Himalisundacoris palolo, Yasunaga, 2024

Yasunaga, Tomohide, 2024, New genera and species of the ‘ Lygus-complex’ ranging from the Himalaya-Oriental to the Wallacea region (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 72, pp. 371-423 : 400

Himalisundacoris palolo , new species

( Figs. 11 A−D, 15A−C, 28)

Type material. Holotype: male, INDONESIA: Central Sulawesi, Palu, Palolo, 1°13′S, 120°03′E, UV lighting, T. Yasunaga , 28 April 1988 ( ZRC) ( AMNH _ PBI 00378784 ) . Paratype: INDONESIA: 1 female, same data as for holotype ( TYCN) .

Diagnosis. This new species is recognised readily by the pale orange-brown basic colouration and entirely shiny fuscous abdomen, in addition to the characters provided in the above key.

Description. Body oval, slightly elongate; basic colouration pale orange-brown, with uniformly shiny chocolate brown abdomen ( Fig. 11A–D ). Head pale orange-brown; partly suffused with red; vertex smooth, without basal transverse carina ( Fig. 28D ); lorum, jugum, and buccula suffused with red; clypeus fuscous. Antenna dark brown; antennomere I pale brown, with darkened base and apex; antennomere II with pale basal ½–⅔ and fuscous extreme base (female); base of antennomere III yellowish brown. Labium pale reddish brown, reaching middle part of metacoxa; apical ¾ of segment IV dark reddish brown. Pronotum uniformly pale, almost glabrous; pleura shiny pale orange-brown; metathoracic scent efferent system with rather small peritreme ( Fig. 28C ); scutellum uniformly pale, nearly glabrous ( Fig. 28A ). Hemelytron pale orange-brown, with uniformly distributed, pale, simple, reclining setae; basal ⅔ and apical margin of cuneus sanguineous; membrane pale smoky brown, semi-transparent, with brown veins. All coxae and legs pale brown; metafemur with two or three reddish rings apically; apical half of each tarsomere III slightly darkened; pretarsal structure as in Fig. 28F ; parempodia narrow, lanceolate. Abdomen entirely fuscous. Male genitalia ( Figs. 15A , 28G–J ): Hypophysis of left paramere with sharp apex ( Fig. 28H ); right paramere tiny, bulbous, flattened ( Figs. 28I ); vesical lobal-sclerites with weak notches ( Figs. 15A , 28J ); secondary gonopore comparatively large. Female genitalia ( Figs. 15B, C , 28K–O ): Sclerotised rings relatively large, elongate-oval ( Figs. 15B , 28K ); dorsal margin of posterior wall with a pair of fields of spinules which form weak lateral lobes ( Fig. 28M, N ).

Measurements. See Table 1.

Etymology. Named for the type locality, Palolo of C. Sulawesi; a noun in apposition.

Distribution. Indonesia (C. Sulawesi).

Biology. Unknown.

Figures

Fig. 11. Habitus images of Himalisundacoris species from Sumatra and Sulawesi, Indonesia. A, B, H. palolo, new species, holotype male; C, D, ditto, female; E, F, H. takaii, new species, holotype male; G, H, H. schwartzi, new species, holotype male; I, J, ditto, female.

Fig. 28. Scanning electron micrographs of Himalisundacoris palolo, new species. A, B, head and anterior thorax, dorsal-left lateral views; C, metathoracic scent efferent system; D, head and anterior pronotum, left lateral view; anterior body, dorsal view; E, metatarsus; F, pretarsal structure of metaleg; G, H, left paramere; I, right paramere; J, vesica; K, genital chamber; L, apex of ovipositor (gonapophysis I); M–O, posterior wall.

Fig. 15. Male (A, D–F, I–K) and female (B, C, G, H) genitalia of Himalisundacoris palolo, new species (A–C), H. schwartzi, new species (D–H) and H. takaii, new species (I–K). A, D, I, Vesica; B, genital chamber; C, H, posterior wall; E, J, left paramere; F, K, right paramere; G, apex of ovipositor (gonapophysis I). Scale bars 0.1 mm.