Margolethaeus maculatus, Zsalakovics & Kondorosy, 2014

Lászlózsalakovics & ELődKOndOROSY, 2014, Margolethaeus, A New Lethaeini Genus (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae) From The Oriental Region, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 60 (4), pp. 307-312 : 310-311

publication ID

2064-2474

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B92178-AF6C-FFF6-F06F-FE68FB27FCBA

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Felipe

scientific name

Margolethaeus maculatus
status

sp. nov.

Margolethaeus maculatus View in CoL sp. n.

( Figs 1–2)

Materialexamined: Holotype: NEIndia; Meghalaya; 1999 3kmETura; 1150 m; 25°30’N 90°14’E; 4. v. Dembický & Pacholátkoleg. (m, NHMV). Nineparatypes (2 males 7 females): NE India; Meghalaya; 1999 / 3km E Tura; 1150 m; / 25°30’N 90°14’E; 4.v. / Dembický & Pacholátkoleg. (m, fNHMV); NE– India: Meghalayastate / WestGaroHillsreg., Tura / 5.–7.V.1996, 600– 800 m / GPS N 25°30.7’ E 90°13.9’ ( WGS84 ) / leg. E. Jendek & O. Sausa. (2 ffNHMV); INDIA, W. Bengal, / Darjeeling , below / NorthPoint , 1000m / legGy. Topál // No. 335 / beaten material / 17. IV. 1967. (m, 2 ff, HNHM); LAOS, Champassak Prov. / DonghuaXaoNBCA. / 2 kmSofBanNongLuang. / bankofTouay–Guaistream. // 15°4’ N. 106°13’ E / 800 m swept. No 23 / 1–5. IV. 1998 / leg O. Merkl & G. Csorba. (f HNHM); S Vietnam, 12.03N 108.27E / 12 km N of Dalat – Lang Bian, / 1580–1750m, 17.–21. IV. 1995 / Pacholátko & Dembickýleg. (fNHMV). GoogleMaps

Description – Colour: brown; headblack; antennaebrown, palerateachbasalsegment; labiumstramineous; pronotumandscutellumbrightyellowalmostwhitewith brownspots; coriumwhiteandbrownwithtwodarkbrownspotsonlateralmargin; legs brown; tarsistramineous; orificiumred; membranewithdarkbrownspotnexttoendof corium.

Structure: Bodyshiningexceptthepronotumandscutellum. Nearlyglabrous, with veryshort, hardlyvisiblehairsonheadandventerofabdomen. Smallhairsonbaseof labium. Labiumreachingmidcoxa. Paramerewidewithsmallhairs, broadestatthebase oftheblade ( Fig. 2).

Measurements (10 specimens) (inmm): Bodylength 3.50–4.69, width 1.70–2.24. Head 0.51–0.76 long, 0.80–1.00 widewitheyes. Interocularspace 0.50–0.64. Antennae 1.58–1.92, segment I 0.29–0.48, II 0.50–0.61, III 0.26–0.45 IV 0.40–0.54. Labium 1.10–1.54, segment I 0.33–0.46 II 0.3–0.47 III 0.22–0.39 IV 0.21–0.32. Pronotum 0.80–1.18, long 1.5–2.00 wide. Cl- avalcommissure 0.40–0.53. Scutellum 0.76–0.94 long, 0.84–1.08 wide.

Distribution: NortheasternIndia, Laos, SouthVietnam.

Etymology: Thespeciesnamedafteritsstrikinglypatterneddorsalside.

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Acknowledgements – TheauthorswouldliketothankHerbertZettel (NHMV) and DávidRédei (HNHM) fortheloanofthematerialandkindhelpgiven, alsotoSzabolcs Nagy (UniversityofPannonia) andJánosPrievarafortheircomments. Theauthorsare verygratefultoKatinkaVarga (UniversityofPannonia) forthedrawingoftheparamere.

HNHM

Hungarian Natural History Museum (Termeszettudomanyi Muzeum)

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