Wallabicoris coolabah, Schuh & P. Pedraza, 2010

Schuh, R. T. & P. Pedraza, 2010, Wallabicoris, New Genus (Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Phylini) From Australia, With The Description Of 37 New Species And An Analysis Of Host Associations, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2010 (338), pp. 1-118 : 27-28

Wallabicoris coolabah , new species Figure 5; map 4; plate 1

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the large size and the elongate slender body form, total length 5.45, ratio length/width 3.58, the pale setae on the dorsum, the quadrate pattern of coloration on the dorsum (pl. 1), and the form of the male genitalia, the secondary endosomal strap with a short submedial twist, a short left paramere, and a lanceolate right paramere (fig. 5). Separated from other large species with an elongate body form as follows: from W. craspedii by the heavy black setae on the dorsum, the broad subbasal undulation in the secondary endosomal strap, and the longer left paramere in that species; from W. norsemanius by the longitudinal rather that quadrate color pattern and much more elongate left paramere in that species; and from W. uptoni by the subbasal

(AMNH_PBI 00168795).

undulation in the secondary endosomal strap and the more elongate left paramere.

DESCRIPTION: Male: Body greatly elongate, parallel sided, total length 5.29–5.61, ratio l/w 5 3.59. COLORATION (pl. 1): Pronotum more or less unicolorous yellowbrown with a pale medial stripe; hemelytron with extensive pale areas with extensive infuscation on clavus and as a broad transverse fascia at level of apex of clavus; markings on cuneus present as conspicuous infuscation on posterior two-thirds; membrane with elongate, contrasting, fumose marking at extreme base, remainder variably weakly to strongly fumose over entire area, veins white; venter heavily infuscate, at least on mesopleuron and abdomen, yellow to dirty yellow; antennal segment 1 with one or two black medial setae; antennal segment 2 dirty yellow proximally, weakly to heavily infuscate distally; labium pale with segment 4 heavily infuscate; hind femora unicolorous yellow to weakly infuscate, without black spots; hind tibial spines dark without dark spots at bases. SURFACE AND VESTI- TURE: Dorsum with reclining simple setae matching background coloration, without sericeous or woolly setae. STRUCTURE: Head: Elongate, projecting anteriorly, ratio wh/lh 5 2.52; antennal fossa with ventral margin 1 diameter above ventral margin of eye; interocular space relatively small, ratio iod/wh 5 0.48; eyes leaving gena moderately exposed in lateral view (hg3/he20); labium just reaching onto abdomen. GENITALIA (fig. 5): Endosoma: Base moderately long, with an open U-shaped bend; distal half of shaft more or less straight and erect; primary endosomal strap short apically, ratio lae/lsg 2.00; secondary endosomal strap very slen- der, of uniform width from endosomal bend to gonopore, reaching to level of secondary gonopore, with a short submedial undulation; secondary gonopore seen laterally in lateral view of endosoma. Phallotheca: More or less right angulate, dorsal surface with a hump; dorsal surface without a conspicuous keel. Left Paramere: Body relatively short, just exceeding margin of pygophore; in dorsal perspective closed over about one-half length; body not distinctly tapering toward apex; anterior process arising at posterior margin of shaft; anterior process angled posterodorsally; posterior process appearing tubular, fingerlike; posterior process with strongly projecting shoulder at base; base of posterior process at least somewhat elevated above level of paramere body. Right Paramere: Body moderately elongate, ratio lrp/ wrp 3.77; body more or less parallel sided; posterior margin without distinct protuberance subapically; body elevated at juncture with base; apex with short fingerlike process.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the type locality.

HOSTS: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION (map 4): Known from a single collecting event in the interior of New South Wales.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: Coolabah , 31.019 ° S 146.689 ° E, 12 Oct 1963, D.H. Colless, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00168794) ( ANIC).

PARATYPE: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: Coolabah, 31.019 ° S 146.689 ° E, 12 Oct 1963, D.H. Colless, 13 (00168795) ( AMNH).