Hypsipyrgias, Kirkaldy, 1908

Lis, Barbara & Lis, Jerzy A., 2021, Hypsipyrgias joseliae, a new species of lace bugs (Heteroptera: Tingidae: Tinginae) from New Guinea with a key to species of the genus Hypsipyrgias, and comments on three allied genera Hypsipyrgias Kirkaldy, 1908, Diplocysta Horváth, 1925, and Hypsotingis Drake, 1960, Zootaxa 4958 (1), pp. 327-333 : 331

Key to species of the genus Hypsipyrgias

1 Hood large, in dorsal view concealing almost entire head (eyes excluding), as well as the anterior parts of the lateral carinae ( Fig. 5 ).................................................................. Hypsipyrgias telamonides Kirkaldy

- Hood smaller, in dorsal view not concealing the lateral carinae and at most concealing posterior part of head............. 2

2 Hemelytra constricted behind middle, discoidal area extending beyond middle of hemelytron, triangular pronotal projection with small tumid elevation at apex, exterior margins of hemelytra and margins of paranota finely serrate ( Fig. 6 )................................................................................ Hypsipyrgias euphues Drake & Ruhoff

- Hemelytral sides almost parallel, discoidal area not extending beyond middle of hemelytron, tumid elevation at apex of triangular pronotal projection absent and exterior margins of hemelytra and margins of paranota smooth, not serrate ( Fig. 7 )............................................................................... Hypsipyrgias joseliae sp. n.

Figures

FIGURES 5–7. Species of the genus Hypsipyrgias in dorsal view. 5. H. telamonides (after Kirkaldy, 1908). 6. Hypsipyrgias euphues (SouthAustralian Museum, https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1632742676; modified, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license). 7. Hypsipyrgias joceliae sp. n. Scale bars = 1 mm. Abbreviations: cfs—cephalic frontal spines, lc—lateral carina, te—tumid elevation at the apex of triangular pronotal projection.