Poppiocapsidea tagalica (Poppius, 1915) Poppius, 1915

Chérot, F. & Malipatil, M. B., 2016, A review of Adelphocoris - Creontiades - Megacoelum complex (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirini), with descriptions of two new genera and four new species, Zootaxa 4126 (2), pp. 151-206 : 185

15.2. Poppiocapsidea tagalica (Poppius, 1915) n. comb.

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Megacoelum tagalicum Poppius, 1915a: 30 –31 (as n. sp., with a short diagnosis of the new variety bicolor); Carvalho 1959: 163 (catalog); Schuh 1995: 836 (catalog), 2002–2013 (online catalog).

Material examined. Type specimen: Holotype ♀ by monotypy: PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: LUZON: Los Baños, Baker, type 10095 ( MZHF).

Diagnosis. Body rugose, elongate ovate in outline; finely sericeous on hemelytra, the setae white, suberect. Sulcus of vertex narrow. Hemelytral punctation shallow, relatively dense particularly on clavus. Head reddish-brown, eyes red posteriorly, black medio-anteriorly. First antennal segment yellow basally, dark brown medially and apically. Second antennal segment black basally, yellow to orange in distal 1/3, reddish-brown more apically. Third and fourth segments yellowish basally, red brown medially and apically. Pronotum including collar orange brown, area anterior to calli dark brown to black. Legs reddish-yellow to reddish-brown with yellow to reddish spines. Scutellum and hemelytra orange, the cuneus and apex of endocorium dark red. Membrane brown. Genitalia unknown.

Discussion. The type of P. tagalica conforms to our diagnosis of Poppiocapsidea on the basis of its external anatomy; hence we suggest the new combination. Analysis of additional specimens, particularly of the males, will enable confirmation of the generic placement and the comparison with the other Poppiocapsidea species. Five other specimens are available in MZHF collection; the female type of P. tagal ica var bicolor Poppius, 1915 and four non type specimens, not cited by Poppius (1915a).

Figures

FIGURES 51 – 58. Habitus of ACMc members: 51. Pleurochilophorus quadripunctatus Reuter, 1905, female holotype from Eritrea (MRAC). 52. Poppiocapsidea biseratensis (Distant, 1903), a male from Thailand. 53. “ Megacoelum townsvillensis ” Distant, 1904, a junior synonym of P. biseratensis (Distant, 1903) (new synonymy), female lectotype from Australia. 54. Poppiocapsidea tagalica (Poppius, 1915) n. comb., female holotype from Philippine Islands (MZHF). 55. Poppiomegacoelum gearyi n. gen., n. sp., female paratype from Australia. 56. Pseudomegacoelum beckeri (Fieber, 1870) n. comb., a specimen from Spain (MNHN). 57. Pseudomegacoelum irbilanum (Linnavuori, 1988) n. comb., male holotype from Iraq (AMNH). 58. Pseudomegacoelum quercicola (Linnavuori, 1965) n. comb., male holotype from Tunisia (AMNH). Scales = 1 mm.