Nezara capicola ( Westwood, 1837 )

Ferrari, Augusto, Schwertner, Cristiano Feldens & Grazia, Jocelia, 2010, Review, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Nezara Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), Zootaxa 2424, pp. 1-41 : 27-28

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Nezara capicola ( Westwood, 1837 )
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Nezara capicola ( Westwood, 1837)

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Pentatoma frontalis Westwood, 1837: 37

Pentatoma capicola Westwood, 1837: 39

Pentatoma lata Westwood, 1837: 39

Pentatoma africana Westwood, 1837: 39

Rhaphigaster capicola ; Dallas, 1851: 276

Nezara capicola ; Stål, 1865: 195; Distant, 1900: 813.

Nezara frontalis ; Kirkaldy, 1909: 116; Freeman 1940: 369 –370

Nezara frontalis var. rufopunctata Freeman, 1940: 370

Dallas (1851) was the first reviser and synonymized three of Westwood’s species ( frontalis , capicola and lata ), choosing capicola as the valid name even though frontali s had page priority ( ICNZ 1999, Articles 24a and 24b).

Diagnosis. Thorax: ostiolar ruga long, but shorter than in N. orbiculata , anterior margin curved, apex pointed ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3. A 1 – 2. N D View FIGURE 3 ). Abdomen: urosternites with black maculae, diameter shorter than spiracles, as in N. orbiculata . Male: ventral rim of pygophore with brims developed towards middle, not continuous at mid line, and forming a deep concavity there ( Fig. 8G View FIGURE 8 ), character exclusive for this species; paramere trilobate, lobes rounded and slightly developed. Female: posterior margins of gonocoxites 8 straight; basal half of laterotergites 9 laterally concave and medially convex ( Fig. 16 View FIGURE 16 G View FIGURE 16 ); ductus receptaculi, after vesicular area, longer than three times the length of pars intermedialis ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 B View FIGURE 18 ), shared with N. orbiculata and N. soror .

Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg, A.L. Capener, 5. II.1958, Donation from J.A. Slater Collection, (1♀ - AMNH); Port Elizabeth , Dr. Martin., P.Simon, 1912, (13 — MNHN);

Letaba Valelley, Tzannen dist., A.L. Capener, 20.XII.1958, Donation from J.A. Slater Collection, (1♀ AMNH); Grahamstown , J.M.McGoug, 3.I.1949, (1♀ NMNH); Steynsburg (Colonie du Cap), R.Ellenberger, 1915, (1♀ MNHN); Cape Town , (13 — MNHN); Cape Province: Swellendam, II.1932, R.E. Turner, “ type ” male of Nezara frontalis var. rufopunctata Freeman, Brit. Mus. 1932 -145 (♂ - BMNH); Van Reenen [KwaZulu] Natal, III.1896 ,, Brit. Mus. 1926-40, (13 — BMNH); Afrique, Delalande – Nezara capicola West.– (1♀ MNHN); without data (13 — MNHN).

Dallas, W. S. (1851) List of the specimens of hemipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London, British Museum, 592 pp.

Distant, W. L. (1900) Rhynchotal notes IV. Heteroptera: Pentatominae (part). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 5, 386 - 397.

Freeman, P. (1940) A contribution to the study of the genus Nezara Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 90, 351 - 374.

ICNZ (1999) International Code of Zoological Nomenclature 4 th ed. London, International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, The Natural History Museum, 306 pp.

Tamanini, L. (1958) Due nuovi Carpocoris della sottoregione mediterranea (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 70, 165 - 172.

Kirkaldy, G. W. (1909) Catalogue of the Hemiptera (Heteroptera) with biological and anatomical references, lists of foodplants and parasites, etc. Vol. I. Cimicidae. Berlin, 392 pp.

Stal, C. (1865) Hemiptera Africana I. Norstedtiana, Stockholm, 256 pp.

