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A second species of the previously monotypic plant bug genus Campyloneura, C. joceliae sp. nov. is described based on specimens from Nkolbisson, Cameroon. A key, differential diagnoses, digital habitus images, illustrations of male and female genitalic structures, and scanning micrographs of diagnostic morphological structures are provided for the new species and C. virgula (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835).
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Heteroptera , Animals , Cameroon , Female , Genitalia/anatomy & histology , Heteroptera/anatomy & histology , Heteroptera/classification , Heteroptera/ultrastructure , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Species SpecificityABSTRACT
This paper provides a review of the plant bug subfamily Bryocorinae (Hemiptera: Miridae) of European Russia and the Caucasus. Although several bryocorine species are widely used as biological control agents, species delimitation remains challenging even in the relatively well-studied European fauna. We provide diagnoses, distribution data, host information, and illustrated keys to six genera and 21 species found in the region. The following new records are given: Dicyphus (B.) albonasutus Wagner, 1951 (Crimea and Caucasus, North Ossetia), Dicyphus (B.) digitalidis Josifov, 1958 (Caucasus, Abkhazia), Dicyphus (B.) geniculatus (Fieber, 1858) (Armenia and Ingushetia), Dicyphus (D.) epilobii Reuter 1883 (Abkhazia and Ingushetia), Dicyphus (D.) hyalinipennis Burmeister, 1835 (Armenia). Previous records of Dicyphus (B.) annulatus (Wolff, 1804) from the Northern Caucasus (Konstantinov Zinovyeva 2017), and Crimea were based on misidentifications and should be referred to D. albonasutus. Records of Dicyphus (D.) pallidus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1836) from Krasnodar Terr and Azerbaijan should be referred to D. errans (Wolff, 1804).
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Hemiptera , Heteroptera , Animal Distribution , Animals , RussiaABSTRACT
A new genus and species, Tatupa grafei Tyts, Namyatova & Konstantinov, gen. et sp. nov. (Heteroptera, Miridae, Cylapinae, Fulviini), is described from Brunei Darussalam. A diagnosis, photographs of the dorsal habitus, scanning micrographs of selected morphological structures, and illustrations of male and female genitalia are provided for this new species. Its taxonomic placement within the subfamily Cylapinae is briefly discussed. A comparison with the morphologically most similar genus, Proamblia Bergroth, 1910, is made, and scanning micrographs of Proamblia are also provided.
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Issus kabylicus Dlabola, 1989 is recorded for the first time from Tunisia and I. vaucheri Gnezdilov, 2017 - from Spain. I. kabylicus is redescribed and illustrated. Male and female genitalia of I. coleoptratus (Fabricius, 1781) are described and illustrated based on the specimens from Germany (type locality). Relationships of African Issus species are discussed. Close relationships of I. climacus Fieber, 1876 to Madeiran and Canarian Issus species are revealed.
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Hemiptera , Animals , Female , Male , Spain , TunisiaABSTRACT
The Caucasian subgenus Plumiger Horváth, 1927 of the halticine genus Myrmecophyes Fieber, 1870 is revised. A key, updated diagnoses, and data on distribution are given for the subgenus and its four species, including M.tomi sp. n. (Georgia and Dagestan), and the previously unknown male of M.armeniacus Drapolyuk, 1989. Illustrations of the male and female genitalia, photographs of the dorsal habitus, and SEM micrographs of selected structures are provided for all species of the subgenus.
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The plant bug fauna of China is highly diverse and relatively poorly documented, with almost 900 currently known species, about a half of which had been revealed during the last two decades (Qi et al. 2003, 2007, Konstantinov & Namyatova 2008, 2009, Konstantinov et al. 2013). Future studies would almost certainly reveal many new species from the region. However, the present day distributions of Chinese plant bugs apparently reflect significant climate change since the Tertiary Period, and are largely influenced by influx of species from other regions. Particularly, the plant bug fauna of the Northwestern China is most similar to the faunas of Central Asia and Mongolia, having almost identical generic composition and sharing many common species (Kerzhner & Josifov 1999). This paper provides seven new synonymies of Miridae originally known from Central Asia and Mongolia and recently described as new from the Northern China.
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Heteroptera/classification , Heteroptera/physiology , Animals , China , Classification , Climate Change , Species SpecificityABSTRACT
The diagnostic characters of the phyline plant bug genus Campylomma Reuter, 1878 are discussed based on examination of Western Palearctic species. Nigrocapillocoris Wagner, 1973 is synonymized with Campylomma and Campylomma celatum Wagner, 1969 is synonymized with C. annulicorne (Signoret, 1865). Illustrations of the male genitalia, photographs of the dorsal habitus, micrographs of selected structures are given for discussed species and a redescription of C. ochraceum (Scott, 1872) comb. nov. is provided.
