Dampierella schwartzi Tatarnic, 2009, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Tatarnic, Nikolai J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Dampierella
Dampierella schwartzi

description: Dampierella schwartzi sp. nov.
Figures 1, 3–5
Holotype: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 27.6 km N of Coral Bay Rd on Cardabia–Ningaloo Rd, 22.90198°S 113.8167°E, 25 m, 29 Oct 2004, Cassis, Wall, Weirauch, Tatarnic, Symonds, Dampiera incana var. incana R.Br. (Goodeniaceae), det. PERTH staff PERTH 6989314, 13 (AMNH _ PBI 00030304) (WAMP).
Diagnosis: Superficially similar to Halticus but readily distinguished by the following combination of characters: gena height less than eye height; male with well-developed endosoma and single spinelike spicule; both sexes macropterous. Distinguished from Goodeniaphila by all-black dorsal coloration, presence of pale, scalelike setae, slightly smaller size, and male and female genitalia.
Description: Macropterous, body length 2.36–2.6 mm (Table 1). Coloration (Fig. 1): Head, thorax, hemelytra, and abdomen dark brown to black. Labium orange-brown, darker apically. Eyes dark red to dark brown or black. Antennae yellow, with apex of AIV weakly embrowned. All femora dark brown to black, yellow at apex; all tibiae yellow; tarsi yellow-brown, becoming dark brown to black apically. Parameres dark brown to black, apophysis of left paramere amber. Surface and Vestiture (Figs. 1; 2): As in generic description. Structure: As in generic description. Male genitalia (Figs. 2 G–I, 3A–C): As in generic description. Female genitalia (Figs. 3 D–F): As in generic description.
Distribution: All specimens of this species have been collected from two localities in central West Australia (Fig. 4).
Host plant associations: This species was collected in large numbers on Dampiera incana var. incana (Goodeniaceae).
Etymology: This species is named in honor of Dr Michael Schwartz, in recognition of his contributions to mirid taxonomy.
Paratypes: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 22.5 km N of jct of Mugaloo Rd and Cardaboo-Ningaloo Rd, Ningaloo Station Campsite, 22.54062°S 113.6947°E, 30 Oct 2004, Cassis, Wall, Weirauch, Tatarnic, Symonds, Dampiera incana var. incana R.Br. (Goodeniaceae), det. Field ID, 23 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3896, AMNH_PBI 00003897), 8Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3898 through AMNH_PBI 00003905) (AMNH), 73 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3908 through AMNH_PBI 00003914), 5Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3915 through AMNH_PBI 00003919) (UNSW). 27.6 km N of Coral Bay Rd on Cardabia-Ningaloo Rd, 22.90198°S 113.8167°E, 25 m, 29 Oct 2004, Cassis, Wall, Weirauch, Tatarnic, Symonds, Dampiera incana var. incana R.Br. (Goodeniaceae), det. PERTH staff PERTH6989314, 23 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 16199, AMNH_PBI 00016200), 2Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 16201, AMNH_PBI 00016202) (AM), 113 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3856 through AMNH_PBI 00003866), 23Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 0 3867 through AMNH_PBI 00003889) (AMNH), 23 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 191299, AMNH_PBI 00191300), 3Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 191301 through AMNH_PBI 00191303) (USNM), 53 (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 30305 through AMNH_PBI 00030309), 5Ƥ (AMNH_PBI 0 0 0 30310 through AMNH_PBI 00030314) (WAMP).
Other specimens examined: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 22.5 km N of jct of Mugaloo Rd and Cardaboo-Ningaloo Rd, Ningaloo Station Campsite, 22.54062°S 113.6947°E, 30 Oct 2004, Cassis, Wall, Weirauch, Tatarnic, Symonds, Dampiera incana var. incana R.Br. (Goodeniaceae), det. Field ID, 2 juveniles (AMNH _ PBI 0 0 0 0 3906, AMNH _ PBI 00003907) (AMNH). 27.6 km N of Coral Bay Rd on Cardabia- Ningaloo Rd, 22.90198°S 113.8167°E, 25 m, 29 Oct 2004, Cassis, Wall, Weirauch, Tatarnic, Symonds, Dampiera incana var. incana R.Br. (Goodeniaceae), det. PERTH staff PERTH 6989314, 6 juveniles (AMNH _ PBI 0 0 0 0 3890 through AMNH _ PBI 00003895) (AMNH), 2 juveniles (AMNH _ PBI 00003920) (UNSW), 5 juveniles (AMNH _ PBI 0 0 0 30315 through AMNH _ PBI 00030319) (WAMP).
description: Published as part of Tatarnic, Nikolai J., 2009, Dampierella and Goodeniaphila: two new genera and three new species of Halticini from Australia, with a species key to the Halticini of Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae), pp. 43-60 in Zootaxa 2105 on pages 48-52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.187769