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Two new genera, each represented by a single new species, Cassisotropis aciformis Taszakowski et al. gen. et sp. nov. and Infernotropis madagascariensis Taszakowski et al. gen. et sp. nov. are described from Madagascar. Photographs and SEM micrographs of the male and female habitus, genital structures and selected morphological structures are presented. The first record of Fulvius anthocoroides (Reuter, 1875) in Madagascar and the checklist of Madagascan cylapines are also provided.
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Hemiptera , Heteroptera , Female , Male , Animals , Madagascar , Animal Distribution , MicroscopyABSTRACT
In this study, Fulvius anatolicus Çerçi Gorczyca sp. n., Orthotylus (Pinocapsus) kmenti Çerçi Koçak sp. n. (Miridae) and Lasiacantha karamanensis Çerçi Koçak sp. n. (Tingidae) are described from Turkey. Dorsal habitus of each species, male and female genitalia of F. anatolicus sp. n. and male genitalia of O. (P.) kmenti sp. n. are illustrated. Differential diagnostic features between closely related species and the new species are given. Additionally, Hallodapus costae (Miridae) and Tempyra biguttula (Rhyparochromidae) are recorded from Turkey for the first time. Latter is a new alien species for the fauna of Turkey.
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Heteroptera , Animal Distribution , Animals , Female , Hemiptera , Heteroptera/classification , Heteroptera/physiology , Introduced Species , Male , Ribs , TurkeyABSTRACT
A pair of ventral cephalic trichobothria was observed for the first time and so far the only one in a representative of single species of Miridae (Fulvius carayoni) in 2013. The purpose of our research was to verify the hypothesis that this is not an exception, but a characteristic feature of all plant bugs. Twenty-three representatives of all seven subfamilies of Miridae were examined using a scanning electron microscope. The results presents detailed data on the distribution and ultramorphology of the cephalic trichobothria in plant bugs. A pair of ventral cephalic trichobothria was observed in all of the examined species. Each trichobothrium of this pair is located laterally to the first article of the rostrum, on the gula (between the buccula and the antennal tubercle). Moreover, a pair of dorsal cephalic trichobothria was observed for the first time. They were found in nine species, located above the antennal tubercle, towards the center of the frons.
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Heteroptera/anatomy & histology , Heteroptera/ultrastructure , Mechanoreceptors/ultrastructure , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning/methods , Plants , Animals , Heteroptera/classificationABSTRACT
Trynocoris lawrencei Herring, the only representative of the genus Trynocoris and only known from Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, Panama, is recorded for the first time from Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama: Chinqui and Ecuador. Redescription of the genus and species are given along with color photographs of the adults, scanning electron micrographs of selected structures of T. lawrencei. Illustrations of the tarsi and male genitalia are presented for the first time.
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Heteroptera , Animal Distribution , Animals , Colorado , Ecuador , Male , Mexico , Nicaragua , PanamaABSTRACT
A new genus and species, Sulawesimetopushenryi Herczek, Gorczyca & Taszakowski, sp. n., are described from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photographs of the male and female habitus and male genitalia are presented and a short comparison with morphologically similar genera is drawn.
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Two new species of the genus Fulvius Stål are described from the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. A taxonomic review of representatives of the F.bifenestratus species group, illustrations of the male genitalia, a color habitus image of each species, and a key to species of the group are provided.
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The paper presents description and illustrations of a new peculiar species from the genus Psallops, P. coloratussp. n. from Southeast Asia (Singapore). Photographs, line drawings of the general habitus and a short comparison with a species from Thailand are provided.
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A new species of the genus Sulawesifulvius, Sulawesifulvius thailandicus Wolski, Yasunaga & Gorczyca, sp. n., is described from Thailand. The present finding also represents the first distribution record in Indochina for the genus. Color adult habitus images for Sulawesifulvius thailandicus and Sulawesifulvius schuhi (type species of the genus), male genital drawings of Sulawesifulvius thailandicus, and scanning electron micrographs of selected structures of Sulawesifulvius schuhi and Sulawesifulvius thailandicus are provided.
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The genus Cylapofulvidius Chérot & Gorczyca, 2000 is proposed as a junior subjective synonym of Fulvidius Poppius, 1909 syn. nov. and all members of Cylapofulvidius are transferred to the genus Fulvidius. The genus Fulvidius and its type species F. punctatus Poppius, 1909 are redescribed, and diagnoses of each Fulvidius species, habitus picture of the adult and illustration of male genital structures of most of the treated species are provided. Scanning electron micrographs of selected structures of Fulvidius webbi (Chérot & Gorczyca, 2000) are presented for the first time. A key to species of Fulvidius is provided.
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Heteroptera/classification , Animals , Female , Heteroptera/anatomy & histology , Male , PhylogenyABSTRACT
A new species from Ghana, Psallops niedzwiedzkii Herczek & Popov, sp. n. is described. The dorsal habitus, head and male genitalia are presented and some morphological features are discussed. A key, short descriptions and map of the distribution of the African species of the genus are also provided.
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The genera Peritropisca Carvalho & Lorenzato, 1978 and Rewafulvius Carvalho, 1972 are redescribed. A description of a new species of the genus Peritropisca from Indonesia-P. laticostata sp. nov. and a redescription of P. bituberculata Carvalho & Lorenzato, 1978 are provided. The genus Euchilofulviella Gorczyca, 1999 is proposed as a junior synonym of Rewafulvius Carvalho, 1972 syn. nov. A color habitus picture of the adult and male genitalia drawings of each treated species are provided. A key to the genus Peritropisca is given.
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Heteroptera/anatomy & histology , Heteroptera/classification , Animal Distribution , Animals , Female , Fiji , Heteroptera/physiology , Heteroptera/ultrastructure , Indonesia , Male , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Papua New GuineaABSTRACT
A new fern-feeding aphid species, Micromyzusplatycerii, collected in Sakaerat Research Station in Thailand, is described.
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The genus Xenocylapidius Gorczyca, 1997 is revised. Five new species: Xenocylapidiusacutipennis sp. n., Xenocylapidiusater sp. n., Xenocylapidiusbimaculatus sp. n., Xenocylapidiusgemellus sp. n., and Xenocylapidiusrolandi sp. n. are described from Australia and New Caledonia. Illustrations of the male genitalia, color photographs of dorsal and lateral views of the adults of all species, and key to species of the genus Xenocylapidius are provided.