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Heteroptera/classification , Animal Distribution , Animal Structures/anatomy & histology , Animal Structures/growth & development , Animals , Body Size , Female , Heteroptera/anatomy & histology , Heteroptera/growth & development , Male , Organ Size , Terminology as TopicABSTRACT
Solenoxyphus kazakhstanicus sp. n. is described from the vicinity of Dzhezkazgan, Western Kazakhstan. The generic name Voruchia Reuter, 1879 is synonymized with Solenoxyphus Reuter, 1875. Illustrations of the male and female genitalia, photographs of the dorsal habitus, host, and distributional records are given for the new species and S. vittiger comb. nov., the type species of Voruchia. Female genitalia of Solenoxyphus and Boopidocoris spp. are studied for the first time and an updated generic diagnosis of the former genus is provided. The placement of both genera within the tribe Nasocorini sensu Schuh & Menard (2013) is briefly discussed.
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Heteroptera/classification , Animal Distribution , Animal Structures/anatomy & histology , Animal Structures/growth & development , Animals , Body Size , Female , Heteroptera/anatomy & histology , Heteroptera/growth & development , Kazakhstan , Male , Organ SizeABSTRACT
The Mediterranean orthotyline genus Platycranus is revised. Updated diagnoses and descriptions, data on distribution and hosts are provided for the genus and included species, and a key is presented to facilitate identification of species. Pictures of the dorsal habitus, scanning electron micrographs, and figures of genital structures are given. The following new synonymies are established: P. putoni Reuter, 1879 = P. eckerleini Wagner, 1962 = P. jordanicus Linnavuori, 1984; P. metriorrhynchus Reuter 1883 = P. longicornis Wagner, 1955 = P. rumelicus Simov, 2006; P. remanei Wagner, 1955 = P. minutus Wagner, 1955 = P. orientalis Linnavuori, 1965 = P. jurineae Putshkov, 1985 = P. boreae Gogala, 2002. P. erberi Fieber, 1870 is for the first time reported from Syria, and P. remanei is reported as new to Portugal.
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Heteroptera/classification , Animal Distribution , Animal Structures/anatomy & histology , Animal Structures/growth & development , Animals , Ecosystem , Female , Heteroptera/anatomy & histology , Heteroptera/growth & development , Male , Organ Size , Portugal , SyriaABSTRACT
Two new species of Miridae, Myrmecophyes bykovi sp. nov. and Scirtetellus medvedevae sp. nov., are described from Xinjiang province of China. Illustrations of the male genitalia, tarsus, and pretarsus; photographs of the dorsal habitus; known hosts; and distributional records are provided for each species. Two new synonymies are established, viz. Chlainydatus laminatus Li & Liu, 2006 = Chlamydatus eurotiae Kerzhner, 1962; and Chlainydatus sichuanensis Li & Liu, 2006 = Chlamydatuspullus (Reuter, 1870). The following 13 species of Miridae are recorded for the first time from China: Camptotylus meyeri Frey-Gessner, 1863, Dicyphus testaceus Reuter, 1879, Liocoris tripustulatus (Fabricius, 1781), Monocris griseolus Putshkov, 1974, Myrmecophyes kiritshenkoi Horvith, 1927, Orthotylus melanotylus Kerzhner, 1962, Phytocoris incanus Fieber, 1864, Psallopsis haloxyli Putshkov, 1976, Psallopsis kallidiicola Konstantinov, 1997, Psallus anticus (Reuter, 1876), Scirtetellus seminitens Horvith, 1904, Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) loginovae Drapolyuk, 1982, and Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) cristifera Drapolyuk, 1982. Also, the following six species of plant bugs are new records for Xinjiang Province: Canptotylidea suturalis (Reuter, 1904), Chlamydatus eurotiae Kerzhner, 1962, Compsidolon punilun (Jakovlev, 1876), Excentricoris pictipes (Reuter, 1878), Glaucopteruin gobicum Kerzhner, 1984, Oncotylus vitticeps Reuter, 1879. Pherolepis aenescens (Reuter, 1901) is indicated for Xinjiang and Liaoning Provinces. Indication of Scirtetellus gudali Kiritshenko from Inner Mongolia (Bai et al. 2006) is considered erroneous.