Pulvillophylus cuneotinctus, 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 : 178-179

Pulvillophylus cuneotinctus , new species

Figure 78, map 20, table 1, plates 26, 27

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the large size, moderately projecting face, yellowish pronotum, corium, clavus, tibiae and membrane veins, and weakly reddish head, scutellum, cuneus, antennae, and femora (pl. 26); endosoma sigmoid, ventral strap forming a relatively short, strongly curving, hooked apical spine (fig. 78, pl. 27). Most similar in size, form of head, and coloration, to P. rubritinctus ; distinguished by clavus and corium strongly reddish in that species as well as by easily observed differences in form of hook on apical endosomal spine. Overall appearance of this taxon, including size, similar to some colorful species of mirine genus Phytocoris Hahn.

DESCRIPTION: MALE: Mean total length 6.08, mean pronotum width 1.52. COLORATION (pl. 26): Background yellow green (in preserved specimens); head, mesoscutum, scutellum, cuneus, antennal segment 1, and femora heavily reddish, remaining antennal segments and tibiae pale. SURFACE AND VESTI- TURE (pl. 26): Body surface smooth, dull to very weakly shining, with reclining, dark, common setae. STRUCTURE (pl. 26): Body elongate, nearly parallel sided. Head: Frons swollen, projecting beyond eye by about length of eye, clypeus visible above; eye quadrate and bulging in dorsal view, occupying four-fifths height of head in lateral view; antenna inserted at just above ventral margin of eye, eye emarginate at and above insertion; labium reaching to about midpoint of pregenital abdominal segments. Antenna: Segment 1 elongate, exceeding apex of head by one-third length of segment, segment 2 long (1.88), 1.76 times width of head. Thorax: Pronotum weakly campanulate, lateral margins sinuous, posterior lobe weakly elevated, posterior margin straight; mesoscutum broadly exposed. Hemelytron: Costal margin very weakly convex, body elongate nearly parallel sided. GENITALIA (fig. 78, pl. 27): Pygophore: As in generic description. Endosoma: Sigmoid; ventral strap short, forming sharply hooked spine equal to length of secondary gonopore; dorsal strap terminating near distal edge of secondary gonopore. Phallotheca: Long, relatively narrow; aperture on anterior surface, long, with equal moderate width throughout; surface of basal portion strongly ribbed. Parameres: As in generic description.

ETYMOLOGY: From the Latin, tinctus, “dyed or painted,” and cuneus, in reference to the contrastingly colored cuneus.

HOST: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION (map 20): Known from localities in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Madura, 31.928°S 126.978°E, 0 7 Oct 1968, Key, Upton and Balderson, 1d (AMNH_PBI 00168848) (ANIC).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: Trangie, 32.03333°S 147.98333°E, 26 Oct 1951, B. Cameron, 1d (00168851) (AM). South Australia: 1 mi ESE of Ooldea, 30.463°S 131.852°E, 0 3 Oct 1968, Key, Upton & Balderson, 1d (00168847) (AM), 3d (00168843, 0 0 168844, 00168846) (AMNH), 3d (00168841, 0 0 168842, 00168845) (ANIC); 0 3 Oct 1968, Key, Upton & Balderson, 1d (00391050) (AM). Middleback Str. via Whyalla, 32.96667°S 137.45°E, 66 m, 16 Oct 1986, S. Barker, 1d (00169075) (SAMA). Western Australia: 19 mi N by E of Mundrabilla HS, 31.56667°S 128.36667°E, 107 m, 16 Oct 1968, Britton, Upton, and Balderson, 2d (00168830, 00168831) (ANIC). 24 mi. SW of Rawlinna, 31.257°S 125.0 31°E, 0 9 Oct 1968, Key, Upton and Balderson, 1d (00168840), 1d (00391093) (AM), 1d (00168839) (AMNH), 7d (00168832–00168838) (ANIC). 37 km NE of Laverton, 28.35°S 122.61666°E, 10 Sep 1982– 12 Sep 1982, B. Hanich & T.F. Houston, 1d (00202590) (WAMP). Madura, 31.928°S 126.978°E, 0 7 Oct 1968, Key, Upton and Balderson, 1d (00168849) (ANIC).