Daleapidea daleae Knight

Forero, D., 2008, Revision And Phylogenetic Analysis Of The Hadronema Group (Miridae: Orthotylinae: Orthotylini), With Descriptions Of New Genera And New Species, And Comments On The Neotropical Genus Tupimiris, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2008 (312), pp. 1-172 : 72-74

Daleapidea daleae Knight Figures 2, 19–23

Daleapidea daleae Knight, 1968: 101 [n. sp.]; Henry and Wheeler, 1988: 407 [catalog]; Schuh, 1989: 163 [redescription, distribution, hosts]; Schuh, 1995: 102 [catalog].

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the black head with grayish body (fig. 2); the second antennal segment expanded distally in the male (fig. 2); metathoracic scent-gland peritreme and evaporatory area absent (fig. 20B); and ventrally curved metafemur weakly excavat- ed and beset with numerous setae.

Daleapidea daleae is easily distinguished from the other two species of Daleapidea by the gray and black coloration (fig. 2), the more subbasally enlarged first antennal segment (fig. 2), and by the structure of the male genitalia (fig. 21).

REDESCRIPTION: Male: Large size, total length 4.17–4.59. COLORATION: Black with gray dorsum and black markings (fig. 2). HEAD: Dorsally shiny black; vertex with area next to eyes pale brown, sometimes spots whitish and larger; base of head with transverse pale brown band; mandibular and maxillary plates pale gray, maxillary plates apically black; suture at base of plates connecting antennal socket with eye black; gena, gula, and buccula pale gray; eyes black; labrum black; labium shiny black, segment I medially gray, dull, sometimes pale area reduced; antenna black. THORAX: Collar pale gray; pronotum gray, calli black with few shiny areas; mesoscutum black; scutellum basally black, apically and laterally pale, sometimes more extensively whitish with dark brown spots; proepisternum and proepimeron pale gray, black round spot at base of procoxal suture; mesepisternum black, dorsally pale gray, coxal suture black; mesepimeron pale gray, mesothoracic spiracle black; metepisternum pale gray dorsally black; prosternum pale gray, laterally with two small black markings; mesosternum anteriorly black, posteriorly pale gray. Hemelytra: Pale gray, inner margin dark brown, surface spotted with small dark brown markings, embolium whitish; cuneus mostly pale gray; membrane translucent, posterolateral margin with a light brown marking, veins dark brown. Legs: Black; basal portion of meso- and metatrochanter pale; anterior surface of coxae pale gray. ABDOMEN: Black; sternites II–VI with a medial pale marking. GENITALIA: Genital capsule black; proctiger dark brown; parameres black. STRUC- TURE: HEAD (fig. 20A): Shiny; buccula not expanded laterally, with very short sparse setae; labrum half as long as buccula; labium almost reaching mesocoxa; apex of antennal segment II expanded laterally on distal half, densely setose. THORAX: Disc of scutellum flat; proepisternum with short setae; metepisternum with evaporatory area and peritreme absent (fig. 20B). Legs: Coxae, trochanters, pro- and mesofemur with short setae; metafemur curved ventrally, weakly excavated, beset with numerous delicate setae as long as femoral width; protibia with expanded area covered laterally with dense, enlarged setae (fig. 20C); mesotarsus with lateral, long, delicate setae. ABDOMEN: Sternites with short sparse setae; segments III–VI weakly keeled medially. GENITALIA (fig. 21): Ventrolateral right projection of genital capsule wide and truncate; left paramere with apicoventral process acute, apex of paramere not produced dorsally, medial dorsal surface rounded, not produced; right paramere apically rounded, dorsal process small, blunt; left spicule with rami not expanded apically, denticulate, not reaching apex of right spicule; right spicule abruptly curved upward, narrowly parallel toward apex, acute, obscurely denticulate apically.

Female: Similar to male, larger and wider, total length 4.40–4.72. COLORATION: Similar to male (fig. 2). ABDOMEN: Sternites mostly whitish ventrally, darkened submarginally, area surrounding spiracles whitish; sternite IX dark brown anteriorly, pale posteriorly; subgenital plate dark brown; ovipositor dark brown. STRUCTURE: HEAD: Antennal segment II apically only weakly expanded. THORAX: Legs: Metafemur curved posteriorly, not ventrally, neither excavated nor with long setae. GENITALIA: Interramal sclerites ovate, long, medial margin weakly sclerotized (fig. 22); dorsal lobes of interramal sclerites strongly ovate, microtrichia arranged in scalelike fashion (fig. 22); sclerotized rings well sclerotized, curved lateral margin reaching medial margin, posterior medial margin produced caudad, accessory lateral piece distally sclerotized, narrow, and acute (fig. 22); ventral protuberance of ventral labiate plate not sclerotized (fig. 23).

DISTRIBUTION: West margin of the Great Basin (Nevada) and desert areas of southernmost California (fig. 19).

