Elanela scutomaculata, Grazia, Jocelia, Barros, Lurdiana Dayse De & Barão, Kim Ribeiro, 2016

Grazia, Jocelia, Barros, Lurdiana Dayse De & Barão, Kim Ribeiro, 2016, Elanela Rolston revisited (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae): new distributional records and description of new species, Zootaxa 4092 (4), pp. 561-571 : 570

Elanela scutomaculata sp. nov.

( Figures 8 , 21–22 )

Material examined. HOLOTYPE, ♀, BRAZIL, Amazonas, Coari, PETROBRAS , estrada RUC 42, P1 borda mata, Rio Urucu , 4º52'32.3"S 65º16'44.8"W, 5.iii.2010, J.A.M. Fernandes & Equipe coll., luz mista Hg e luz negra ( MPEG) .

Etymology. scutomaculata , adjective feminine; from L. scutum, meaning shield, and L. macula, meaning spot, in reference to the ivory callus on disk of scutellum.

Diagnosis. Legs yellow; few, scattered brown spots on each leg; disc of scutellum calloused, ivory ( Fig. 8 ); urosternite VII black medially. Female genitalia: gonocoxites 8 flat; gonocoxites 8 as long as wide, covering most of gonocoxites 9 and laterotegites 9; gonocoxites 9 flat, level with gonocoxites 8; laterotergites 9 rounded apically.

Description. Legs yellow; few, scattered brown spots on each leg; disc of scutellum calloused, ivory. Abdominal urosternites yellow; each urosternite with brown punctate stripes laterally; urosternite VII black medially. Each connexival sclerite mostly black, with medio-lateral, semi-circular, yellow spot. Proportion of antennal segments: I <II = III <IV = V.

Female genitalia. Genital plates setose. Gonocoxites 8 flat; as long as wide, ample covering most of gonocoxites 9 and laterotegites 9; sutural margins parallel, lateral margins concave, and posterior margins straight ( Fig. 21 ). Posterior margin of each laterotergite 8 with minute, rounded projection; laterotergites 8 each bearing a spiracle. Gonocoxites 9 flat, level with gonocoxites 8. Laterotergites 9 flat, slightly surpassing tergite VIII; each laterotergite 9 obtuse apically.

Measurements (mm). Total length, 5.60; length of head, 0.77; head length ahead of eyes, 0.40; interocular distance, 0.97; length of antennal segment: I, 0.27; II, 0.93; III, 0.73; IV, 1.50; V, 1.57; width of head, 0.77; width of pronotum, 3.67; length of pronotum, 1.27; width of scutellum, 2.33; length of scutellum, 2.37; width of abdomen at third segment, 3.93.

Male unknown.

Distribution. Brazil (Amazonas) ( Fig. 22 ).

Figures

FIGURE 22. Distribution of species of Elanela Rolston, 1980.

FIGURES 1–8. Dorsal view of species of Elanela Rolston, 1980. 1, Elanela hevera Rolston, 1980, male; 2, holotype male of Elanela kerzhneri Grazia & Silva, 2006; 3, paratype male of Elanela jordi Grazia & Greve, 2011; 4, holotype male of Elanela nigrofemorata sp. nov.; 5, holotype male of Elanela diamphidiosa sp. nov.; 6, holotype male of Elanela rafaeli sp. nov.; 7, holotype male of Elanela fernandesi sp. nov.; 8, holotype female of Elanela scutomaculata sp. nov. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 17–21. Genitalia of species of Elanela Rolston, 1980. 17–18, pygophore in dorsal and ventral views, respectively, of E. rafaeli sp. nov.; 19–20, pygophore in dorsal and ventral views, respectively, of E. fernandesi sp. nov.; 21, female genital plates of E. scutomaculata sp. nov. in posteroventral view. Abbreviations: gc8, gonocoxites 8, gc9, gonocoxites 9; la8, laterotergite 8; la9, laterotergite 9; mdr, marginal process of dorsal rim; pa, paramere; X, abdominal segment X; vr, ventral rim. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.