Micromimetus Eyles, 1999

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Micromimetus Eyles, 1999

Micromimetus Eyles, 1999: 346 (original description), type species by original designation: Micromimetus pictipes Eyles, 1999 .

Micromimetus: SCHUH (2013) (online catalog).

Diagnosis. Recognized primarily by its small size (total length 3.3–4.0 mm, max width 1.4–1.9 mm); widely brown to fuscous basic colouration (ventral surface usually yellowish); dorsal surface weakly shining, partly reddish or (in some species widely) yellowish, with densely distributed, silvery, reclining setae intermixed with dark, simple setae (silvery setae easily rubbed off during preservation); weak, shallow punctures on dorsum; light colored, long antenna, often longer than body; long, slender labium reaching or slightly exceeding apex of metacoxa; shiny pronotum more or less darkened (sometimes with fascia) posteriorly; rather large scent efferent system, with posterior margin of evaporative area notched; pale tibiae with reddish to dark brown, prominent spines; each tarsomere III subequal in length to II, much longer than I, with sharp, rather slender parempodia; developed pygophoral spine; rudimental hypophysis of right paramere; and bilobate endosoma with primary lobe subdivided into 3–4 lobules and bearing a lobal-sclerite from aperture of secondary gonopore; cylindrical seminal duct not expanded apically. Additional diagnostic characters including female genitalia were provided by EYLES (1999).

Distribution. Currently known fragmentarily from Mariana Islands, Cook Island and Taiwan (tropical Lanyu Island); however, its distribution range is anticipated to extend more widely into the Asia-Pacific Region.

Discussion. Several Oriental-Pacific members of Lygus complex should apparently be transferred into Micromimetus , especially the Oceanian Lygus fauna, including Lygus kusaiensis Carvalho, 1956 and L. dybasi Carvalho, 1956 described by CARVALHO (1956). It will be the topic of future work. Herein we propose a new species of Micromimetus from Taiwan and a new combination for Lygus rubrotinctus ( Carvalho, 1956) in Micromimetus .