Eremotylus hibbertii, 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 : 81-82

Eremotylus hibbertii , new species

Figure 28, map 7, table 1, plates 8, 9

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the moderately large size, elongate oval body, almost opaque hemelytron, and uniform green coloration in living specimens (yellow in available preserved material) (pl. 8). Endosoma relatively stout, sigmoid, with one long, broad apical spine and a “flap” at about midpoint of secondary gonopore (fig. 28, pl. 9); left paramere with dorsoposterior margin and posterior process practically straight (fig. 28). Similar to E. glaber , but endosoma in that species with two short spines and one long apical spine, rather than one long broad spine and also a “flap” as found in E. hibbertii ; posterior process of left paramere straight in E. hibbertii as opposed to bent in E. glaber .

DESCRIPTION: MALE: Mean total length 3.85, mean pronotum width 0.96. COLORATION (pl. 8): Orange when preserved, hemelytron almost opaque; membrane weakly fumose. SURFACE AND VESTITURE (pl. 8): Dorsum smooth, weakly shining; vestiture of reclining, dark, common setae. STRUC- TURE: Head (pl. 8): Short, vertex moderately broad, eyes of moderate size, frons not or only weakly swollen and projecting anterior to eye, eye occupying slightly less than three-quarters height of head; antennae inserted somewhat above ventral margin of eye, eye weakly emarginate above insertion; antennal segment 2 long and slender (1.18), 1.84 times width of head; labium reaching to apex of mesocoxa. Thorax (pl. 8): Mesoscutum moderately exposed. Hemelytron: Elongate, costal margin weakly convex, cuneus moderately elongate. GENITALIA (fig. 28, pl. 9): Pygophore: Elongate conical; single long bristle anteroventrad of each paramere insertion. Endosoma: Dorsal and ventral straps separated medially, dorsal strap entire with long, broad apical spine; ventral strap with broad flaplike sclerite distad of secondary gonopore; secondary gonopore large with long, narrow distal extension adhered to edge of dorsal strap. Phallotheca: Apical portion elongate conical, dorsal margin with very narrow crest basad; aperture situated on anterodorsal margin; internal basal portion with slight basal outpocket on anterior side. Parameres: Left paramere elongate with medial portion of dorsoposterior margin slightly produced; posterior process straight with undulating lateral margin; anterior process small; long seta situated on anterior process. Right paramere with apical projection on posterior edge.

FEMALE (pl. 8): Mean total length 3.36, mean pronotum width 0.94; differing from male as in generic description; antennal segment 2 more slender than in male.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the host genus Hibbertia (Dilleniaceae) .

HOSTS: Recorded from Hibbertia cuneiformis (pl. 33A) and Hibbertia racemosa (Dilleniaceae) .

DISTRIBUTION (map 7): Known from the south coast of Western Australia.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Salmon Beach (headland), D’Entrecasteaux National Park, Windy Harbor, 34.81596°S 116.0076°E, 70 m, 0 3 Dec 1999, R.T. Schuh, G. Cassis and R. Silveira, Hibbertia cuneiformis (Labill.) Sm. (Dilleniaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5670985, 1♂ (AMNH_PBI 00414414) (WAMP).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Cape Arid National Park, Thomas River Campground, 33.8539°S 123.0126°E, 20 m, 24 Nov 1999, R.T. Schuh, G. Cassis and R. Silveira, Hibbertia racemosa Enol. (Dilleniaceae) , det. PERTH staff PERTH 0 5670888, 1♂ (00414249), 2♀ (00414251, 00414252) (AM), 1♀ (00414250) (WAMP).