Physopelta

Souma, Jun & Ishikawa, Tadashi, 2021, A taxonomic review of the genus Physopelta (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Largidae) from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, with a new record of Ph. parviceps from China, Zootaxa 4951 (3), pp. 461-491 : 487

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4951.3.3

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4684760

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/351AAE4D-0241-FFFA-3295-B9EBFA1CFBC6

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scientific name

Physopelta
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Key to species of Physopelta View in CoL from Japan, Korea and Taiwan

1 Brachypterous morph ( Figs. 2G, H View FIGURE 2 , 5F View FIGURE 5 )................................... Ph. (Neophysopelta) parviceps Blöte, 1931 View in CoL

- Macropterous morph ( Figs. 1A–H View FIGURE 1 , 2A–F View FIGURE 2 , 5A–E, G, H View FIGURE 5 )....................................................... 2

2 Calli and disc of pronotum orange ( Fig. 5B View FIGURE 5 ); compound eye less than 0.3 times as wide as vertex in dorsal view; procoxal projection absent ( Fig. 7B View FIGURE 7 ); profemur in male less than 2 times as wide as mesofemur at widest part of each; peritreme of scent gland ostiole protruding teardrop-shaped, protruding laterad ( Figs. 8B View FIGURE 8 , 10B View FIGURE 10 ); stem of paramere emarginate in basal part ( Fig. 12B View FIGURE 12 )......................................................................... Ph. (N.) lutaspidata sp. nov.

- Calli and disc of pronotum in various shades of brown ( Fig. 5A, C–E, G, H View FIGURE 5 ); compound eye more than 0.3 times as wide as vertex in dorsal view; procoxal projection present, horn-shaped ( Fig. 7A, C–F View FIGURE 7 ); profemur in male more than 2 times as wide as mesofemur at widest part of each; peritreme of scent gland ostiole crescent-shaped, protruding posterolaterad ( Figs. 8A, C–F View FIGURE 8 , 10A, C–F View FIGURE 10 ); stem of paramere not emarginate ( Fig. 12A, C–F View FIGURE 12 ).................................................. 3

3 Body 3 times as long as maximum width across fore wings ( Fig. 1A, B View FIGURE 1 ); abdominal sternite orange with black markings on sutures ( Figs. 3A View FIGURE 3 , 4A View FIGURE 4 ); anterior margins of fore wings nearly parallel to each other in rest; procoxal projection more than 1.5 times as long as its maximum width ( Fig. 7A View FIGURE 7 ); outer margin of endophallic reservoir outgrowth not emarginate in apical part ( Fig. 11A View FIGURE 11 )............................................................. Ph. (N.) gutta gutta ( Burmeister, 1834) View in CoL

- Body at most 2.8 times as long as maximum width across fore wings ( Figs. 1C–G View FIGURE 1 , 2A–F View FIGURE 2 ); abdominal sternite brown ( Figs. 3B, D–F View FIGURE 3 , 4B, D–F View FIGURE 4 ); anterior margins of fore wings not parallel to each other in rest; procoxal projection less than 1.5 times as long as its maximum width ( Fig. 7C–F View FIGURE 7 ); outer margin of endophallic reservoir outgrowth emarginate in apical part ( Fig. 11C–F View FIGURE 11 ).. ................................................................................................... 4

4 Calli and disc of pronotum pale brown, with orange margins ( Fig. 5H View FIGURE 5 ); abdominal sternites paler brown with dark brown lunulae on sutures ( Figs. 3F View FIGURE 3 , 4F View FIGURE 4 ); punctures of scutellum denser in central part than in marginal part; procoxal projection curved ( Fig. 7F View FIGURE 7 )............................................................... Ph. (N.) quadriguttata Bergroth, 1894 View in CoL

- Calli and disc of pronotum brown ( Fig. 5C–E, G View FIGURE 5 ); abdominal sternites dark brown without contrasting lunulae on sutures ( Figs. 3B, D, E View FIGURE 3 , 4B, D, E View FIGURE 4 ); punctures of scutellum in density uniform throughout its surface; procoxal projection straight ( Fig. 7C–E View FIGURE 7 ).............................................................................................. 5

5 Scutellum brown, with numerous pale callosities; membrane of fore wing pale brown ( Figs. 5G View FIGURE 5 , 6E View FIGURE 6 ); punctures of scutellum as large as punctures of pronotum; infolding of ventral rim of genital capsule more convex in middle part ( Fig. 9E View FIGURE 9 ); crown of paramere at apex convex in posterior view; inner margins of ring sclerites not parallel to each other ( Fig. 13D View FIGURE 13 )....................................................................................... Ph. (N.) fusciscutellata sp. nov.

- Scutellum dark brown, without pale callosities; membrane of fore wing dark brown ( Figs. 5C–E View FIGURE 5 , 6C, D View FIGURE 6 ); punctures of scutellum smaller than punctures of pronotum; infolding of ventral rim of genital capsule less convex in middle part (Fig, 9C, D); crown of paramere at apex not convex in posterior view; inner margins of ring sclerites nearly parallel to each other ( Fig. 13B, C View FIGURE 13 ).............................................................................. Ph. (N.) parviceps Blöte, 1931 View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Largidae

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