Telophylus eremophilae, 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 : 203-205

Telophylus eremophilae , new species

Figure 92, map 23, table 1, plates 30, 55

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the black pygophore contrasting with remainder of abdomen, black antennal segment 1, infuscate antennal segment 2, pale tibiae, and weak fuscous markings on corium at base of cuneus and apex of membrane cells (pl. 30); pygophore with a field of erect black spines just anterior to aperture on left side; endosoma with robust, apically directed spine arising adjacent to the secondary gonopore; apex complex, one spine with strong spicules resembling a chela, the other with microtrichia; left paramere with conspicuously produced dorsoposterior margin (fig. 92, pl. 31). Distinguished from T. nanutarra by general infuscation of body and appendage as well as nearly medial placement of secondary gonopore and distinct spine on gonopore in that species.

DESCRIPTION: MALE: Mean total length 2.56, mean pronotum width 0.78. COLORATION (pl. 30): Pale or greenish, sometimes dirty yellow (in preserved specimens); clypeus mostly unicolorous; antennal segment 1 black with a pale apical ring, remaining segments infuscate; femora and tibiae concolorous with dorsum, devoid of distinct markings; tarsi black. SURFACE AND VESTITURE (pl. 30): Dorsum smooth, weakly polished and weakly shining; dorsum clothed with short, black, reclining, simple setae. STRUC- TURE: Head (pl. 30): As in generic description; antennal segment 2 relatively relatively long (0.77), 1.48 times width of head. Thorax (pl. 30): As in generic description. Hemelytron: As in generic description. GENITALIA (fig. 92, pl. 31): Pygophore: Broadly conical, posterior margin truncate. Endosoma: Stout, sigmoid, basal one-half with dorsal edge serrate, distal one-half bent to left; ventral strap broadly expanded subapically terminating in long apical spine, strap distad of secondary gonopore marginally microsetose; dorsal strap bifid apically, forming one narrow smooth spine and another strongly spinose chela-shaped spine; endosoma subapically expanded with billowing membrane; secondary gonopore situated just distad of midpoint of endosoma on margin of projecting strap, with serrate crest laterad of gonopore. Phallotheca: Dorsal apical surface with conspicuous marginally spiculose ridge separated from posterior edge by smooth trough; dorsal portion of anterior surface not serrate; with dorsally situ ‐ ated, compressed, teardrop-shaped aperture. Parameres: Left paramere with dorsoposterior margin very strongly projecting dorsad of posterior and anterior processes; posterior process slightly deflected; anterior process large, with cleft apex; prominent seta laterad of anterior process. Right paramere somewhat elongate with short apical projection.

FEMALE (pl. 30): Coloration as in male; structure as in generic description; mean total length 2.66, mean pronotum width 0.80. GENITALIA as in plate 55.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for Eremophila , host genus of this taxon.

HOST: Recorded from Eremophila willsii and Eremophila sp. ( Scrophulariaceae ).

DISTRIBUTION (map 23): Known from the Alice Springs area of Central Australia.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory: ~75 km W of Stuart Hiway on Ernest Giles Road, 24.56668°S 132.5324°E, 511 m, 30 Oct 2001, Cassis, Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Wall, Eremophila sp. ( Scrophulariaceae ), det. Field ID NSW666254, 1d (AMNH_PBI 00412304) (MNT).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory: Antapiri Hill nr. Illamurta Spring, 58 km NW of Henbury Homestead, 24.28056°S 132.76389°E, 686 m, 14 May 2013, M Cheng, (Unknown), 1d (00414572), 1♂ (00414573) (UNSW). Henbury Station, Claypan, 20.7 km SE from Henbury Homestead, 24.63456°S 133.43717°E, 413 m, 23 May 2013, M. Cheng, Eremophila willsii F. Muell. (Scrophulariaceae) , 2♂ (00414558, 00414585), 2d (00414570, 00414575) (MNT), 1d (00414571), 13d (00414556, 0 0 414557, 0 0 414559–00414569), 30♂ (00414574, 0 0 414576– 0 0 414584, 0 0 414586–0 0 414599, 0 0 414601–0 0 414 603, 0 0 414605–00414607) (UNSW). ~75 km W of Stuart Hiway on Ernest Giles Road, 24.56668°S 132.5324°E, 511 m, 30 Oct 2001, Cassis, Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Wall, Eremophila sp. ( Scrophulariaceae ), det. Field ID NSW666254, 5d (00412305–00412309), 5♂ (00412325–00412329) (AM), 12d (00412297–0 0 412300, 0 0 412302, 0 0 41 2303, 0 0 412310–0 0 412314, 00412749), 10♂ (0041 2316–0 0 412321, 0 0 412323, 0 0 412324, 0 0 412330, 00412331) (AMNH), 1d (00412301), 1♂ (0041 2322) (MNT).