Camptotylus gracilis Wagner, 1957: 90

Konstantinov, Fedor V., 2008, Review of the genus Camptotylus Fieber, 1860 (Heteroptera: Miridae) with description of two new species, American Museum Novitates 3606 (1), pp. 1-24 : 9-10

Camptotylus gracilis Wagner, 1957: 90

DISCUSSION: C. gracilis is undoubtedly closely related to C. yersini and C. apanaskevichi by the presence of four dark rings on the antennal segment II, mottled coloration of forewings, greenish-yellow cells, and contrastingly dark spot on the membrane. Based on illustrations in Wagner (1957, upper row of figs. 51–54), C. gracilis possesses a spinelike sclerotized process of the theca, somewhat broadened and richly dentate apical strap of the vesica, and well-developed, unpointed sensory lobe of the left paramere.

C. gracilis differs from C. apanaskevichi in the presence of long dark setae on the head and pronotum, spinelike shape of the sclerotized process of the theca, and large sensory lobe of the left paramere. C. yersini is similar to C. gracilis in the shape of the thecal process and vestiture, but that species is more gracile, with body 3.7 X in males and 3.5 X in females as long as width of pronotum. In addition, the apical strap of the vesica in C. yersini is barely dentate, with single row of denticles and the sensory lobe of the left paramere is comparatively small, curved, and apically pointed.

DISTRIBUTION: Iran; Hobertlandt (1961) recorded C. gracilis from Afghanistan.

HOST PLANT: Unknown.