Teleorhinus tephrosicola Knight 1923
Creators: name: Wyniger, Denise
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Teleorhinus
Teleorhinus tephrosicola

description: Teleorhinus tephrosicola Knight
Figures 7, 9, 10, 12, 13; map 5; table 3
Teleorhinus tephrosicola Knight, 1923: 476 (new species, description), 1941: 52 (comments); Blatchely, 1926: 915 (key, redescription), 916 (redescription, distribution, host); Froeschner, 1949: 135 (redescription), 162 (distribution), 187 (figure); Carvalho, 1958: 180 (catalog); Wheeler, 1991: 429 (biol., host).
Teleorhinus davisi Knight, 1923: 426 (claw), 1941: 19 (claw), 233 (index); Carvalho, 1958: 180 (catalog, note); error pro tephrosicola (Carvalho, 1958).
Teleorhinus floridanus Blachley, 1926: 915 (new species, description, key); Carvalho, 1958: 180 (catalog); Henry and Smith, 1979: 214 (list). NEW SYNONYMY.
Teleorhinus utahensis Knight, 1968b: 65 (new species, description). NEW SYNONYMY.
TYPE MATERIAL (EXAMINED): Teleorhinus tephrosicola: HOLOTYPE: Male: [USA: New York: Suffolk Co.] Yaphank [40.83667°N 72.9175°W], 11 Jul 1916, Wm. T. Davis, Tephrosia sp. (Fabaceae) (AMNH _PBI 00068804) (USNM). ALLOTYPE: [New York: Suffolk Co.] Yaphank [40.83667°N 72.9175°W], 11 Jul 1916, Wm. T. Davis, 1♀ (00068901) (USNM). PARATYPE: [USA: New Jersey: Ocean Co.] Lakehurst [40.01444°N 74.31167°W], 17 Jun 1906, Wm. T. Davis, Tephrosia sp. (Fabaceae), 1♀ (00121394) (CNC).
Teleorhinus floridanus: HOLOTYPE: Male: [USA: Florida: Pinellas Co.] Dunedin [28.01972°N 82.77166°W, 9 m], 24 Apr 1920, W.S.B. (AMNH _ PBI 00068801) (USNM).
Teleorhinus utahensis: HOLOTYPE: Female: [USA: Utah: Millard Co.] Scipio [39.245°N 112.10333°W], 29 Jun 1965, H.H. Knight (AMNH _ PBI 00069001) (USNM). ALLOTYPE: [Utah: Millard Co.] Scipio [39.245°N 112.10333°W], 29 Jun 1965, H.H. Knight, 1♂ (00068899) (CNC).
PARATYPES: [USA: New Mexico: Sandoval Co.] Jemez Springs [35.76861°N 106.69167°W, 1951 m] 17 Jul 1916 (00121391) (CNC). 1♂ (00068900) (USNM). County and date unknown 1♀ (00121390) (CNC).
DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by vesica beyond secondary gonopore bent and tapering into point (fig. 9) and head more elongate than in T. crataegi and T. tephrosicola (fig. 7); less than proximal half of second antennal segment inflated (fig. 7); second antennal segment not twice as long as length of the pronotum (table 3); dull appearing area below eye broad band (fig. 7), phallotheca short, stout (fig. 9); leπ paramere with anterior process round apically, posterior process slightly pointed (fig. 9); right paramere strongly curved (fig. 9).
REDESCRIPTION: Male: Total length 5.99–7.41, length apex clypeus-cuneus fracture 4.61– 5.54, width across pronotum 1.51–1.74. COLORATION: Labium with first to third segment yellowish brown, fourth segment dark brown; coxae bright yellow, brown basally; trochanter brownish; femora red-orange, sometimes very brightly colored; tibia yellowish brown; first and third tarsal segments brown, second segment usually lighter. SURFACE AND VESTITURE: General aspect strongly shining; dorsal surface including antennal segments clothed with short, black, reclining setae; dull appearing area below ventral margin of eye wide (fig. 7). STRUC-
TURE: Elongate ovoid; labium reaching mesocoxae; vertex flat. GENITALIA: Vesica with apical part beyond secondary gonopore concave basally and flattened apically (fig. 9); phallotheca short, stout (fig. 9); leπ paramere with anterior process round apically, posterior process slightly pointed (fig. 9); right paramere strongly curved (fig. 9).
Female: Total length 6.01–7.15, length apex clypeus-cuneus fracture 4.65–5.72, width across pronotum 1.54–1.77. Coloration, surface, vestiture, and structure as in male, except second antennal segment more widened distally; inflated distal part of second antennal segment distinctly shorter than narrow proximal part (fig. 7); more strongly ovoid than male. GENITALIA: Sclerotized rings of dorsal labiate plate distinctly elongate, distinctly pointed apically (fig. 11); posterior wall with spinose field on surface; sclerotized part of posterior wall with round lobe medially (fig. 12).
HOSTS: Arctostaphylos pringlei (Ericaceae), Tephrosia sp. (Fabaceae), Quercus arizonica Q. turbinella (Fagaceae), Rhamnus crocea ilicifolia (Rhamnaceae), Cercocarpus sp., and C. montanus (Rosaceae).
