Phytocoris minakatai Yasunaga & Schwartz, 2015

Oh, Minsuk, Yasunaga, Tomohide & Lee, Seunghwan, 2017, Taxonomic review of Phytocoris Fallén (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini) in Korea, with one new species, Zootaxa 4232 (2), pp. 197-215 : 203-205

Phytocoris minakatai Yasunaga & Schwartz, 2015

( Figs. 4 B–C, 5, 6D, 8, 10, 11, 13)

Phytocoris minakatai Yasunaga & Schwartz, 2015: 39 (sp. nov.); Yasunaga, 2016: 46 (diag., distr.).

A, P. goryeonus . B, P. intricatus . C, P. longipennis . D, P. minakatai . E, P. ohataensis . F, P. pallidicollis . G, P. shabliovskii .

Diagnosis. Recognized by its moderate size; mottled dark-brown dorsum ( Figs. 4 B–C); labium short, slightly over metacoxa. In Korea, P. ohataensis is externally very similar to this species, but the latter can be distinguished from the former by the antennal segment III shorter than basal width of pronotum, more elongated lobal sclerite ( Fig. 11 ), oblong, medially adjacent sclerotized rings of female genitalia ( Fig. 13 ). For more diagnostic character, figures and description, see Yasunaga & Schwartz (2015).

Distribution. Japan, Korea.

Host plant. Pinus densiflora Sieb. & Zucc (Pinaceae) ( Yasunaga & Schwartz, 2015).

Material examined. South Korea: Chungcheongbuk –do: 1♀, Eumsung, 10.ix.2000, S. J. An . Gangwon –do: 1♂, Sangwonsa temple, Odaesan –ro, Jinbu –myeon, Pyeongchang –gun, from light trap, 08.vii.2012, T. M. Han ( NAAS) . Gyeonggi –do: 1♂, Suwon arboretum, Seodun–dong, Gwonseon–gu, Suwon–si, 18.ix.2000, S. J. An . Jeollanam –do: 3♂, Nogodan, Sandong–myeon, Gurye–gun, 29.vii.1999, H. S. Yoo, S. H. Kang ; 1♀, ditto, 31.vii.2000, K. H. Ryu.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Dorsal and ventral habitus of Korean Phytocoris species

FIGURE 11. Male genital structure (Lobal sclerites) of Korean Phytocoris species.

FIGURE 13. Female genital structure of Korean Phytocoris species (P. minakatai, P. ohataensis, P. shabliovskii). A, Bursa copulatrix (Before dissect posterior wall). B, Bursa copulatrix. C, Posterior wall.