Camptotylus meyeri Frey-Gessner, 1863

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 : 12-13

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scientific name	Camptotylus meyeri Frey-Gessner, 1863
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Camptotylus meyeri Frey-Gessner, 1863 View in CoL

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Campylotylus (sic) meyeri Frey-Gessner, 1863: 119 .

Exaeretus meyeri: Fieber, 1864: 81 View in CoL ; Wagner and Weber, 1964: 377.

Camptotylus meyeri: Reuter, 1891: 12 View in CoL ; Kerzhner, 1964: 764.

DIAGNOSIS: Unequivocally recognized by stumpy body, transverse head, short and darkened antennal segment I, greatly swollen hind femora with brown longitudinal stripes, presence of scalelike setae on dorsum, enlarged male genitalia, shape of the left paramere, structure, and dentation of the vesica. The species is unique in the genus, but slightly resembles C. linae in the dark coloration of antennal segment I and presence of longitudinal lines on femora.

DESCRIPTION: VESTITURE: Dorsal surface and thorax densely covered with minute lanceolate, adpressed, scalelike setae: silverywhite mixed with dark on forewings and purely silvery-white elsewhere; entire cuneus or at least apical two thirds covered with dark scalelike setae only. Abdomen, antennae and legs with pale, reclining simple setae.

COLORATION: Dorsal surface (fig. 41) pale greenish; head with whitish or ochraceous markings. Antennal segment I uniformly dark brown to black, segment II apically brown; in darkest specimens entire antennal segment II brown, with black apex. Corium with conspicuous brown roundish spot medioapically. Membrane transparent, with infuscate apical part, area along outer vein and apices of cells. Fore- and middle femora apically with dark line along foremargin and series of dark brown dots on ventral surface. Hind femora with dark line along entire foremargin, two longitudinal dark lines and series of dark dots on ventral surface. All tibiae with minute dark dots at bases of dark tibial spines, fore- and usually middle tibiae with dark longitudinal line basally.

MALE GENITALIA: Genital capsule and other parts of genital apparatus greatly enlarged. Body of left paramere (fig. 33) elongate, with robust blunt central process at apex; sensory lobe and apical process of typical structure. Right paramere (fig. 14) very long, without medial constriction. Sclerotized process of theca (fig. 20) long, spinelike, located at some distance from apex of theca. Vesica (fig. 1) unique, C-formed, robust, denticles of its apical strap large, long, thin, and partly dendritic.

STRUCTURE AND MEASUREMENTS: Total length male 2.68 (2.5–2.9), female 2.8 (2.6– 2.9). Head: width male 0.71 (0.68–0.75), female 0.77 (0.73–0.83); vertex width male 0.43 (0.43–0.44), female 0.47 (0.45–0.50); antennal segment I male 0.28 (0.28–0.30), female 0.29 (0.25–0.33); antennal segment II male 1.02 (0.83–1.15), female 1.13 (0.90–1.30). Pronotum: width male 0.93 (0.88–0.96), female 1.06 (0.95–1.15); length male 0.44 (0.40– 0.48), female 0.52 (0.45–0.55).

Body stumpy in both sexes, lateral margins of forewings broadly ovate, male 2.7–3.0 X, female 2.5–2.7 X as long as width of pronotum; head distinctly transverse, eyes relatively small and somewhat laterally protruded, vertex male 2.8–3.1 X, female 3.0–3.3 X as wide as eye; antennal segment I short, male 0.6–0.7 X, female 0.5–0.6 X as long as pronotum; antennal segment II comparatively short, male 1.0–1.2 X, female 1.0–1.1 X as long as basal width of pronotum, male 1.4–1.6 X, female 1.2–1.6 X as long as width of head. Labium not extending beyond middle coxae, with distinctly swollen segment III. Hind femora distinctly swollen.

DISTRIBUTION: Southern part of European Russia (Volgograd Prov. and Dagestan) ,

Asian part of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia *.

HOST PLANT: Tamarix spp. According to observations by Putshkov (1976) at Molla- Kara ( Turkmenistan), C. meyeri feeds also on Reaumuria oxiana . The first instar of the first generation appears in late April and adults were found in May.

