Clapmarius thailandana Schuh

Yasunaga, Tomohide, Yamada, Kazutaka & Artchawakom, Taksin, 2013, New or little known taxa of the plant bug tribe Hallodapini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) from Thailand, with descriptions of three new species of the genus Acrorrhinium Noualhier, Zootaxa 3647 (3), pp. 429-442 : 438-439

Clapmarius thailandana Schuh

( Figs. 3 C–D, 4–7)

Diagnosis. Recognized by the comparatively wide, oval body, dark castaneous basic coloration, broadly ovoid antennal segment I, creamy yellow coxae and femora, red-orange apical 1/3 of each femur and entire part of each tibia ( Figs. 3 C–D), three distal sclerites of the endosoma ( Figs. 5–6 ), and generally toughened bursa copulatrix with the distinct sclerotized ring ( Fig. 7 ).

Measurements. 3/Ƥ: Total body length 3.4/ 3.7; length from apex of clypeus to cuneal fracture 2.52/ 2.88; head width across eyes 0.60/ 0.65; vertex width 0.27/ 0.32; lengths of antennal segment I–IV 0.32, 0.96, 0.59, 0.33/ 0.45, 1.05, 0.75, 0.42; labial length 1.20/ 1.35; basal pronotal width 1.04/ 1.14; width across hemelytron 1.17/ 1.32; and lengths of metafemur, tibia and tarsus 1.11, 1.65, 0.30/ 1.20, 1.80, 0.33.

Biology. Collection records suggest that this hallodapine has at least two generations per year.

Specimens examined. THAILAND: Nakhon Nayok Prov.: 13, Sarika (lodge), N14°18'39" E101°18'00", at light, 6 Mar 2009, T. Yasunaga (AMNH_PBI 00379627) (TYCN). Nakhon Ratchasima Prov.: 2Ƥ, SERS, 14˚30'27”N, 101˚55'39”E, 410 m alt., light trap, 15 Sep 2008, T. Yasunaga (00379628–00379629) (TYCN).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Habitus images of living adult individuals of hallodapines from Thailand. A. Alloeomimus muiri, male (AMNH _ PBI 00379623). B. Same, female (00379624). C. Clapmarius thailandana, male (00379627). D. Same, female (00379628). E. Hallodapus brunneus, male (SERS). F. H. albofasciatus, male (Nakhon Nayok). G. H. ravenar, male (Nakhon Nayok).

FIGURE 5. Male genitalia (left paramere and endosoma) of Thai hallodapines named on the figure. Scale bars 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 6. Images of endosoma of Thai hallodapines named on the figure.

FIGURE 7. Images of female bursa copulatrix of Thai hallodapines named on the figure.