Goodeniaphila schuhi, Tatarnic, Nikolai J., 2009

Tatarnic, Nikolai J., 2009, Dampierella and Goodeniaphila: two new genera and three new species of Halticini from Australia, with a species key to the Halticini of Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae), Zootaxa 2105, pp. 43-60 : 58

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.187769

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6212504

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/655E6C37-BA65-761C-1795-90EDFD45F9BE

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Plazi

scientific name

Goodeniaphila schuhi
status

sp. nov.

Goodeniaphila schuhi View in CoL sp. n.

Figures 1 View FIGURE 1 , 4–5 View FIGURE 4 View FIGURE 5 , 8 View FIGURE 8

Holotype: AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory: ~ 75 km E of Stuart Highway on Ernest Giles Road, 24.56668°S 132.5324°E, 511 m, 30 Oct 2001, Cassis , Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Wall, Scaevola basedowii Carolin (Goodeniaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW 666255, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00193246) ( NTM).

Diagnosis: Goodeniaphila schuhi is slightly smaller than G. cassisi , and males are typically smaller than females. Distinguished from G. c a s s i s i by the following combination of characters: mostly yellow legs, aedeagus with phallotheca laterally compressed at apex, endosoma with unique spicule arrangement, female sclerotized rings widely separated.

Description: Body length 2.44–3.07 mm. COLORATION ( Figs. 1 View FIGURE 1 , 5 View FIGURE 5 ): Antennal segments I brown, II yellow to yellow-brown, apically embrowned, III and IV brown; hemelytra olive, rarely purple or black; legs yellow, sometimes with brown markings subapically on femora. SURFACE AND VESTITURE ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 ): As in generic description. STRUCTURE: As in generic description. Male Genitalia ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 A–C): Apex of right paramere with short curved apical apophysis; apex of phallotheca laterally compressed, with serrate field of spines; endosoma with several elongate, apically serrate, sometimes bifurcate spicules; remainder as per generic description. Female Genitalia ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 D–F): Sclerotized rings widely separated; posterior wall bilaterally divided, apically with paired sclerotized strips, posteromedially with fields of spines; remainder as per generic description.

Distribution: This species has been collected in both central Australia and the south-central coast.

Etymology: G. schuhi is named in honor of Randall Schuh, in recognition of his profound impact on heteropteran taxonomy and systematics.

Paratypes: AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory: jct of Namitjara Rd and Gosse Bluff track, 23.78335°S 132.359°E, 711 m, 0 4 Nov 2001, Cassis , Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Wall, Scaevola ovalifolia R.Br. (Goodeniaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW666333, 93 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3803 through AMNH_PBI 00003811), 16Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3812 through AMNH_PBI 00003827), 1 juvenile (AMNH_PBI 00003828) (AMNH), 33 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3797 through AMNH_PBI 00003799), 3Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3800 through AMNH_PBI 00003802) (UNSW). ~ 75 km E of Stuart Highway on Ernest Giles Road, 24.56668°S 132.5324°E, 511 m, 30 Oct 2001, Cassis , Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Wall, Scaevola basedowii Carolin (Goodeniaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW666255, 133 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3829 through AMNH_PBI 00003841), 14Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3842 through AMNH_PBI 00003855) (AMNH), 93 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 193247 through AMNH_PBI 00193255), 10Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 193256 through AMNH_PBI 00193265) (NTM), 73 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3783 through AMNH_PBI 00003789), 7Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3790 through AMNH_PBI 00003796) (UNSW). South Australia: 1 km S by E Elliston, 33.4°S 134.54°E, 30 Nov 1992, I. D. Naumann & J. C. Cardale, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00033751), 1Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 00033752) (ANIC). 1 1/ 2 mi. S Hallett Cove, 35.08927°S 138.49777°E, 31 m, 15 Nov 1966 - 15 Nov 1966, H. M. Cooper, Goodenia amplexans (Goodeniaceae) , 13 (AMNH_PBI 00038824), 3Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 38825 through AMNH_PBI 00038827) (SAMA). Brookfield Cons. Pk., 34.22°S 139.27°E, 26 Nov 1992 - 26 Nov 1992, I. D. Naumann & J. C. Cardale, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00033750) (ANIC).

NSW

Royal Botanic Gardens, National Herbarium of New South Wales

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

NTM

Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Miridae

Genus

Goodeniaphila

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