Frédéric Chérot

New Genera, Species, Synonymies, and Combinations in the “Lygus Complex” from Japan, with Discussion on Peltidolygus Poppius and Warrisia Carvalho (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae)

Abstract Three new genera, Pinalitopsis, Nepiolygus, and Apolygopsis, are proposed to accommodate the following new species of Japanese mirine plant bugs: P. rhodopotnia from the Kii Peninsula and Shikoku, and N. arare and A. furvocarinatus from the Ryukyu Islands. A new species of the genus Pachylygus Yasunaga, 1994, P. anthrax, is also described from Shikoku. Several new synonymies are proposed: Peltidolygus Poppius, 1915 = Zhengiella Yasunaga and Lu, 1994; Warrisia Carvalho, 1986 = Gotocapsus Yasunaga and Nakatani, 1998; and Warrisia huonensis (Poppius, 1914) = Lygus tonkinensis Poppius, 1914. The following new combinations are established: Peltidolygus scutellatus (Yasunaga and Lu, 1994), Warrisia deraeocoroides (Yasunaga and Nakatani, 1998), Apolygopsis elegans (Zheng and Wang, 1983), A. emeia (Zheng and Wang, 1983), A. mosaicus (Zheng and Wang, 1983), A. nigritulus (Linnavuori, 1961), A. picturatus (Zheng and Wang, 1983), and A. yunnananus (Zheng and Wang, 1983). Two subgenera of Lygocoris Reuter, 1875, Lygocorias Yasunaga, 1992 new status and Neolygus Knight, 1917 new status, are raised to genera. The relationships between Peltidolygus and Henrylygus Schwartz, 1998, and among Gianellia Poppius, 1914, Krausmiris Carvalho, 1986, Liistonotus Reuter, 1906, and Warrisia, are discussed. Keys are provided to distinguish Japanese genera of the ”Lygus complex” and species of Peltidolygus and Warrisia.

A preliminary phylogenetic analysis of the genus Fulvius Stål (Hemiptera:Miridae: Cylapinae) based on molecular data

The systematics and phylogeny of the genus Fulvius Stal remains unclear. We present herein the first analysis of the phylogenetic relationships within the genus Fulvius based on DNA sequences. The phylogenetic interrelationships in the genus Fulvius are investigated using partial DNA sequence data from two mitochondrial genes, the 16S ribosomal large subunit and the cytochrome oxidase I (COI). DNA sequences for Fulvius species representing three different subgroups distinguished previously on the base of morphological characters alone are compared to sequences from the closely related genera Rhinocylapidius and Cylapus . The data are analyzed using parsimony and Bayesian inference. The results confirm that on the basis of molecular data we can distinguish the same congruent groups of Fulvius species as using morphological characters, however with inclusion of the specimens of the genus Rhinocylapidius in the bifenestratus -group. Additional studies are needed to clarify the phylogenetic relationships within the tribe Fulviini, as well as within the genus Fulvius and its relation to Rhinocylapidius . However, the results of this study suggest that 16S and COI sequences will be very useful as molecular markers for such studies among these species-groups.

Hétéroptères Miridae de Guyane française : Liste préliminaire, descriptions de taxa nouveaux et données additionnelles

Résumé Deux nouveaux genres et six espèces nouvelles sont décrits de Guyane française, à savoir: Diplozona emboíiata n. sp., Guianocoris unicolor n. g., n. sp., Lundioides couturíerin. gen, n. sp., Neella guiana n. sp., Phytocorís guianus n. sp. et Phytocorís jugatus n. sp. La nouvelle combinaison Guianocoris ruber (Carvalho & Carpintero 1991a) n. comb, est proposée. Deux espèces sont redécrites et illustrées: Sthenaridea carvalhoi Schuh & Schwartz 1988 et Proboscidotyius nigrosquamis (Maldonado 1969). Les genitalias femelles d’lridopeplus pellucidipennis Bergroth 1910 sont décrits pour la premiere fois, ainsi que le mâle d’Henicocnemis luctuosa (Stål 1860). La variabilité de Monalonion annulipes Signoret 1858 est mise en évidence. Quatorze espèces sont signalées comme nouvelles pour la faune de Guyane: Fuivius bisbistiilatus (Stål 1860), F. satipoensis Carvalho & Costa 1994 Henicocnemis Iuctuosa (Stål 1860), Horcisoides punctatus (Carvalho 1976), Maxacalinus cuiabanus Carvalho 1976, Notholopus coreoides Carvalho 1975, N. cuiabanus Carvalho 1975, Proboscidotyius nigrosquamis (Maldonado 1969), Sthenaridea carvalhoi Schuh & Schwartz 1988, Taedia bananaiensis Carvalho & Costa 1994, T. cajabiana Carvalho 1976, T. coimbrai Carvalho 1975, T. compactoides Carvalho 1975 et T. xinguana Carvalho 1975, ce qui porte la liste provisoire des Miridae du Dèpartement à 46 espèces.

