Capsus proserpinae Mulsant and Rey, 1852: 140 Orthocephalus coracinus Puton, 1874: 218–219 Reuter, 1890: 254 Orthocephalus proserpinae , 1890: 253 Revision of the genus Orthocephalus Fieber, 1858 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae) 2316 Namyatova, Anna A. Konstantinov, Fedor V. Zootaxa 2009 2009-12-22 2316 1 118 6SWTB (Mulsant and Rey) Mulsant and Rey [151,722,1473,1499] Insecta Miridae Orthocephalus Animalia Hemiptera 63 64 Arthropoda species proserpinae   Figures 3, 5, 8, 12, 16, 18, 20 E, 22 H, 24 B    Capsus proserpinaeMulsant and Rey, 1852: 140.     Orthocephalus coracinus Puton, 1874: 218–219(syn. by  Reuter, 1890: 254).   Orthocephalus proserpinae, 1890: 253.  DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the uniformly black coloration, dense, dark, simple setae not longer than diameter of eye, flattened setae in males absent on dorsum and located only on thoracic pleurites, aedeagus with single long spicule (fig. 8), sclerotized distal part of ductus seminis narrow and dorsal labiate plate almost as long as wide (fig. 16). Males can be most easily confused in appearance and the structure of the male genitalia with  O. styxand  O. melas.However, the head of those species is clothed with bristlelike setae longer than diameter of eye. Also similar to  O. styxin the aedeagal structure (compare figs. 8 and 9) but differing from that species in the narrow distal part of the ductus seminis.  REDESCRIPTION: Male: Macropterous; length 3.7–5.3. COLORATION (fig. 3): Uniformly dark brown to black; membrane uniformly pale brown. SURFACE AND VESTITURE: Dorsum rugose, hemelytra distinctly rugose. Pleurites with scarce, moderately flattened silver setae; entire dorsum, venter and appendages clothed with dense, erect, long, pale brown simple setae (fig. 22 H, 24 B), distinctly shorter than diameter of eye, longer than or as long as width of hind tibia, especially long and darkened on head, anterior margin of pronotum, and bases of hemelytra; antennal segment I with two mesial spines. STRUCTURE AND MEASUREMENTS: Body 2.4–3.1× as long as width of pronotum. Head:Relatively wide, head 1.3–1.4× as wide as high; frons convex, mandibular plate short and broad; depression along hind margin of vertex distinct; eyes somewhat protruding (fig. 20 E); vertex 2.1–2.4× as wide as eye; eye located at a short distance from anterior pronotal margin; antennal fossa located at a distance from inferior margin of eye, antennal segment I somewhat shorter than diameter of eye; segment II thin, not incrassate, cylindrical; 0.7–1.0× as long as basal width of pronotum, 0.9–1.3× as long as width of head; labium reaching middle coxae. Thorax:Pronotum 2.0–2.4× as wide as long and 1.1–1.4× as wide as head with posterior margin of pronotum concave, lateral margins of pronotum not carinate, calli raised; hind femora relatively narrow, approximately 1.5× as wide as middle femur. GENI- TALIA: Aedeagus with single long spicule, almost straight, gradually tapering, twisted at middle, and longer than dorsal wall of theca; distal part of ductus seminis narrow (fig. 8), parameres as in fig. 12.  