Solomonius schaeferi, Published, 2007

WALL, MICHAEL A., 2007, A revision of the Solomonius-group of the stinkbug tribe Halyini (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae), Zootaxa 1539 (1), pp. 1-84 : 77-78

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.1539.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5088998
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CA8F0F-912E-7705-FF1D-7BC4DF37FDDE
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Solomonius schaeferi
status	sp. nov.

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Solomonius schaeferi sp. nov.

( Fig. 27 View FIGURE 27 , 28H View FIGURE 28 , 32 View FIGURE 32 D-F, 34D, 36J)

Holotype. Male. SOLOMON ISLANDS: Vella Lavella , Ulo Crater, elev. 10 m, 7–21 December 1963, coll. P. Shanahan. Deposited in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.

Diagnosis. Metallic green with testaceous and red maculations. Labium reaching fourth abdominal sternite (third visible). Profemora with ventral series of tubercles. Ventral rim of pygophore with median bilobed process. Medial penile plates simple and 1.5x longer than broad. Eighth gonocoxae of female subquadrate, posterior margin becoming laterally lobed.

Description. Body 2X longer than broad ( Fig. 28H View FIGURE 28 ). Head broader than long; juga shorter than the tylus. Pronotum with anterior margin linear, becoming concave medially; anterolateral angle entire; anterolateral margins subentire (some vague crenulations anteriorly), slightly carinate; lateral angles rounded to truncate; posterior margin slightly concave. Scutellum with lateral margins changing angle but not becoming parallel. Bucculae with anteroventral angle acute, produced dorsally. Labium reaching fourth abdominal sternite (third visible); ratios of labial segments 1:1.7:1.7:1. Peritreme 1/2 as long as distance from ostiole of metathoracic scent gland to lateral margin of metapleuron. Episternal ridge located 5/7 of distance between ostiole of metathoracic scent gland and lateral margin of metapleuron. Third through fifth abdominal sternites (second through fourth visible) sulcate. Profemora with ventral row of stout distally hooked spines; dorsal surface unarmed. Mesofemora and metafemora with row of small ventral tubercles; dorsally unarmed.

Color. Ground color metallic green with testaceous and red maculations. Antennal segments I–II dorsolaterally testaceous; segment III with distal half castaneous; segment IV castaneous; segment V straminous. Pronotum metallic green, red medially. Scutellar bulge with dark maculations on the posterolateral portion; anterolateral excavations black; median longitudinal ridge red. Forewing primarily of ground color; membrane testaceous. Labium straminous to testaceous, apical portion of labial segment IV castaneous. Legs straminous with testaceous speckling; tubercles or profemora castaneous; tibiae with postmedial dark band; tarsi mostly straminous, segments I and III testaceous apically. Venter of abdomen with lateral markings discontinuous, restricted to area surrounding spiracle; medial area straminous.

Male. Pygophore slightly constricted around bases of dorsolateral lobes ( Fig. 32D–F View FIGURE 32 ). Ventral rim with median bilobed process ( Fig. 32D View FIGURE 32 ). Dorsolateral lobes with anterior flange absent ( Fig. 32E,F View FIGURE 32 ); posterior lobes well developed, rounded, directed entad; posteroventral lobes narrowly acute, directed anterolaterally ( Fig. 32D–F View FIGURE 32 ). Medial penile plates relatively broad for genus, 1.5X longer than broad ( Fig. 34D View FIGURE 34 ).

Female. Laterotergites of eighth segment broad, lobes obsolete. Gonocoxa of eighth segment subquadrate with low, broad lateral lobe. Gonocoxa of ninth segment broad; posterior margin deeply emarginate. Laterotergites of ninth segment slightly triangular apically ( Fig. 32J View FIGURE 32 ). Secondary thickening of vagina intima subquadrate, semihemispherical, pore to ductus recepticali opening at apex.

Measurements. Males (n=5): body length 18.5 SD 2.4 (15.6–21.3), anterior pronotal width 4.5 SD 0.6 (3.7–5.3), humeral width 9.4 SD 1.1 (8.0–10.7), scutellar length 6.6 SD 0.8 (5.5–7.6), medial length of sixth sternite (fifth visible) 0.8 SD 0.1 (0.6–1.0), medial length of seventh sternite (sixth visible) 3.5 SD 0.4 (3.1– 4.0). Females (n=5): body length 23.9 SD 0.6 (23.1–24.7), anterior pronotal width 5 SD 0.1 (4.8–5.2), humeral width 10.7 SD 0.2 (10.4–11), scutellar length 7.7 SD 0.2 (7.4–7.9), medial length of sixth sternite (fifth visible) 1.7 SD <0.1 (1.7–1.8), medial length of seventh sternite (sixth visible) 2.2 SD 0.1 (2.0–2.3). Appendages in Table 5.

Etymology. Named in honor of Carl W. Schaefer, the author’s adviser, in appreciation of his sage advice, rosemary wit, thymely counsel, and good-hearted friendship during the course of this study.

Ρaratype⁵̣ SOLOMON ISLANDS: Gizo Island, elev. 1–120 m, [8° 6' S, 156° 51’ E], 11 July 1959, coll. J.L. Gressitt - 1 ♂ ( BPBM); same locality , 16–26 April 1964, coll. J. & M. Sedlacek - 1 ♀ ( BPBM); Guadalcanal, 1927 - 1 ♂ (holotype) ( AMNH); Vella Lavella, [7° 45' S, 156° 40’ E] GoogleMaps , 15 November 1927 - 1 ♂ ( AMNH); Kow, elev . 30 m, 25 November 1963, coll. P. Shanahan - 1 ♀, 1 ♂ ( BPBM); Pusisama , 14–29 November 1963, coll. P. Shanahan - 8 ♀♀, 7 ♂♂ ( BPBM); Ulo Crater, elev . 10 m, 7–21 December 1963, coll. P. Shanahan - 22 ♀♀, 26 ♂♂ ( BPBM) .

Distribution. Northern New Georgia Group, and a single specimen from Guadalcanal ( Fig. 27 View FIGURE 27 ).