The Cylapinae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera: Miridae) of India: review of the subfamily with description of new species.

The subfamily Cylapinae (Insecta, Heteroptera: Miridae) from India is reviewed. Three tribes, seven genera and nineteen species are cited from the country, keyed and described. Six species are described as new: Fulvius kadapaensis sp. nov., Peritropis kodava sp. nov., Peritropis pathaki sp. nov., Peritropis sangai sp. nov., Peritropis yasunagai sp. nov. and Rhinomiris prathapani sp. nov. A new synonymy is published: Peritropis lewisi (Distant, 1904) (valid name) = Peritropis indicus Gorczyca, 2006b (new junior subjective synonym).

A review of Adelphocoris-Creontiades-Megacoelum complex (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirini), with descriptions of two new genera and four new species.

The Adelphocoris-Creontiades-Megacoelum complex of genera is reviewed. Diagnostic characters for each included genus and species are provided. Two new genera, Poppiomegacoelum n. gen. and Pseudomegacoelum n. gen., are proposed to accommodate Poppiomegacoelum gearyi n. sp. from Australia and four species from west Palearctic previously classified under Megacoelum Fieber, 1858 respectively. Three new species from Australia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands are described: Adelphocorisella rubricornis n. sp., Waucoris solomonensis n. sp. and Waucoris tricolor n. sp. The following new combinations are made: Adelphocorisella brunnescens (Poppius, 1915) [for Adelphocoris brunnescens Poppius, 1915], A. relatum (Distant, 1904) [for Megacoelum relatum Distant, 1904], Macrolygus rubrus (Carvalho, 1987) [for Waucoris rubrus Carvalho, 1987], Miyamotoa mussooriensis (Distant, 1909) [for Megacoelum mussooriense Distant, 1909], Orientomiris ater (Poppius, 1915) [for Creontiades ater Poppius, 1915], O. brunneus (Poppius, 1914) [for Creontiades brunneus Poppius, 1914], O. furhstorferi (Poppius, 1915) [for C. furhstorferi Poppius, 1915], O. maculicollis (Poppius, 1915) [for C. maculicollis Poppius, 1915], O. marginatus (Poppius, 1915) [for C. marginatus Poppius, 1915], O. montanus (Poppius, 1915) [for C. montanus Poppius, 1915], O. monticola (Poppius, 1914) [for Megacoelum monticola Poppius, 1914], O. orientalis (Poppius, 1915) [for Creontiades orientalis Poppius, 1915], O. pallidicornis (Poppius, 1915) [for Megacoelum pallidicorne Poppius, 1915], O. ravana (Kirkaldy, 1909) [for Kangra ravana Kirkaldy, 1909], O. sumatranus (Poppius, 1915) [for Adelphocoris sumatranus Poppius, 1915], O. uzeli (Poppius, 1910) [for Creontiades uzeli Poppius, 1910), Poppiocapsidea tagalica (Poppius, 1915) [for Megacoelum tagalicum Poppius, 1915], Pseudomegacoelum angustum (Wagner, 1965) [for Megacoelum angustum Wagner, 1965], P. beckeri (Fieber, 1870) [for M. beckeri (Fieber, 1870)], P. irbilanum (Linnavuori, 1988) [for M. irbilanum Linnavuori, 1988], P. quercicola (Linnavuori, 1965) [for M. quercicola Linnavuori, 1965], Waucoris poppiusi Chérot & Malipatil [new name and new combination for Megacoelum papuanum Poppius, 1915]. The following new synonymies are established: Creontiades vittipennis Reuter, 1905 (valid name) = Creontiades vitticollis Poppius, 1915 (new subjective synonym), Poppiocapsidea biseratensis (Distant, 1903) (valid name) = Megacoelum townsvillensis Distant, 1904 (new subjective synonym). Cheilocapsidea insignis (Distant, 1909) is recorded from Laos and the male genitalic structures are briefly described for the first time. A lectotype is designated for Capsus antennatus Kirby, 1891, Creontiades ater Poppius, 1915, Creontiades brunneus Poppius, 1914, Creontiades fruhstorferi Poppius, 1915, Creontiades marginatus Poppius, 1915, Creontiades uzeli Poppius, 1910, Megacoelum mussooriensis Distant, 1909, Megacoelum relatum Distant, 1904, and Megacoelum townsvillensis Distant, 1904 (original combinations). A key for the genera included in the Adelphocoris-Creontiades-Megacoelum complex is given.

