Phytocoris amygdali, Linnavuori, 1999

Hosseini, Reza & Mohammadi, Saadi, 2019, A new species of the genus Phytocoris (Hemiptera: Miridae), with an identification key to amygdali - group species of the subgenus Compsocerocoris found in Iran, Zootaxa 4563 (2), pp. 354-360 : 360

Key to the amygdali -group species of the subgenus Compsocerocoris found in Iran (based on males)

1 Small species, length about 4.5–5.7 mm. Body almost robust, 3.0–3.6× posterior width of pronotum.................... 2

- Larger and more elongate species (> 5.7 mm), body 3.5–4× posterior width of pronotum............................. 6

2 2 nd antennal segment brownish, medially and proximally with a whitish to stramineous ring........................... 3

- 2 nd antennal segment pale yellow-brown, proximally with a whitish to stramineous ring............................... 4

3 Length 4.5–5mm. Ocular index 1.6–1.64. 2 nd antennal segment 1.7–1.8× head width across the eyes (in dorsal view). Left paramere gracile, only the very apex of apophysis triangularly expanded ( Figs 4A, B ). Spiculum ( Fig. 4C ) with 12 teeth.................................................................................. Ph. arakhne Linnavuori, 1999

- Length 5.75 mm. Ocular index 1.12–1.22. 2 nd antennal segment 2.1× head width across the eyes (in dorsal view). Apical margin of mesocorium and inner margin of cuneus reddish. Left paramere T-shaped with broad prominent sensory lobe ( Figs 4D, E ). Spiculum ( Fig. 4F ) with 5 strong teeth........................................ Ph. minabanus Linnavuori, 1999

4 Eyes small, ocular index 1.93–2.14. Frons strongly convex. Left paramere in lateral view longer, apophysis with a broader apex ( Fig. 4H ). Spiculum ( Fig. 4G ) with 9 teeth..................................... Ph. mirzanus Linnavuori, 2006

- Eyes large, ocular index 1.4 –1.54......................................................................... 5

5 Body 3× longer than posterior width of pronotum, 2 nd antennal segment 2.41–2.45× head width across the eyes (in dorsal view). Left paramere in lateral view shorter with apex of apophysis narrower ( Fig. 4J ). Spiculum ( Fig. 4I ) trough-shaped with 13 teeth.................................................................... Ph. amygdali Linnavuori, 1999

- Body 3.45× longer than posterior width of pronotum. 2 nd antennal segment 2.65× head width across the eyes (in dorsal view). Spiculum ( Fig. 2 ) with 25 teeth........................................................ Ph. darakiensis sp. nov.

6 Pygophore tuberculate................................................................................. 7

- Pygophore not tuberculate............................................................................... 8

7 Length 6.25 mm. Apophysis of left paramere with a distinct dentate ridge ( Fig. 4L ). Right style narrow, edentate ( Fig. 4K ). Ocular index 1.5. Spiculum ( Fig. 4M ) with 19 teeth............................... .. Ph. dentistylus Linnavuori, 1999

- Length 6–6.5 mm. Apophysis of left paramere long and slender, with a small dentate sensory lobe ( Fig. 4P ). Right paramere dentate ( Fig. 4N ). Ocular index 1.25–1.35. Spiculum ( Fig.4O ) with 15 teeth.................... Ph. stysi Linnavuori, 2008

8 Length 6.5 mm, ocular index 0.94–1.3, body 3.5× longer than posterior width of pronotum. Spiculum ( Fig. 4Q ) strongly twisted, apical part with 12, basal part with 6 teeth................................... Ph. strigilifer Linnavuori, 1965

- Length 5.5–6.75 mm. Body 4× longer than posterior width of pronotum. Spiculum ( Fig. 4R ) with 16 teeth.......................................................................................... Ph. sahragardi Linnavuori, 2006

Figures

FIGURE 2. Male genitalia of Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) darakiensis sp. nov. A–D, left paramere, different views; E–H, right paramere, different views; I, endosoma, lateral view. Scale= 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 4. Genitalia of A–C, Ph. arakhne Linnavuori, 1999; D–F, Ph. minabanus Linnavuori, 1999; G, H, Ph. mirzanus Linnavuori, 2006; I, J, Ph. amygdali Linnavuori, 1999; K–M, Ph. dentistylus Linnavuori, 1999; N–P, Ph. stysi Linnavuori, 2008; Q, Ph. strigilifer Linnavuori, 1965; R, Ph. sahragardi Linnavuori, 2006. A, B, D, E, H, J, L, P, left paramere; C, F, G, M, a part of endosoma and spiculum; K, N, right paramere; I, O, Q, R, spiculum (after Linnavuori 1999, 2006, 2008).