SPECIMENS EXAMINED: RUSSIAN FEDER- ATION: Volgograd Prov.: Krasnoarmeysk [former Sarepta] , V. Jakovlev coll., 43 ( AMNH _ PBI 00140372 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140411 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140413 About AMNH ) , 8♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140373 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140380 About AMNH ); Becker, 93 ( AMNH _ PBI 00140388 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140396 About AMNH ) , 14♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140362 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140371 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140397 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140400 About AMNH ). Dagestan Rep.: Lower course of Kuma River , 14 Jun 1914 , A. Kiritshenko, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140424 About AMNH ). KAZAKHSTAN: Kyzylorda Prov.: 90 km upstream from mouth of Sarysu River , 04 Jul 1948 , Formozov, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 001 About AMNH 40592) , 3♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140593 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140595 About AMNH ). Kara-Kum Sands nr Aral Lake, Murunchi , 26 Jun 1931 , Luppova, 93 ( AMNH _ PBI00140583 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI00140591 About AMNH ) , 13♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140569 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140581 About AMNH ) on Tamarix sp. 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00140745 About AMNH ) , 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140727 About AMNH ) , 1 larvae ( AMNH _ PBI 00140746 About AMNH ). West Kazakhstan Prov.: Khaki nr Urda , 03 Jul 1961 , Emeljanov and Kerzhner, on Tamarix sp. , 183 ( AMNH _ PBI 00140479 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140489 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140498 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140504 About AMNH ) , 17♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140429 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140439 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140492 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140497 About AMNH ). UZBEKISTAN: Ayakagytma depression, 23 May 1948 , A. Kiritshenko, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140729 About AMNH ). Termez [Buchara mer. 5 former Bukhara Chanate], 15 May 1912 , A. Kiritshenko, 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140582 About AMNH ). TURKMENISTAN: Dzhebel , 07 Jun 1934 , V. Popov, 23 ( AMNH _ PBI 00140709 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140- 710 About AMNH ) , 2♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140719 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140720 About AMNH ); 15 Jun 1934 , V. Popov, 53 ( AMNH _ PBI 00140608 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140699 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140711 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140712 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140725 About AMNH ) , 4♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140721 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140724 About AMNH ). Farap [Farab] , V. Oshanin coll., 33 ( AMNH _ PBI 00140381 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140383 About AMNH ) , 14♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140384 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140387 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140414 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140423 About AMNH ). Mollakara nr Dzhebel , 09 Jun 1934 , V. Popov, 123( AMNH _ PBI 00140687 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 001 About AMNH 40698) , 12♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140596 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140607 About AMNH ); 06 Jun 1934 , V. Popov, 53 ( AMNH _ PBI 00140713 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 001407 About AMNH 17) , 4♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140700 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140703 About AMNH ); 07 Jun 1934 , V. Popov, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00140718 About AMNH ) , 5♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140704 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140708 About AMNH ). N of Shakhi-Burun, Uly Balkan Gershi Mts. [Bol’shie Balkhany], 16 Jun 1934 , V. Popov , 1♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140728 About AMNH ). Saragt [former Serakhs], 17 May 1903 , Ahnger, 7♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140425 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140428 About AMNH ). Turkmenbashi [former Krasnovodsk], 20 Jul 1934 , V. Popov , 6♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140739 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140744 About AMNH ); 19 Jul 1934 , V. Popov, 13 ( AMNH _ PBI 00140726 About AMNH ). MONGOLIA: Bayanhongor Aimak: Bun Tsagan-nur, Halha , 27 Aug 1926 , A. Kiritshenko, 223 ( AMNH _ PBI 00140453 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140467 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140488 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140491 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140738 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140756 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140757 About AMNH ) , 48♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140440 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140452 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140470 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140478 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140557 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140568 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140609 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140621 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140758 About AMNH ) , 2 larvae ( AMNH _ PBI 00140468 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140469 About AMNH ). E coast of Adgiyn-Tsagan-nur Lake , 19 Aug 1967 – 20 Aug 1967 , I. M. Kerzhner, on Tamarix sp. , 313 ( AMNH _ PBI 00140737 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140747 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140751 About AMNH , AMNH _ PBI 00140759 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 00140764 About AMNH ) , 16♀ ( AMNH _ PBI 00140730 About AMNH – AMNH _ PBI 0014 About AMNH 0736) .