Homalogonia confusa KERZHNER, 1972

Miyamoto, Syoiti & Hayashi, Masami, 2004, New Record of Two Homalogonia Bugs (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) from Japan, Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 10, No. 1, pp. 159-160 : 159

Homalogonia confusa KERZHNER, 1972

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Hitherto known from the Russian Primorsk Territory, NE China and Korea, this bug is newly recorded from Japan (Honshu). This is very similar to H. obtusa (WALKER, 1868) in habitus, but differing in the humeral dilation of pronotum (Fig. 3), slight Y- or T-shaped protuberance on scutellum, shape of male pygofer, female abdominal terminalia, etc. (cf. KERZHNER, 1972; JosIFov and KERZHNER, 1978). Although the host plant has been unknown, some specimens were collected from tree-trunks of Prunus grayana MAXIM. ( Rosaceae ), as written on the labels by late Mr. I. HIURA.

Specimens examined. lo”, Shibahara Pass , Echigo, Niigata Pref., Honshu, 16. V 1961, B .. TAKEI, S. MIYAMOT0 det.: Homalogonia confusa Kerzh. ( SM) ; lQ, Kamikôchi , Nagano Pref., Honshu, VII. 1950, ex. Coll. S. GOTOH ( NIAES) ; 2 o”, IQ, Mizugamine, Mt. Gomanodan , Wakayama Pref., Honshu, 31. VII. 1957, ex. Prunus grayana MAXIM. (trunks), I. I-IIURA ( OMNH, SM) ; IQ, same data (except date, 4. VIII. 1957), H. HASEGAWA det. 1973: Homalogonia confusa KERZHNER ( OMNH) ; lo”, Shiwagi, Togôchi , Hiroshima Pref., Honshu, 13. V 37 (1962), N0. 10, N0. 2529/S-3753 ( NIAES).