Westwood, J. O. (1837) A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the Collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope, M. A. with Short Latin Diagnosiss of the New Species. London. 46 pp.

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FIGURE 2. Dorsal view of Nezara species. A. N. capicola, B. N. orbiculata, C. N. soror, D. N. immaculata, E. N. robusta. F. N. niamensis (Scale = 5mm).

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FIGURE 3. A1–2. N. orbiculata, lateral view and dosal view, respectively. B. N. viridula, dorsal view of pygophore (cutted) showing detail of cup-like sclerite. C–E. Mesopleurum and metapleurum in ventral view (C—Carpocoris purpureipennis, D—N. orbiculata, E—N. mendax). F–H. parcial posterior view of pygophore (dissected) showing details of hairy region and superior processes (psbd). (F—N. yunnana, G—N. capicola, H—N. robusta) (Scale = 1 mm).

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FIGURE 5. Cladistic analysis of the genus Nezara based on morphological characters. The most–parsimonious cladogram length 60 steps; consistency index 0,81; retention index 0,89. (․) non-homoplasious; (□) homoplasious. (In parentheses Bremer and Bootstrap values, respectively; Bootstrap values less than 50 omitted).

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FIGURE 6. A. Distribution map of Nezara species, based on the material examined in this work (except N. viridula) (the symbols correspond to the species - terminal taxa of the cladogram of Fig. 6B); B. Cladogram of Nezara (branches with Bremer support less than two steps collapsed).

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FIGURE 7. Pygophore, dorsal view A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira, G. N. capicola, H. N. orbiculata, I. N. soror, J. N. immaculata, K. N. robusta. (Scale = 1 mm)

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FIGURE 8. Pygophore, posterior view A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira, G. N. capicola, H. N. orbiculata, I. N. soror, J. N. immaculata, K. N. robusta. (Scale = 1 mm)

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FIGURE 9. Pygophore, ventral view A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira, G. N. capicola, H. N. orbiculata, I. N. soror, J. N. immaculata, K. N. robusta. (Scale = 1mm)

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FIGURE 11. Left paramere in dorsal and lateral view respectively. A–B. N. similis, C–D. N. mendax, E–F. N. naspira, G–H. N. capicola, I–J. N. orbiculata, K–L. N. soror, M–N. N. immaculata, O–P. N. robusta. (Scale = 0,5mm)

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FIGURE 13. Parameres, lateral view (except when indicated), hairy region and details of microstructures, respectively. A–C. N. mendax, D–E. N. naspira (median view of paramere), G–I. N. capicola, J–L N. orbiculata.

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FIGURE 15. Phallus in dorsal, lateral and ventral views, respectively. A–C. N. naspira, D–F. N. capicola, G–I. N. immaculata. (Scale = 0,5mm)

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FIGURE 16. Genital plates, posteroventral view. A. N. viridula, B. N. antennata, C. N. yunnana, D. N. similis, E. N. mendax, F. N. naspira, G. N.capicola, H. N. orbiculata, I. N. soror, J. N. immaculata, K. N. robusta. L. N. niamensis (espiracles; g8—gonapophyses 8; gc8—gonocoxites 8; gc9—gonocoxites 9; la8—laterotergites 8; la9—laterotergites 9; VII—seventh urosternite X—tenth urosternite Scale = 1mm).

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FIGURE 18. Laterotergites, gonocoxites and gonapophyses of nigth segment and ectodermal ducts, ventral view A. N. naspira, B. N. capicola, C. N. orbiculata, D. N. soror, E. N. immaculata, F. N. robusta, G. N. niamensis (Scale =1mm).

AMNH

USA, New York, New York, American Museum of Natural History

MNHN

France, Paris, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

NMNH

USA, Washington D.C., National Museum of Natural History, [formerly, United States National Museum]

BMNH

United Kingdom, London, The Natural History Museum [formerly British Museum (Natural History)]

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Pentatomidae

Genus

Nezara