Grandivesica aurea, Randall T. Schuh & Michael D. Schwartz, 2016

Randall T. Schuh & Michael D. Schwartz, 2016, Nineteen new genera and 82 new species of Cremnorrhinina from Australia, including analyses of host relationships and distributions (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylininae: Cremnorrhinini), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 401, pp. 1-279 : 90-92

Grandivesica aurea , new species

Figure 33, map 8, table 1, plates 10, 11,

45A–C

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by light green to yellow coloration, absence of a dark marking on the corium at the inner angle of the cuneus (pl. 10); sigmoid endosoma with large, flat, smooth, marginally concave sclerite and short spine just apicad of secondary gonopore (fig. 33, pl. 11), and phallotheca with large dorsal crest (fig. 33). Similar to G. agnew on basis of sigmoid endosoma, but that species with apical sclerite of endosoma smooth, dorsal crest of phallotheca small, right paramere lanceolate with a medial apical projection, and corium with an intense dark spot adjacent to inner angle of cuneus.

DESCRIPTION: Male: Mean total length 3.29, mean pronotum width 1.00. COLORA- TION (pl. 10): Light green to yellow, hemelytron translucent, without a dark spot at inner angle of cuneus; membrane at most weakly fumose, without a dark spot at apex of cells. SURFACE AND VESTITURE (pl. 10): Vestiture of reclining, dark, common setae. STRUCTURE: Head (pl. 10): Eye occupying two-thirds height of head; antenna inserted just above ventral margin of eye, eye weakly emarginate at insertion; antennal segment 2 relatively short (0.74), weakly tapering proximally, 1.07 times width of head; labium reaching to posterior margin of mesosternum. Thorax (pl. 10): Mesoscutum narrowly exposed. Hemelytron: Weakly elongate, costal margin weakly convex, cuneus relatively short. GENITALIA (fig. 33, pl. 11): Pygophore: As in generic description. Endosoma: Sigmoid, ventral strap with medial section wide and twisted, terminating in large, flattened, well-sclerotized hoop-shaped sclerite surrounding proximal edge of secondary gonopore; dorsal strap apically bifid with gently curved spine with upturned apex and moderately large smooth sclerotized plate with recurved distal margin; secondary gonopore subapical, situated within interstrap membrane, apical sclerotized extension, surface dorsad of gonopore with small spine. Phallotheca: Apical portion with very large crest on dorsal surface; aperture on anterior dorsoapical aspect with wide, elongate undulating margin. Parameres: Left paramere elongate, posterior process long, and anterior process short, pointed, placed medially on anterior margin. Right paramere large, apex somewhat truncate with an irregular projection on posterior angle and another smaller medial point.

Female (pl. 10): Coloration as in male; differing from male as in generic description; mean total length 3.14, mean pronotum width 1.00. GENITALIA: As in plate 45A–C.

ETYMOLOGY: From the Latin, aureus, “gold,” in reference to the coloration of this taxon.

HOSTS: Recorded from Eremophila caperata (pl. 37A–C), E. platythamnos (pl. 38H), and E. sturtii (pl. 39C–E) ( Scrophulariaceae ).

DISTRIBUTION (map 8): Known from western New South Wales and from the Goldfields region of Western Australia.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 60 km W of Coolgardie on Great Eastern Hiway, 31.14334°S 120.6159°E, 350 m, 17 Nov 1999, R.T. Schuh, G. Cassis, and R. Silveira, Eremophila caperata ms Chinnock ( Scrophulariaceae ), det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5670446, 1♂ (AMNH_PBI 00087399) (WAMP).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: South Australia: 10.3 km W of Quondong Vale, 33.1137°S 140.2231°E, 100 m, 0 8 Nov 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Eremophila caperata Chinnock (Scrophulariaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5236592, 1♂ (00137423) (AMNH). 14.3 km S of Erudina Woolshed, 31.53334°S 139.5506°E, 86 m, 0 9 Nov 2001, Cassis, Schuh, and Schwartz, Eremophila sturtii R. Br. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW666375, 1♂ (00413055) (AM). 72 km N of Yunta, Nillinghoo Creek, 32.00924°S 139.4523°E, 194 m, 0 9 Nov 2001, Cassis, Schuh, and Schwartz, Eremophila sturtii R. Br. (Scrophulariaceae) , det. Royal Botanic Garden NSW 666375, 2♂ (00413052, 00413054) (AMNH). Western Australia: 60 km W of Coolgardie on Great Eastern Hiway, 31.14334°S 120.6159°E, 350 m, 17 Nov 1999, R.T. Schuh, G. Cassis, and R. Silveira, Eremophila caperata Chinnock (Scrophulariaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5670446, 1♂ (00388806), 1♀ (00388809) (AM), 2♀ (00388808, 00087400), 1♂ (00087572) (AMNH), 1♀ (00388810) (WAMP). ca 35 km S of Menzies, 29.96214°S 121.1323°E, 600 m, 24 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Eremophila caperata Chinnock (Scrophulariaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5099994, 4♂ (00388813, 0 0 388815–00388817), 3♀ (00388822–00388824) (AM), 2♂ (00388814, 00087580), 2♀ (00087422, 00392824) (AMNH), 3♂ (00388811, 0 0 388812, 00087421), 2♀ (00388820, 00388821) (WAMP).

OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 60 km W of Coolgardie on Great Eastern Hiway, 31.14334°S 120.6159°E, 350 m, 17 Nov 1999, R.T. Schuh, G. Cassis, and R. Silveira, Eremophila caperata Chinnock (Scrophulariaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5670446, 1 nymph (00388807) (AM). ca 35 km S of Menzies, 29.96214°S 121.1323°E, 600 m, 24 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Eremophila caperata Chinnock (Scrophulariaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5099994, 2 nymphs (00388818, 00388819) (AM).