Clivinematini

Carpintero, Diego Leonardo, Dellapé, Pablo Matías & Cheli, German, 2008, Valdesiana curiosa: a remarkable new genus and species of Clivinematini (Hemiptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae) from Argentina, and a key to Argentinean genera and species, Zootaxa 1672, pp. 61-68 : 66-67

Key of the species of Clivinematini from Argentina

1 Pronotum extended over base of head in lateral view ................................................................................. 2

- Pronotum not extended over base of head in lateral view ........................................................................... 5

2 Frons with long prominence between bases of antennae. Hemelytra micropterous ..................................... ........................................................................................................... Valdesiana curiosa n. sp. ( Figs.1, 3 ).

- Frons flat or slightly prominent. Hemelytra always macropterous ............................................................. 3

3 Body with erect or suberect pilosity. Cuneus less than two times longer than wide at base......................... ........................................................................................................... Ambracius dufouri Stål, 1860 ( Fig.4 ).

- Body with short adpressed pilosity. Cuneus two times longer than wide at base. ( Ofellus Distant, 1883 ) 4

4 Dorsal pilosity longer than distance between a seta and base of the adjacent setae. Pronotum slightly sur- passing base of head. Longitudinal furrow on pronotum shallow. Pronotum nearly flat.............................. ............................................................................. Ofellus mantiqueiranus Carvalho & Sailer, 1953 ( Fig.5 ).

- Dorsal pilosity shorter than distance between a seta and base of the adjacent setae. Pronotum arising near

basal line of eyes. Longitudinal furrow on pronotum deep. Pronotum slightly elevated medially............... ................................................................................................ Ofellus guaranianus Carvalho, 1984 ( Fig.6 ). 5 Anterolateral margin of pronotum distinctly emarginate............................................................................... ............................................................................... Bothynotus sulinus ( Carvalho & Gomes, 1969) ( Fig.7 ).

- Anterolateral margin of pronotum not emarginated ................................................................................... 6

6 Body vestiture consisting of setae apically curved, usually forming dense pilosity. Frons strongly convex. Embolium-corial suture impunctate ....................... Clivinemidea sulina Carvalho & Gomes, 1970 ( Fig.8 ).

- Body vestiture not apically curved, consisting of adpressed, semi-erect or erect hairs. Frons flat or slightly convex. Embolium-corial suture punctate. ( Guanabarea Carvalho, 1948 )................................................. 7

7 Pronotum with a dark central spot on basal half............................................................................................ ......................................................................... Guanabarea fasciata Carvalho & Carpintero, 1990 ( Fig.9 ).

- Pronotum uniformly reddish........................................................................................................................ 8

8 Pronotum punctured. Basal reddish band of hemelytra arising at level of center of scutellum .................... ............................................................... Guanabarea bicoloroides Carvalho & Carpintero, 1990 ( Fig.10 ).

- Pronotum impunctate. Basal reddish band of hemelytra only present at tip of base..................................... ...................................................................... Guanabarea mariana Carvalho & Carpintero, 1990 ( Fig.11 ).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 3. Valdesiana curiosa Carpintero & Dellapé n. sp. 1, dorsal view. 2, head and pronotum, dorsal view. 3, lateral view.

FIGURES 4 – 7. 4, Ambracius dufouri Stål, ♂, Villa Olivari, (Dto.) Ituzaingó, Corrientes, Arg., XI- [19] 96, Carpintero col. (CC). 5, Bothynotus sulinus (Carvalho & Gomes), ♂, Nuevo Mundo – Base Pluspetrol, 73 ° 03´30 ´´ W 11 ° 33´02 ´´, VII- [20] 04, luz, Cusco, Perú (CC). 6, Ofellus guaranianus Carvalho, Ψ, Loreto, Misiones, Ofellus guaranianus Carvalho, 1984 det. D. Carpintero (CC). 7, Ofellus mantiqueiranus Carvalho & Sailer, ♂, Liebig, (Dto.) Colón, Entre Ríos, II- [20] 03, luz, L. Caire col. (CC).

FIGURES 8 – 11. 8, Guanabarea bicoloroides Carvalho & Carpintero, Holotype Ψ, Sumalao, Salta, Arg., 1200 m, I- [19] 86, Carpintero col. (MLP). 9, Guanabarea fasciata Carvalho & Carpintero, Holotype ♂, Chicoana, Salta, Arg., 1600 m, I- [19] 86, Carpintero col. (MLP). 10, Guanabarea mariana Carvalho & Carpintero, Holotype Ψ, Sta. María, Misiones, XII- [19] 46, Viana leg. (MLP). 11, Clivinemidea sulina Carvalho & Gomes, Ψ, Ñacuñan, Sta. Rosa, Mendoza, 6 - XI- [19] 96, G. Debandi col., IADIZA, huesped: Atriplex lampa Gillies ex Moq. (Zampa) (CC).