Female:Brachypterous, length 4.4–5.9. COLORATION: As in male. SURFACE AND VESTITURE: Similar to male, but body often with shallow punctation, entire dorsum and abdomen clothed with flattened silver setae, pale brown simple setae somewhat shorter than in male, erect, as long as width of hind tibia on head, pronotum, and bases of hemelytra, semiadpressed and shorter elsewhere. STRUCTURE AND MEA- SUREMENTS: Body 2.4–3.2× as long as width of pronotum. Head:1.3–1.4× as wide as high, vertex 2.6– 3.4× as wide as eye; antennal segment II 0.7–0.9× as long as basal width of pronotum, 0.8–1.0× as long as width of head. Thorax:Pronotum 2.0–2.5× as wide as long and 1.0–1.2× as wide as head; length of hemelytra ranging from reaching middle of abdominal tergum IV to reaching abdominal tergum IX, typically reaching basal margin of tergum VII, clavus not delimited, claval suture as long as or somewhat shorter than inner margin of clavus, posterior margin of hemelytra truncate, lateral margin rounded. GENITALIA: Dorsal labiate plate as wide as long, with somewhat dentate medial sclerites and broad pigmented area between rings (fig. 16); sclerotized rings oval; posterior wall of bursa copulatrix with uniformly sclerotized trapeziform sclerite, with thin incision on the anterior margin not reaching middle of sclerite, anterior angles of this sclerite not dentate, posterior margin without sclerites (fig. 18); vulva with straight sclerites not forming a circle (as in fig. 19,  styx).  DISTRIBUTION: Predominantly a Mediterranean species, ranging from Portugaland Moroccoin the west to Israeland Turkeyin the east; also reported from Czech Republic( Stehlik, 1945).  HOSTS: The species feeds on plants from the family Asteraceae. It was recorded from  Carduussp.( Reuter, 1891; Wagner, 1974),  Scolymus sp.,and  Silybum sp. ( Wagner, 1974),  ScorzoneraevillosaScop. ( Tamanini, 1981), and  Scolymus hispanicusL. ( Carapezza, 1997). Some specimens from the collection of ZISP were collected from  Silybum marianum(L.) ( Asteraceae) by Eckerlein.  SPECIMENS EXAMINED:  Holotypeof  Orthocephalus coracinus:  FRANCE: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Saint-Tropez, 43.26666 °N 6.63333 °E, Puton, 1♂( AMNH_ PBI 00259356) ( MNHN).     Paratypesof  Orthocephalus coracinus:  FRANCE: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Saint-Tropez, 43.26666 °N 6.63333 °E, Puton, 1♂( AMNH_ PBI 00259356) ( MNHN). ADDITIONAL MATERIAL:  ALGERIA: Constantine: El Rhirane, Hammam, 36.58333 °N 5.63333 °E,  30 Apr 1913, Pastukhov, 1♀( AMNH_ PBI 00259270) ( ZISP).  Algeria, 36.71666 °N 3.08333 °E, Shapotnikov, 1♀( AMNH_ PBI 00259274) ( ZISP); 1860, Moravits, 1♂( AMNH_ PBI 00268023), 1♀( AMNH_ PBI 00159819) ( ZISP);   08 May 1913, Pastukhov, 1♀( AMNH_ PBI 00259271) ( ZISP).   FRANCE: Languedoc-Roussillon:  Pyrénées-Orientales Co.: La Racou, 42.549 °N 3.012 °E,  07 Jun 1953, E. Wagner, 1♂( AMNH_ PBI 00267511), 4♀( AMNH_ PBI 00235682, AMNH_PBI 00267512 through AMNH_PBI 00267514) ( MHNG).   GREECE: Nomos Achaias: Kalavrita,   Morea, 38.05 °N 22.18333 °E,  800 m,  06 Aug 1919-  09 Aug 1919, Znolyuzhko, 1♀( AMNH_ PBI 00259272) ( ZISP).   West Greece:  Ilia Co.: Glifa, Pthiotida, 37.85 °N 21.13333 °E,  03 Jul 1987, A. Matocq, 3♂( AMNH_ PBI 00227435), 2♀( AMNH_ PBI 00238235) ( MATOCQ) 2♂( AMNH_ PBI 00257224, AMNH_PBI 00257224), 2♀( AMNH_ PBI 00240721, AMNH_PBI 00240721) ( ZISP).  Stratos,  1 kmN of Fluss Achaios,  05 Jun 1962, G.Eckerlein, 2♂( AMNH_ PBI 00235284, AMNH_PBI 00267502), 3♀( AMNH_ PBI 00267503through AMNH_PBI 00267505) ( MHNG).   ITALY: Calabria: Paola, 39.38 °N 16.03 °E,  16 May 1977-  26 May 1977, Seidenstücker, 2♂( AMNH_ PBI 00267926), 1♀( AMNH_ PBI 00267925) ( ZSM).   Sicily: Altofonte, Palermo, 38.05 °N 13.3 °E,  14 May 1957-  18 May 1957, Seidenstücker, 1♀( AMNH_ PBI 00267923) ( ZSM).  Cefalu, Castelbuo- no Statione-Ponte Fiumara, 38.0333 °N 14.0167 °E,  198 m,  04 May 1957-  12 May 1957, Seidenstücker, 7♂( AMNH_ PBI 00228088, AMNH_PBI 00257212, AMNH_PBI 00267917 through AMNH_PBI 00267920, AMNH_PBI 00267950), 6♀( AMNH_ PBI 00234315, AMNH_PBI 00267921 through AMNH_PBI 00267922, AMNH_PBI 00267952), 1 juvenille ( AMNH_ PBI 00267951) ( ZSM).  