Peltidocylapus picatus ( Distant, 1893 )

Wolski, Andrzej, 2021, Revised classification of the New World Cylapini (Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae): taxonomic review of the genera Cylapinus, Cylapoides and Peltidocylapus and a morphology-based phylogenetic analysis of tribe Cylapini, Zootaxa 5074 (1), pp. 1-66 : 50-51

Peltidocylapus picatus ( Distant, 1893)

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Cylapus picatus Distant, 1893: 420 , pl. 36, fig. 15 (sp. nov.)

Cylapus picatus: Bergroth 1920: 71 (list); Carvalho & Dolling 1976: 804 (discussion of type)

Cylapus (Cylapus) picatus: Carvalho 1957: 30 (catalog)

Peltidocylapus picatus: Carvalho & Fontes 1968: 276 (list); Schuh 1995: 32 (catalog), 2002–2013 (online catalog); Gorczyca 2006a: 18 (catalog)

Diagnosis. Recognized by following combination of characters: overall dorsal coloration brown ( Fig. 5d ); antennal segment II with apical, white annulation that is relatively broad, as wide as half of interocular distance ( Fig. 5d ); scutellum with yellow patches baso-laterally and apically, moderately convex with moderately developed, longitudinal, medial swelling ( Fig. 5d ); posterior lobe of pronotum flat. hemelytron dark brown ( Fig. 5d ); R+M vein with yellow patch medially ( Fig. 5d ); medial fracture with longitudinal, yellow patch subapically ( Fig. 5d ); claval suture with short longitudinal yellow stripe apically ( Fig. 5d ).

Redescription. Female. COLORATION ( Fig. 5d ). Dark brown with yellow areas. Head. Dark yellow-fuscous; antennal segment I black; segment II brown dark yellow, narrowly black basally and with narrow yellow annulation apically; labium dark brown. Thorax. Pronotum. Dark brown. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Dark brown; mesoscutum weakly tinged with dark yellow near lateral margin; scutellum with two large patches each situated baso-laterally and with indistinct, longitudinal, dark yellow stripe, originating from medial part and terminating apically. Thoracic pleura. Proepisternum and proepimeron dark brown; remaining pleura black; ostiolar peritreme dark grey. Hemelytron. Dark brown; R +M vein with yellow patch medially; medial fracture with longitudinal, yellow patch subapically; claval suture with short longitudinal yellow stripe apically; membrane dark grey. Legs. Procoxa black; meso– and metacoxae dark yellow tinged with fuscous; mesofemur weakly tinged with dark yellow near apex; metafemur tinged with yellow basally and subapically; tibiae and tarsi dark yellow; tibiae narrowly black basally; protibia with narrow, dark brown annulation apically. Abdomen. Black. TEXTURE AND VESTITURE ( Fig 5d ). Thorax. Scutellum. Covered with two types of setae: one short, dense, and recumbent and other longer, sparse, and erect, Hemelytron. Covered with relatively dense, long, semi-recumbent setae. STRUCTURE ( Fig 5d ) .

Thorax. Pronotum. Posterior lobe flat. Scutellum. With weakly convex, narrow longitudinal medial swelling.

Male: Unknown.

Measurements. Body. Length: 4.60, width 1.70. Head. Length: 0.40, width: 0.96, interocular distance 0.33. Antenna. Length of segment I: 0.63, II: 1.65, III: 2.30, IV: 2.55. Labium. Length of segment I: 0.80, II: 0.68, III: 0.64, IV: 0.46. Pronotum. Length: 0.66, width of anterior margin: 0.96, length of lateral margin: 0.60, width of posterior margin: 1.50.

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Panama (Bugaba).

Remarks. Most like P. cerbereus and P. nubilus in sharing the relatively small body (<5.0 mm) and scutellum with weakly convex, narrow medial, longitudinal swelling. In can be distinguished by the yellow patches on hemelytron ( Fig. 5d ).

Type material. Holotype ♀: Holotype (round label); Bugaba, Panama, Champion; B.C.A. Hem. I Cylapus nubilus (BMNH) .

Figures

FIGURE 5. Dorsal habitus photographs. a. Peltidocylapus nubilus (lectotype); b. Peltidocylapus pallidus (holotype); c. Peltidocylapus parallelus (holotype); d. Peltidocylapus picatus (holotype); e. Peltidocylapus politus (holotype).