailandicus (3: ♀, 4: ♂); 5, 8. F. webbi (♀: paratype); 6. F. zetteli (holotype).

FIGURES 9 – 15. Male genitalia of Fulvidius lineolatus (9 – 11), F. thailandicus (12 – 14), and F. webbi (15): 11, 14 – 15. Endosoma (dorsal view); 9, 12. Left paramere (left lateral view); 10, 13. Left paramere (dorsal view). APR = apical process of paramere; BPR = basal process of paramere; DS = sclerotized portion of ductus seminis inside endosoma; PB = paramere body; SG = secondary gonopore.

FIGURES 16 – 23. Scanning electron micrographs of F. we bb i: 16. Head and anterior portion of pronotum (left lateral view); 17. Head (left lateral view); 18. Pronotum (left lateral view); 19. Labial segment I; 20. Medial part of labial segment II; 21. Antennal segment I; 22. Medial part of antennal segment II; 23. Inner surface of profemur.

FIGURES 24 – 29. Scanning electron micrographs of F. webbi: 24. Hemelytron; 25. Scutellum; 26. Structure and vestiture of pronotum; 27. Structure and vestiture of hemelytron; 28. Structure and vestiture of hemelytral membrane; 29. Pretarsal structure.