First record of the Cylapine genus Hemiophthalmocoris (Heteroptera: Miridae) from Indonesia, with description of a new species

described on the basis of a single female collected in Kenya (Poppius 1912) and has for a long time been represented only by the type species, H. lugubris Poppius. Two new species, H. longirostris and H. caligans, were subsequently described by Schmitz (1970) on the basis of specimens collected in Central Africa. More recently, eight new species have been described from various parts of Africa by Gorczyca (2000). The genus belongs to the mirid subfamily Cylapinae Kirkaldy, 1903, tribe Fulviini Uhler, 1886, but has a set of unusual characters. Its claws are not toothed subapically but possess long, sharp spines at their base (fig. 2). The eyes are covered with setae and the cuneus is very long and thin (fig. 1). The majority of above mentioned species of the genus were represented only by female specimens. Males have been described for the first time in two species from Tanzania: Hemiophthalmocoris micropterus Gorczyca, 2000 and H. abbreviatus Gorczyca, 2000. Unfortunately, since the male specimens were dissected and damaged before their description, no information is currently available on their genitalia. All species of Hemiophthalmocoris were described from Africa and no record of this genus was previously known from other parts of the world. Among the material deposited in the collection of the Natural History Museum in London, the senior author found four representatives of this genus collected in Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park (formerly Dumoga Bone National Park) in Sulawesi, Indonesia. They are known only from female specimens and belong to a new species, which is described below. The female genitalia of the new species are compared with the previously unstudied female genitalia of closely related African representatives.

Review of the mirine plant bug genus Eurystylus Stål from Japan and Taiwan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae), with descriptions of two new species, a new synonymy and a new combination

Species of the Old World mirine plant bug genus Eurystylus Stål (the Head Bugs) in Japan and Taiwan are reviewed. Four species are currently recognized. Two new species are diagnosed and described: E. ryukyus n. sp. (from SW Japan and Taiwan) and E. jingfui n. sp. (Taiwan). Two known species, E. coelestialium (Kirkaldy) and E. sauteri Poppius, are diagnosed; new distributional records are added for the latter. Two keys are provided to aid the identifications of (1) Eurystylus and four related genera and (2) the species of Eurystylus known from Japan and Taiwan. The phylogenetic relationships of Eurystylus with the assumed related genera are discussed. Eurystylomorpha Poppius is synonymized with Eurystylopsis Poppius, and a new combination, Eurystylopsis crassicornis (Poppius), is accordingly proposed.

New and little-known miridae from French Guyana and neighbouring areas (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)

Abstract New data on thirty-four species of plant bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) of French Guyana are provided. This number includes descriptions of two new species, Papaveronia matocqi sp. nov. and Urucuiana linnavuorii sp. nov., and thirty-two species cited for the first time from this country: Amapacylapus amapariensis Carvalho and Fontes, 1968; Calondas fasciatus Distant, 1884; Ceratocapsus brunneus Henry, 1983; Creontiades rubrinervis (Stål, 1862); Cylapocoris fulvus Wolski, 2013; Cylapocoris simplex Wolski, 2013; Cyrtocapsus xinguanus Carvalho, 1984; Engytatus varians (Distant, 1884); Henicocnemis amazonicus Carvalho and Costa, 1993; Horciasinus humeralis (Berg, 1892); Horciasoides minensis (Carvalho, 1976); Horciasoides notatus (Distant, 1884); Horciasoides plagosus (Distant, 1884); Krainacoris rondoniensis Carvalho and Costa, 1993; Macrolophus cuiabanus Carvalho, 1945; Macrolophus praeclarus Distant, 1884; Minytus cuiabanus Carvalho, 1975; Monalocorisca conspurcata Reuter, 1913; Monalonion atratum Distant, 1883; Neoleucon panamensis Carvalho, 1988; Neostenotus bifasciatus (Carvalho and Fontes, 1972); Notholopus niger Carvalho and Costa, 1992; Notholopus sulcaticornis (Stål, 1860); Poeas goiana Carvalho, 1989; Prepops circummaculatus (Stål, 1854); Prepops tupianus Carvalho and Fontes, 1970; Proba vittiscutis (Stål, 1860); Pycnoderes amapaensis Carvalho, 1984; Pycnoderes atratus (Distant, 1884); Spartacus albatus Distant, 1884; Taedia dispersa Carvalho and Costa, 1993 and Trigonotylus tenuis (Reuter, 1893). Neostenotus bifasciatus is also cited for the first time from Suriname.

New record and redescription of the monotypic genus Comefulvius Carvalho & Carpintero, 1985 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae)

Comefulvius chingonus Carvalho & Carpintero, the only representative of the genus Comefulvius, previously known only from Córdoba Province, Argentina, is recorded from Ecuador. Redescription of Comefulvius is given along with color photographs of the adult and illustrations of the male genitalia.

A Remarkable new Mirine Plant Bug genus (Heteroptera, Miridae: Mirini) from Australia and New Guinea, with description of two new species

Abstract The new genus, Neopeplus, is proposed to accommodate two remarkable new mirine plant bug species, N. trianai, from Australia and N. dogoni, from New Guinea. External anatomy and genital structures of both sexes of N. trianai and of N. dogoni male are described. The possible phyletic relationships of the new genus are briefly analysed.