Melaleucoides undulatae, Schuh & C. Weirauch, 2010

Schuh, R. T. & C. Weirauch, 2010, Myrtaceae-Feeding Phylinae (Hemiptera: Miridae) From Australia: Description And Analysis Of Phylogenetic And Host Relationships For A Monophyletic Assemblage Of Three New Genera, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2010 (344), pp. 3-94 : 65-67

Melaleucoides undulatae , new species Figure 32, map 6, plate 4

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the castaneous calli, the elongate red markings on the hemelytron (pl. 4), and the endosoma lacking denticles distad of the secondary gonopore, a dorsal process, and a bladderlike process just distad of the gonopore (fig. 32). Most easily confused with M. annae on the basis of coloration, but the red markings on the hemelytron less strongly linear in that species (pl. 1) and the endosoma with denticles on the secondary strap distad of the secondary gonopore, a recurved ventral process associated with the secondary gonopore, and no bladderlike process (fig. 13).

DESCRIPTION: Male: Body weakly elongate, weakly ovoid; mean total length 3.03, mean width pronotum 1.17. COLORATION (pl. 4): Head: Pale, clypeus dark, frons with large dark bilateral markings; scapus unicolorous pale; pedicellus unicolorous pale; labium pale with segment 4 heavily infuscate. Thorax: Pronotum pale with castaneous calli and humeri; scutellum pale; hemelytron pale with longitudinal castaneous stripes along veins; markings on cuneus present as a red or castaneous apex, otherwise pale; membrane weakly fumose, veins white; hind femur with many brown or black spots; hind tibial spines with conspicuous dark spots at bases. Abdomen: Venter unicolorous pale or mostly so. SURFACE AND VESTITURE: Dorsum with golden reclining setae; dorsum without sericeous or woolly setae. STRUCTURE: Head: Barely projecting; interocular space moderate; eyes leaving gena moderately exposed in lateral view. Antenna: Segment 2 weakly tapering, more slender at base; antennal fossa with ventral margin at ventral margin of eye. Labium: Just reaching onto abdomen. Thorax: Pretarsus: Pulvilli present, flaplike, covering about one third of ventral claw surface. GENITALIA (fig. 32): Endosoma: Primary strap apically weakly elongate, weakly arcuate and curving dorsally, without ornamentation; secondary endosomal strap fused with primary strap proximal to secondary gonopore, reaching only to level of secondary gonopore; elongate process arising near gonopore on dorsal surface present, erect, curving apically, unornament- ed; spinelike, elongate process near gonopore on ventral surface absent; bladderlike process distad of secondary gonopore present; secondary gonopore seen laterally in lateral view of endosoma. Phallotheca: Nearly erect; dorsal surface with a fingerlike projection and a curving, posteriorly directed, platelike projection; apex simple. Left Paramere: Shaft in same axis as body; body spoon shaped; apex medially angulate, bluntly acuminate; anterior process slender and cylindrical in lateral view; posterior process in the form of a short, straight, fingerlike projection; base of posterior process with distinct shoulder. Right Paramere: Body short and broad, lanceolate; apex short, clawlike, decurved.

Female: Slightly more ovoid than male; mean total length 3.27, mean width pronotum 1.25. COLORATION (pl. 4): As in male. GENITALIA: Not examined.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the host species, Melaleuca undulata (Myrtaceae) .

HOSTS: Melaleuca undulata Benth. (Myrtaceae) (pl. 6E).

DISTRIBUTION (map 6): Recorded only from Kalbarri National Park in Western Australia.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Kalbarri National Park, 22.9 km E Kalbarri, 27.75408uS 114.3711uE, 500 m, 29 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Melaleuca undu- lata Benth. ( Myrtaceae ), det. Perth 05120403, 1 - (AMNH_PBI 00372306) ( WAMP).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Kalbarri National Park, 22.9 km E Kalbarri, 27.75408uS 114.3711uE, 500 m, 29 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Melaleuca undulata Benth. (Myrtaceae) , det. Perth 05120403, 9 - (00372300–00372305, 00372307, 00372310– 00372311), 6 U (00372319–00372320, 00372323, 00372326–00372328) ( AM), 6 - (00087483, 00- 372299, 00372308–00372309, 00372312–0037- 2313), 5 U (00372321–00372322, 00372324– 00372325, 00372331) ( AMNH), 6 - (00087- 275, 00372314–00372318), 5 U (00087276, 0037- 2329–00372330, 00372332–00372333) ( WAMP).

OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED: AUSTRA- LIA: Western Australia: Kalbarri National Park, 22.9 km E Kalbarri, 27.75408uS 114.3711uE, 500 m, 29 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Melaleuca undulata Benth. (Myrtaceae) , det. Perth 05120403, 6 nymphs (00372334–00372339) (AM).