Miscellanea Miridologica V. Taxonomy and chorology of new or little known taxa of Continental New Guinea and neighboring islands (Insecta, Heteroptera, Miridae).

Frédéric Chérot

doi:10.3897/zookeys.796.20736

Abstract

Gressitocorishenryi (Deraeocorinae, Deraeocorini) is described as a new species on the basis of the female holotype from Syoubri vill(age), Arfak Mounts, Doberai Peninsula, Papua Barat, Indonesia. Additional data on distribution are provided for 17 species of Cylapinae, Deraeocorinae, Mirinae, Orthotylinae and Phylinae. Trigonotylustenuis is cited for the first time from Papua New Guinea.

Highlights

The recent study of several public and private collections of Miridae (Insecta, Heteroptera) from Iran Jaya or Papua Barat, Papua New Guinea and the Moluccas islands provided several interesting taxonomic and chorological data on new or poorly known taxa
Indonesia: 1♂, Papua Barat, Doberai Peninsula, Arfak Mounts, Syoubri vill(age), 1570– 2100 m, primary lower mountain rainforest, 11–12.ix.2015, Telnov D. leg. (FC n° 7580)
Papua New Guinea: 2♀♀, Madang Province, Nagada Binatang Research Center, 20 m, 20.v.2011, Votýpka J. & Lukeš J. leg. (FC n° 6420) (NMPC)

Summary

Introduction

The recent study of several public and private collections of Miridae (Insecta, Heteroptera) from Iran Jaya or Papua Barat, Papua New Guinea and the Moluccas islands provided several interesting taxonomic and chorological (distributional) data on new or poorly known taxa. The antennal segments are covered by dense pilosity with some sparse, erect setae longer than width of the segment, the second antennal segment is slightly thickened apically, the posterior margin of pronotal disk is rounded but slightly concave laterally near humeral angles, the lateral margins are carinate, the pronotal disk and hemelytra (including wide embolium) are widely and deeply punctate, the scutellum is more narrowly punctate, the vein of larger areolar cell of the membrane is thick, expanded posteriorly, curved inward submedially and a reddish sub-basal spot with wide whitish inner margin is present on inner part of cuneus.

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