Pintalia fennahi Santos, 2025
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5678.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A9F16C3C-8B88-4713-A3A3-EEBC37EBC72A |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16985633 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0B2E630B-881C-C034-8AE0-013FFE98F853 |
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Plazi |
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Pintalia fennahi Santos |
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sp. nov. |
Pintalia fennahi Santos sp. nov.
https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:4B61EA3B-D701-4DC1-A397-0C48CD199F39
( Figs. 48 A–F View FIGURE 48 ; 49 A–G View FIGURE 49 ; 50 A–H View FIGURE 50 ; 51 A–D View FIGURE 51 ; 52 View FIGURE 52 )
Type material. Holotype: Male Brazil, MG: Prudente de Morais municipality, Icmat-85 (A and B) Cave, ( UTM 593122 W, 7841934S 23K), 12.xii.2017, ( ISLA 100964 ) (Ativo ambiental et al.) . Holotype condition: dissected, stored in an individual vial in 70% ethanol. Paratypes. same data as male holotype, except for 3♂ ( ISLA 108333 ) ; 1♀ ( ISLA 100965 ) ; 2 nymphs with same data of male holotype except for ( ISLA 100966 ) .
Additional material examined. Brazil, MG: Santa Barbara municipality, 3♂ LS005 cave, ( UTM 639693 E, 7781816N 23K) , 04-05. x. 2021, ( ISLA 108333) ( Ativo ambiental et al.) .
Description. Coloration (specimen preserved in 70% ethanol). Body generally strong brown (55), contrasting with regions in dark brown (59) of the carinae and frons apically, deep brown (56) on mesonotum and abdomen dorsally and brilliant orange yellow (67) on vertex, frons medially, legs, abdomen ventrally. Tegmina Light grayish yellowish brown (79) with transversal and rounded spots in dark yellowish brown (78).
Body length. Male. 4.4 mm (n=1). Female. 5.7 (n=1).
Head. Vertex ( Fig. 48A, C View FIGURE 48 ): approximately 3.0 times wider (0.6) than long (0.2); apical compartment laterally wider, approx. 5.0 times wider (0.5) than medially long (0.1); apical transverse carina (0.520) evanescent and slightly smaller than the subapical carina (0.555); subapical carina slightly elongated medially; angle formed by caudal margin, concave. Frons ( Fig. 48B View FIGURE 48 ): swollen apically; 1.5 times longer (1.1) than wide (0.7), and approx. 1.7 times wider medially than apically (0.4); in frontal view, anterior region of the frons curved frontally towards from the vertex; median carina weakly developed, almost disappearing, apically separating into two, inner region with coloration of the apical compartment; frontoclypeal suture well convex, laterally straight. Post-and anteclypeus ( Fig. 48B View FIGURE 48 ): with median carina well developed. Rostrum in ventral view surpassing the hind coxae.
Thorax. Pronotum ( Figs. 48A, C View FIGURE 48 ): submedian carinae weakly developed, evanescent behind the eyes; hind margin obtusely angled. Mesonotum ( Fig. 48A View FIGURE 48 ): median carina well developed but evanescent or absent distally; lateral carinae strongly developed. Tegmina (Forewings) ( Fig. 48D View FIGURE 48 ): length 6.9 mm; dark brown with three dark spots in the prenodal region between the R and A1 veins and two in pcc cell; r-m1 occurs together to the first MP fork; m-cu1 occurs distally of the first MP fork; Cells C3 and C5 common, not elongated (vs. P. speciosa sp. nov. and P. constellaris ( Walker, 1858)) ; C1b small; C5a cell present; simple tubercles in all veins; petiole in RP2.2+RP2.3 moderately developed; 12 apical cells; 7 subapical cells.
Posterior leg. Hind tibia ( Fig. 48E View FIGURE 48 ): approximately 2.3 mm; with 3 lateral spines. 1 st tarsomere ( Fig. 48F View FIGURE 48 ): 7 apical teeth, the two outer teeth and two teeth in the middle larger. 2 nd tarsomere ( Fig. 48F View FIGURE 48 ): 7 apical teeth, the two outer ones being larger, and in the middle with approx. the same size; 3 platellae, one separated by apical teeth without platellae.
Male terminalia. Pygofer ( Figs. 49A–C, G View FIGURE 49 ): bilaterally symmetrical; in lateral view, dorsocaudal margin with cone-shaped process sharp apically; in ventral view, ventromedian process wider than tall. Anal tube ( Figs. 49A–C View FIGURE 49 ; 50A–B View FIGURE 50 ): as in P. constellaris , moderately short and flattened dorsoventrally; lateral margins weakly developed. Genital styles ( Figs. 49A–B, G View FIGURE 49 ; 50C–E View FIGURE 50 ): long and well expanded apically, curved distal margin; two very small triangular processes occur ventrally near to the base. Aedeagus ( Figs. 49D–F View FIGURE 49 ; 50F–H View FIGURE 50 ): asymmetric tubular. Shaft of the aedeagus exhibit five spines, being three curved spines (1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd) (a)(b)(c) apically on the shaft towards the flagellum; 4 th, and 5 th, spines (d)(e) short and straight, occur on opposite sides, slightly above the middle of the aedeagal shaft. Flagellum small, and without spines.
Female terminalia.Anal tube( Figs. 51A,C View FIGURE 51 ): moderately long; in lateral view, narrow and flat ventrally with lateral margin moderately developed, in ventral view carinated medially; epiproct and paraproct flattened dorsoventrally; in dorsal view, paraproct very small and rounded. Gonocoxae VIII ( Figs. 51A–B View FIGURE 51 ): in ventral view swollen medially; in caudal view smaller apically; in lateral view, lateral carinae evanescent near to the middle. Ovipositor ( Figs. 51A–B View FIGURE 51 ): in lateral view, sabre-shaped, curved upwards dorsally, slightly surpassing or not surpassing anal tube.
Etymology. The specific epithet fennahi is a tribute to the late hemipterist Ronald G. Fennah, who made major contributions to the genus Pintalia Stål, 1862 .
Diagnosis. Pintalia fennahi sp. nov. can be distinguished from the other species of the Pintalia by the swollen anterior region of the vertex, with the evanescent apical transversal carina, tegmina dark brown with three dark spots in the prenodal region between the R and A1 veins and two in pcc cell; cells C3 and C5 common, not elongated (vs. P. speciosa sp. nov. and P. constellaris ). In addition, the array of five aedeagus spines.
Distribution. BRA, MG; Prudente de mores municipality, Cave Icmat-85 (Type Locality), and Santa Barbara municipality.
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Museum of Zoology |
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