Glyptocombus saltator Heidemann, 1906

Weirauch, Christiane, Hoey-Chamberlain, Rochelle & Knyshov, Alexander, 2018, Synopsis of Schizopteridae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Dipsocoromorpha) from the United States, with description of seven new species from the US and Mexico, ZooKeys 796, pp. 49-82 : 49

Glyptocombus saltator Heidemann, 1906 Figures 1, 2, 3, 10

Material.

Type material. Holotype: male: Maryland: Montgomery Co.: Plummers Island, 38.97049°N 77.1763°W, 4.10.05, DH Clemons (UCR_ENT 00028583) (USNM). Paratypes: USA: Maryland: Montgomery Co.: Plummers Island, 38.97049°N 77.1763°W, 29 Sep 1905, DH Clemons, 1 female Paratype No 9785 U.S.N.M.(USNM).

Diagnosis.

Recognized among species of Glyptocombus by reddish-brown coloration, elytriform forewings in both sexes, forewing veins narrower than cells, and areolate forewing cells (Figure 1). Most similar to G. mexicanus based on wingtype in both males and females, but differentiated by much narrower veins.

Revised description.

Male (Figure 1): with elytriform forewing, length: 1.14-1.52 mm; body ovoid. Coloration: head and body reddish dark brown, legs light brown with apex of foretibiae light, genital capsule and genitalia light to dark brown. Surface and vestiture: in frontal orientation forefemur without anterior stout seta, hind tibia with four erect medium-length stout setae ventrally on distal half, second tarsomere of hind leg with stout seta anteroventrally. Structure. Head: disc decurrent anteriorly. Thorax: ratio of pronotal collar length to pronotum length 0.25-0.35, collar slightly depressed below pronotum (Figure 1), posterior margin of postnotum curved in medially around contour of scutellum, ratio of height of forefemur to length of forefemur 0.20-0.23, ratio of length of hind tibia to width of pronotum 0.94-1.16, venation of elytriform forewing as in Figure 2A, veins narrower than cells, cells areolate. Abdomen and genitalia: as in genus description (Figure 3A, B).

Female (Figure 1): elytrous, length: 1.46-1.49 mm; body ovoid. Coloration: similar to male. Surface and vestiture: in frontal orientation forefemur without anterior stout seta, hind tibia with four erect medium-length stout setae ventrally on distal half, second hind tarsomere with stout seta anteroventrally, sternum 7 with posteriad-pointing medial U-shaped shiny area with long setae. Structure. Head: disc steeply declivous anteriorly. Thorax: similar to male, ratio of pronotal collar length to pronotum length 0.26-0.29, collar slightly depressed below pronotum (Figure 1), posterior margin of postnotum curved posteriorly, ratio of height of forefemur to length of forefemur 0.14-0.24, ratio of length of hind tibia to width of pronotum 0.88-1.09, elytriform forewing as in male. Abdomen and genitalia: as in genus description (Figure 3C, D).

Notes.

A redescription of this species is included to achieve more consistent treatments for species of Old World ( Hill 1984, 1987, 1991, 2013) and New World Hypselosomatinae ( Carpintero and Dellapé 2006, Hoey-Chamberlain and Weirauch 2016).

Distribution.

Specimens of this species have been collected in Maryland, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, and Mississippi (USA).

Other material examined.

Georgia: Clarke Co.: Whitehall Forest, 33.90694°N 83.35722°W, 07 May 1977 - 12 May 1977, R. Turnbow, 1 male (AMNH_IZC 00150699) (AMNH); 09 Jul 1977 - 15 Jul 1977, R. Turnbow, 1 male (UCR_ENT 00011913) (FSCA); 24 Jul 1977 - 31 Jul 1977, R. Turnbow, 1 adult sex unknown (UCR_ENT 00011914) (FSCA). Glynn Co.: Jekyll Island, 31.06833°N 81.41361°W, 18 Aug 1965, W. R. Suter, 2 females (UCR_ENT 00090439 and UCR_ENT 00090441), 1 male (UCR_ENT 00090440) (FMNH). Mississippi: Pontotoc Co.: Ecru, 34.35316°N 89.02311°W, 07 May 1980, W. H. Cross, 2 adults sex unknown (UCR_ENT 00028695, UCR_ENT 00028697) (USNM); 08 May 1980, W. H. Cross, 1 adult sex unknown (UCR_ENT 00028696) (USNM). Oklahoma: Latimer Co.: Latimer County, no specific locality, 34.83503°N 95.31025°W, May 1991, Karl Stephan, 1 male (UCR_ENT 00011915) (FSCA); May 2002, K. Stephan, 1 male (UCR_ENT 00094270) (TAMU). Texas: Wood Co.: 3 miles WSW Hainsville, 32.70833°N 95.41°W, 28 Apr 2000 - 30 Apr 2000, M. Yoder, 1 male (UCR_ENT 00094273) (TAMU).

Specimens from literature.

USA: Arkansas: Chicot Co.: 0.2 mile east of Lake Chicot State Park, 33.37194°N 91.19578°W, 22 Jan 1977, R. G. Chenowith, 1 male (AMNH). Cross Co.: Village Creek State Park, cabin area, 35.16824°N 90.72144°W, 07 Feb 1987, C. E. Carlton, 1 male (AMNH). District of Columbia: no specific locality, 38.90719°N 77.03687°W, Jan or Jun 1879, Theo. Pergande, 1 adult sex unknown (USNM). Maryland: Montgomery Co.: Plummers Island, 38.97049°N 77.1763°W, 08 Oct 1905, Schwarz, Heidemann, 1 adult sex unknown (USNM); 14 Oct 1906, C. H. T. Townsend, 1 adult sex unknown (USNM). Virginia: Northampton Co.: Savage neck dunes natural area preserve, ca 6 km SW of East6lle, 37.32694°N 76.00774°W, 24 Jun 1999 - 28 Jul 1999, Virginia Division of Natural Heritage personnel, 1 male (VMNH); 27 Aug 1999 - 23 Sep 1999, Virginia Division of Natural Heritage personnel, 1 male (VMNH); 23 Sep 1999 - 28 Oct 1999, Virginia Division of Natural Heritage personnel, 2 males (VMNH). Virginia Beach Co.: Oceana Naval Air Station, City of Virginia Beach, ca. 1 mi/1.6 km SSE jct. U.S. Route 58 and Great Neck Road, 37.32694°N 76.00774°W, 14 Jun 1989 - 28 Jun 1989, K. A. Buhlmann, 2 males (VMNH).