Peltoxys pilosus, Lis, 2002

Lis, J. A., 2002, Peltoxys pilosus n. sp. from the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a key to known species of the genus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae: Garsauriinae), Genus 13, No. 2, pp. 171-175 : 172-174

Peltoxys pilosus n. sp.

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TYPE MATERIAL Holotype male: [ DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO]: Lulua, Kapanga , X-1932, F. G. Overlaet, Musée du Congo ; Paratypes: [ DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO]: 1 female: Lulua, Kapanga , X-1932, F. G. Overlaet, Musée du Congo ; 1 female: Elisabethville [= Lubumbashi ], 30-iv-1939, H. J. Brédo, Fauchage sur les graminées, R. Mus. Hist. Nat. Belg. I. G. 12.548 ; the holotype and one paratype in the collection of the Musée Royal de L’Afrique Centrale (Tervuren, Belgium), one paratype in my collection at the Department of Biosystematics, Division of Zoology, University of Opole (Opole, Poland).

ETYMOLOGY Named after dense and long pilosity of the body.

DIAGNOSIS The new species differs from its Afrotropical congener, P. thaumastellus LV. , in having two subapical peg-like setae on the clypeus (two hair-like setae are present subapically on the clypeus of P. thaumastellus ); additionally P. pilosus is larger than P. thaumastellus (body length: 3.27-3.44 mm and 2.20-2.70 mm, respectively). Moreover, it is the only species of the genus with very long pilosity of the body (it is absent or very short in the three remaining species).

DESCRIPTION Body length 3.27-3.44 mm, body width 1.46-1.54 mm.

Head castaneous to almost black, its dorsal surface coarsely punctate and bearing numerous white to whitish brown long hairs; anterior half of clypeus and anterior fourth of paraclypei impunctate, slightly transversely wrinkled; clypeus broadened in its anterior part, clearly longer than paraclypei, bearing two strong subapical peg-like setae; paraclypei with 3-4 submarginal hair-like setae; eyes and ocelli castaneous to blackish brown, ocular index 3.21-3.47; antennae pale brown to dark brown, 2 nd segment minute, the 3 rd segment 2.6-3.0 times longer than the 2 nd segment; rostrum pale brown, reaching or almost reaching anterior margin of mid coxae.

Pronotum castaneous to blackish brown, its anterior half darker than the posterior half, pronotal disc coarsely punctate and bearing numerous white to whitish brown long hairs; anterior margin clearly concave, posterior margin almost straight, lateral margin with a row of 10-12 long submarginal hair-like setae; anterior convexity of propleuron coarsely punctate.

Scutellum castaneous to blackish brown; its disc, except anterolateral smooth spots, coarsely punctate and bearing white to whitish brown long hairs.

Corium brown to dark castaneous, evenly coarsely punctate and bearing white to whitish brown long hairs, especially numerous on the costal margin; the latter with a single long hair-like seta; membrane clearly narrower than abdomen, translucent, its anterior part pale brown.

Abdominal sterna black, blackish brown or dark castaneous, densely punctate and covered with numerous white to whitish brown long hairs; antero-lateral corners of segments with a clearly visible tubercle.

Legs brown, not specifically modified, tarsi yellowish brown to pale brown.