Stenotus binotatus ( Fabricius, 1794 )

Namyatova, Anna A., Schwartz, Michael D. & Cassis, Gerasimos, 2013, First record of the genus Stenotus Jakovlev from Australia, with two new species, and a list of mirine species from Witchelina Nature Reserve (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini), Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 47 (13 - 14), pp. 987-1008 : 1002-1003

Stenotus binotatus ( Fabricius, 1794)

( Figures 1, 5A–E, 6C, F)

Lygaeus binotatus Fabricius, 1794: 172 .

Cimex paykulli Turton, 1802: 669 . New name for binotatus Fabricius, 1794 because of secondary homonymy with Cimex binotatus Gmelin, 1790 .

Stenotus sareptanus Jakovlev, 1877: 289 (synonymised by Reuter, 1885: 159).

Stenotus binotatus: Reuter, 1888: 636 (new combination).

Material examined

AUSTRALIA: Tasmania: Blackwood Ck., 41.75 ◦ S, 146.9 ◦ E, 12 January 1994, I . D. Buddle, 2♂ (00034058, 00034059) ( ANIC). Devonport, Stoney Rise , 41.17801 ◦ S, 146.35871 ◦ E, 70 m, 13 January 1994, L . Hill, 5♂ (00034145, 0034146, 00034147) ( ANIC); 2 January 1996, L . Hill, ♀ (00034060). NEW ZEALAND: Auckland: Karekare [Kare Kare], Waitakare [Waitakere], 36.98596 ◦ S, 174.47969 ◦ E, 2 January 1998, G . Cassis, 7♂ (00020166, 00020168–00020171, 00020174, 00400376), 3♀ (00020175, 00020165, 00400436) ( AM) .

Diagnosis

Stenotus binotatus differs from other Australian Stenotus species by body yellow with brown or black markings or stripes ( Figure 1), vertex as long as eye diameter (as in Figure 2B), frons almost flat, clypeus 0.8× as short as eye anteriorly, labium reaching abdominal segment VI, ventral surface of genital capsule 1.5× as long as dorsal surface ( Figure 5E), right paramere hooked ( Figure 5B), right medial lobe of endosoma longer than left medial lobe, both medial endosomal lobes with fields of small spicules ( Figure 5A), and posterior wall of bursa copulatrix with dorsal lobe ( Figure 6F). Stenotus gressitti can be distinguished from this species by body yellow with reddish tinge ( Figure 1), frons distinctly bulging ( Figure 2E), clypeus one-half of eye height anteriorly ( Figure 2A), labium reaching middle of mesosternum ( Figure 2E), ventral surface of genital capsule 1.3× as long as dorsal surface ( Figure 4E), left medial lobe of endosoma distinctly longer than right medial lobe with fields of small spicules, right medial lobe without those spicules ( Figure 4A). Stenotus witchelina can be recognized by the body yellow without any brown or black markings or stripes ( Figure 1), vertex distinctly shorter than eye diameter ( Figure 2C), clypeus one-half of eye height anteriorly ( Figure 2D, G), labium reaching middle of metasternum ( Figure 2F), right paramere not hooked ( Figure 4G), endosoma with right medial lobe bearing field of small spicules, left medial lobe without those spicules ( Figure 4F).

Distribution

Stenotus binotatus has a broad Palaearctic distribution ( Kerzhner and Josifov 1999) and has been introduced to North America ( Henry and Froeschner 1988), Hawaii ( Nishida 2002) and New Zealand ( Eyles 1999a) from presumed European sources ( Wheeler and Henry 1992). This is the first record of this species from Australia.

Other Mirinae collected from the Witchelina Nature Reserve, South Australia