HOSTS: Daleapidea daleae has been collected exclusively on species of Psorothamnus (Fabaceae) : P. emoryi , P. fremontii , P. polydenius , and P. schottii ( Schuh, 1989) . Knight (1968) named D. daleae as such because it was collected on a Psorothamnus species previously placed in Dalea .

DISCUSSION: Daleapidea daleae is sympatric with D. albescens throughout most of its range, in particular in southernmost California. Schuh (1989) pointed out that D. daleae has wasplike movements.

HOLOTYPE MALE: USA: Nevada: Nye Co.: Mercury, CM, [36.66056 ° N 115.99361 ° W], 13 Jun 1965, E. Beck, H. Knight, J. Merino, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00070390 ) ( USNM).

PARATYPES: USA: California: Riverside Co.: 4 mi E of Edom, 33.8 ° N 116.32 ° W, 17 Apr 1937, Timberlake, Psorothamnus schottii (Fabaceae) , 33 ( AMNH _PBI 00070401–

AMNH_PBI 00070403), 1♀ (AMNH_PBI 00070400) (USNM). Edom, 33.80694 ° N 116.39111 ° W, 66 m, 17 Apr 1937, Timberlake, Dalea sp. (Fabaceae) , 1♀ (AMNH_PBI 00105593) (TAMU). Nevada: Clark Co.: 5.8 mi W of Valley of Fire State Park, 36.27417 ° N 115.17456 ° W, 845 m, 17 May 1978, R.T. Schuh, Psorothamnus fremontii (Fabaceae) , 23 (AMNH_PBI 00070405, AMNH_PBI 00070406), 2♀ (AMNH_PBI 00070407, AMNH_PBI 00070408) (USNM). Nye Co.: Mercury, CM, 36.66056 ° N 115.99361 ° W, 13 Jun 1965, E. Beck, H. Knight, J. Merino, 2♀ (AMNH_PBI 00105594, AMNH_PBI 00105595) (TAMU), 13 (AMNH_ PBI 00070399), 7♀ (AMNH_PBI 00070391, AMNH_PBI 00070393–AMNH_PBI 00070398) (USNM); 10 Jun 1965 – 13 Jun 1965, E. Beck, H. Knight, J. Merino, 23 (AMNH_PBI 00105591, AMNH_PBI 00105592) (TAMU); 10 Jun 1965, E. Beck, H. Knight, J. Merino, Psorothamnus fremontii (Fabaceae) , 1♀ (AMNH_PBI 00070392), Psorothamnus polydenius (Fabaceae) , 13 (AMNH_PBI 00070404) (USNM).

OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED: USA: California: Imperial Co. : 5.2 mi SE Kane Spring, 33.055 ° N 115.771 ° W, 15 Apr 1949, Timberlake, Psorothamnus emoryi (Fabaceae) , 33 (AMNH_PBI 00082962–AMNH_PBI 00082964), 3♀ (AMNH_PBI 00082972–AMNH_PBI 00082974) (UCR). 5.4 mi NW of Ocotillo on Rt S2, 32.79381 ° N 116.05899 ° W, 23 Apr 1980, Schwartz and Russell, Psorothamnus emoryi (Gray) Rydb. (Fabaceae) , 23 (AMNH_PBI 00100319, AMNH_ PBI 00100320) (AMNH). 7 mi NW of Ocotillo, 32.8 ° N 116 ° W, 16 Apr 1973, J.G. and K.C. Rozen, 4♀ (AMNH_PBI 00100234–AMNH_PBI 00100237) (AMNH). Palm Canyon wash, 32.76833 ° N 116.10027 ° W, 280 m, 14 Apr 1998, J.D. Barry, 1♀ (AMNH_PBI 00082940) (UCR). Truckhaven, 33.2963 ° N 115.9785 ° W, 2 17 m, 15 Apr 1949, Timberlake, Psorothamnus emoryi (Fabaceae) , 53 (AMNH_PBI 00082955– AMNH_PBI 00082959), 2♀ (AMNH_PBI 00082969, AMNH_PBI 00082970) (UCR). Inyo Co. : 21.7 mi E of Rt 395 on Westgard Pass Road, 37.32859 ° N 118.04468 ° W, 1560 m, 02 Jul 1980, R.T. Schuh, Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr.) Rydb. (Fabaceae) , 43 (AMNH_PBI 00100338–AMNH_PBI 00100341), 4♀ (AMNH_PBI 00100231–AMNH_PBI 00100233, AMNH_PBI 00102759) (AMNH). Antelope Springs, 37.33111 ° N 118.08639 ° W, 14 Jun 1961, C.A. Toschi, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00079804) (UCB); 15 Jun 1961, C.A. Toschi, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00079803) (UCB). Riverside Co.: 10 mi E of Mecca, 33.57 ° N 115.9 ° W, 09 Apr 1974, J.D. Pinto, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00082965) (UCR); 07 Apr 1966, W.J. Turner, Psorothamnus schottii (Fabaceae) , 43 (AMNH_PBI 00079800– AMNH_PBI 00079802, AMNH_PBI 00080039), 2♀ (AMNH_PBI 00079807, AMNH_PBI 00080040) (UCB). 4 mi E of Edom, 33.8 ° N 116.32 ° W, 17 Apr 1937, Timberlake, Psorothamnus schottii (Fabaceae) , 1♀ (AMNH_PBI 00082975) (UCR). 4 mi S of Palm Desert, Boyd Desert Research Center, 33.66439 ° N 116.37361 ° W, 12 Apr 1963, P.D. Hurd, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00079805) (UCB); 06 Apr 1963, C.A. Toschi, 1♀ (AMNH_PBI 00079810) (UCB). Box Canyon , 33.5918 ° N 115.98 ° W, 98 m, 27 Apr 1952, Timberlake, Psorothamnus schottii (Fabaceae) , 1♀ (AMNH_PBI 00082971) (UCR); 05 Apr 1966, Timberlake, Psorothamnus schottii (Fabaceae) , 23 (AMNH_PBI 00082960, AMNH_PBI 00082961) (UCR). San Diego Co.: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Carrizo Creek, 10.2 mi NW of Ocotillo on Rt S2, 32.87 ° N 116.1 ° W, 23 Apr 1980, M.D. Schwartz and L. Russell, Psorothamnus emoryi (Gray) Rydb. (Fabaceae) , 23 (AMNH_ PBI 00100326, AMNH_PBI 00100327) (AMNH). Borrego, 33.22111 ° N 116.33333 ° W, 24 Apr 1955, M. Wasbauer, 13 (AMNH_PBI 00079806), 2♀ (AMNH_PBI 00079808, AMNH_PBI 00079809) (UCB). Nevada: Churchill Co.: 23 mi E Fallon, 39.47281 ° N 118.34448 ° W, 21 Jul 1958, J.W. McSwain, Psorothamnus polydenius (Fabaceae) , 2♀ (AMNH_PBI 00079811, AMNH_ PBI 00079812) (UCB). Clark Co.: 5.8 mi W of Valley of Fire State Park, 36.27417 ° N 115.17456 ° W, 845 m, 17 May 1978, R.T. Schuh, Psorothamnus fremontii (Fabaceae) , 163 (AMNH_PBI 00100192–AMNH_PBI 00100201, AMNH_PBI 00100230, AMNH_ PBI 00100321–AMNH_PBI 00100324, AMNH_ PBI 00102766), 28♀ (AMNH_PBI 00100202– AMNH_PBI 00100229) (AMNH), Psorothamnus fremontii (Fabaceae) , 63 (AMNH_PBI 00065015–AMNH_PBI 00065020), 6♀ (AMNH_ PBI 00065009–AMNH_PBI 00065014) (JTP). Nye Co.: 10 mi NW Beatty, 37 ° N 116.8 ° W, 15 May 1985, W.F. Chamberlain, 1♀ (AMNH_ PBI 00105596) (TAMU). 2.5 mi E of Gabbs on Route 844, 38.8 ° N 117.8 ° W, 1615 m, 01 Jul 1983, R.T. Schuh, M.D. Schwartz, Psor- othamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Barneby (Fabaceae) , 23 (AMNH_PBI 00100328, AMNH_PBI 00100329), 2♀ (AMNH_PBI 00100238, AMNH_PBI 00100239) (AMNH). Atomic Test Site, 2.6 mi W of Mercury Hwy, Cane Springs Rd (A5), 36.66056 ° N 116.04046 ° W, 1036 m, 06 Jun 1983, Schuh, Schwartz, and Stonedahl, Psorothamnus fremontii (Torr.) Barneby (Fabaceae) , 43 (AMNH_PBI 00100333– AMNH_PBI 00100336), 11♀ (AMNH_PBI 00100240–AMNH_PBI 00100250) (AMNH). Atomic Test Site, 6.8 mi SE of Mercury Hwy on Orange Blossom Rd (A11), 36.59104 ° N 115.90703 ° W, 1219 m, 08 Jun 1983, Schuh, Schwartz, and Stonedahl, Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Barneby (Fabaceae) , 3♀ (AMNH_PBI 00100256–AMNH_ PBI 00100258) (AMNH). Atomic Test Site, 7.5 mi W Mercury Hwy, Cane Springs Rd (A26), 36.6 ° N 116.1 ° W, 1158 m, 06 Jun 1983, R.T. Schuh, M.D. Schwartz, G.M. Stonedahl, Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Barneby (Fabaceae) , 33 (AMNH_ PBI 00100330–AMNH_PBI 00100332), 5♀ (AMNH_PBI 00100251–AMNH_PBI 00100255) (AMNH).