Palermo, Agrigento, Magazallo, Corleone, 37.81 °N 13.3 °E,  18 May 1957, E. Schmidt, 1♂( AMNH_ PBI 00267924) ( ZSM).  Porto Empedocle, between Punta Piccolaand Siculiana, 37.3 °N 13.43333 °E,  21 Apr 1957-  02 May 1957, Seidenstücker, 3♂( AMNH_ PBI 00263750, AMNH_PBI 00267948), 3♀( AMNH_ PBI 00267946through AMNH_PBI 00267947, AMNH_PBI 00267949) ( ZSM).  San Martinode ile Scale( Palermo), 38.2 °N 15.38 °E,  18 May 1961, Eckerlein, 4♀( AMNH_ PBI 00267506through AMNH_PBI 00267509) ( MHNG).   MOROCCO: Wilaya de Casablanca:  10 kmNW of Casablanca, 33.604 °N 7.614 °W,  06 May 1970, Eckerlein, 2♂( AMNH_ PBI 00226407, AMNH_PBI 00237614), 3♀( AMNH_ PBI 00223141, AMNH_PBI 00267498 through AMNH_PBI 00267499) ( MHNG).  Bled Tufoudeit S Meknes, 33.9 °N 5.55 °W,  Apr 1980, Birulya, 1♀( AMNH_ PBI 00259269) ( ZISP).  Sint, 30.05 °N 8.81666 °W, 1964, Unknown, 1♀( AMNH_ PBI 00259273) ( ZISP).   TUNISIA: Qulaybiyah[Kelibia], 36.85 °N 11.09 °E,  20 May 1976, Eckerlein,  Silybium marianum(Asteraceae), 2♂( AMNH_ PBI 00152742, AMNH_PBI 00267501), 3♀( AMNH_ PBI 00241123, AMNH_PBI 00257591, AMNH_PBI 00267500) ( MHNG). AMNH, MNHN France 43.26666 Puton 1 6.63333 Saint-Tropez 66 67 PBI 00259356 1 1 Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur holotype AMNH, MNHN France 43.26666 Puton 1 6.63333 Saint-Tropez 66 67 PBI 00259356 1 1 Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur paratype 1913-04-30 AMNH, ZISP Pastukhov Algeria 36.58333 Hammam 1 5.63333 El Rhirane 66 67 PBI 00259270 1 1 Constantine [379,1357,1831,1858] AMNH, ZISP Shapotnikov Algeria 36.71666 Algeria 1 3.08333 66 67 PBI 00259274 1 1 Constantine AMNH, ZISP Algeria Moravits 66 67 PBI 00268023, PBI 00159819 2 1 1 Constantine 1913-05-08 AMNH, ZISP Pastukhov Algeria 66 67 PBI 00259271 1 1 Constantine 1953-06-07 AMNH, MHNG E. Wagner France Pyrenees-Orientales Co. 42.549 La Racou 69 3.012 66 67 PBI 00267511, PBI 00235682 5 4 1 Languedoc-Roussillon [961,1431,1991,2018] Kalavrita Greece Nomos Achaias 66 67 1 Nomos Achaias 1919-08-06 1919-08-09 1919-08-06 AMNH, ZISP Znolyuzhko 800 38.05 Morea 555 22.18333 67 68 PBI 00259272 1 1 1987-07-03 AMNH, MATOCQ, ZISP A. Matocq 37.85 Pthiotida 555 21.13333 Glifa 67 68 PBI 00227435, PBI 00238235, PBI 00257224, PBI 00240721 9 4 5 West Greece 1962-06-05 AMNH, MHNG G. Eckerlein Stratos 67 68 PBI 00235284, PBI 00267503 5 3 2 West Greece 1977-05-16 1977-05-26 1977-05-16 AMNH, ZSM Seidenstucker Italy 39.38 Paola 701 16.03 67 68 PBI 00267926, PBI 00267925 3 1 2 Calabria 1957-05-14 1957-05-18 1957-05-14 AMNH, ZSM Seidenstucker Italy 38.05 Palermo 4409 13.3 Altofonte 67 68 PBI 00267923 1 1 Sicilia 1957-05-04 1957-05-12 1957-05-04 AMNH, ZSM Seidenstucker Italy Cefalu 198 38.0333 Statione-Ponte Fiumara 6 14.0167 Castelbuo 67 68 PBI 00228088, PBI 00234315, PBI 00267951 13 6 7 Sicilia 1957-05-18 AMNH, ZSM E. Schmidt Italy Palermo 37.81 Magazallo 4424 13.3 Agrigento 67 68 PBI 00267924 1 1 Sicilia 1957-04-21 1957-05-02 1957-04-21 AMNH, ZSM Seidenstucker Italy Porto Empedocle 37.3 Siculiana 5555 13.43333 Punta Piccola 67 68 PBI 00263750, PBI 00267946 6 3 3 Sicilia 1961-05-18 AMNH, MHNG Eckerlein Italy San Martino 38.2 Palermo 5572 15.38 Scale 67 68 PBI 00267506 4 4 Sicilia 1970-05-06 AMNH, MHNG Eckerlein Morocco 33.604 10 km NW of Casablanca 72 -7.614 67 68 PBI 00226407, PBI 00223141 5 3 2 Wilaya de Casablanca 1980-04 AMNH, ZISP Bled Tufoudeit S Meknes & Birulya Morocco 33.9 5574 -5.55 67 68 PBI 00259269 1 1 Wilaya de Casablanca AMNH, ZISP Unknown Morocco 30.05 Sint 555 -8.81666 67 68 PBI 00259273 1 1 Wilaya de Casablanca 1976-05-20 AMNH, MHNG Eckerlein Tunisia 36.85 Qulaybiyah 711 11.09 67 68 PBI 00152742, PBI 00241123 5 3 2