DISTRIBUTION: Distributed throughout the United States (map 5).
DISCUSSION: The sensory bulb on the second valvifer of Teleorhinus tephrosicola (fig. 13A, B) is shown here for the first time in a scanning electron micrograph. This structure is not unique to Pronotocrepini, but is also found in other mirids. The function of this structure is not clear. The surface structure of the posterior wall of T. tephrosicola is highly sculptured with denticlelike outgrowths (fig. 13C–E). A confocal micrograph is shown in figure 13F.
Blatchley (1926) described Teleorhinus floridanus from three specimens collected in Dunedin, Florida. He distinguished T. floridanus from T. tephrosicola by the length of the second antennal segment being equal to the combined lengths of the third and fourth compared to T. tephrosicola with the third and fourth antennal segments slightly longer than the second; and by the steel-blue color of the dorsal surface of T. floridanus. My comparison of the types of T. floridanus and T. tephrosicola suggests that the two are conspecific. I am, therefore, treating the former as a junior synonym of the latter, new synonymy.
Knight (1968b) distinguished Teleorhinus utahensis from T. tephrosicola by the former having only the apical two-fiπhs of the second antennal segment inflated. Examination of type series of T. utahensis suggests the antennal structure of this nominal species is similar to that found across the geographical range of T. tephrosicola, and I am therefore treating the former as a junior synonym of the latter, new synonymy.
In his original description Knight (1923) mentioned that the type specimens of Teleorhinus tephrosicola were collected by Mr. Davis on flowers of Tephrosia sp. Blatchley (1926: p. 916) in his work on the eastern North American Heteroptera wrote that the only known specimens of T. tephrosicola were taken by Davis on flowers of the common goat’s rue Cracca virginiana L. The source of his information is not clear.
In several publications the species name davisi is mentioned (Knight, 1923, 1941; Carvalho, 1958). Knight’s (1941) reference is listed by Carvalho (1958) as “error pro tephrosicola ” and as synonym of tephrosicola.
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: USA: Arizona: Apache Co.: Lukachukai Mountains, 36.48444°N 109.20371°W, 23 Jun 1936, E.D. Ball, 1♂ (00068896) (USNM). Lukachukai Mountains, 36.48444°N 109.20371°W, 23 Jun 1936, E.D. Ball, 1♀ (00068886) (USNM). Gila Co.: 8 mi SW jct Rts 87 and 188 (off Rt 87), Tonto National Forest, 33.55989°N 111.21341°W, 1219 m, 27 May 1983, R.T. Schuh and G.M. Stonedahl, Quercus turbinella Greene (Fagaceae), 1♂ (00095988), Light Trap, 5♂ (00095979, 00095982–00095983, 00095987, 00095989), 1♀ (00095984), 1♀ (00095980) (AMNH). Old CCC Campground S of Globe on Pioneer Pass Rd, 33.39417°N 110.78583°W, 1433 m, 30 May 1983 – 31 May 1983, R.T. Schuh, G.M. Stonedahl, B.M. Massie, Light Trap, 1♀ (00095985) (AMNH). Sierra Ancha, Parker Cr., 33.95754°N 111.18679°W, 11 May 1947, H. & M. Townes, 1♀ (00068888) (USNM). Maricopa Co.: Four Peaks Road, mile 17, 33.63944°N 111.36444°W, 1191 m, 24 May 1982, J.T. Polhemus, 1♂ (00064074), 3♀ (00064072, 00064076, 00064078) Cercocarpus sp. (Rosaceae), 1♂ (00064069) (JTP). Mohave Co.: Hualapai Mountains, 34.9°N 113.88388°W, 04 Jul 1937, D.J. & J.N. Knull, 1♀ (00068887) (USNM). Hualapai Mountains, SE of Kingman, T20N R15W, 35.18944°N 114.05222°W, 1585 m, 09 Jun 1983, R.T. Schuh, M.D. Schwartz, G.M. Stonedahl, Quercus sp. (Fagaceae), 1♀ (00095992) (AMNH). Navajo Co.: 15–20 mi SW of Show Low, 34.04972°N 110.27592°W, 1707 m, 30 May 1983, Schuh, Stonedahl, and Massie, Quercus arizonica Sarg. (Fagaceae), 1♂ (00095978) (AMNH). Yavapai Co.: 5 mi N of Wilhoit N of Kirkland, 34.49811°N 112.58611°W, 1400 m, 19 Jun 1980, R.T. Schuh, Quercus turbinella Greene (Fagaceae), det. B. Ertter 1980, 1♀ (00095977), Light Trap, 1♀ (00095986) (AMNH). California: Santa Clara Co.: Santa Cruz Mountains, 37.11055°N 121.84444°W, C.V. Riley, 1♀ (00068890) (USNM). Siskiyou Co.: Macdoel, 41.82694°N 122.00417°W, 12 Jun 1960, E. Ball, 1♂ (00077683) (CAS). Colorado: Douglas Co.: Daniels Park, 39.48139°N 104.92528°W, 15 Jul 1982, J.T. Polhemus, 1♂ (00064070) (JTP). Perry Park, 39.25667°N 104.99194°W, 15 Jul 1983, J.T. Polhemus, 5♀ (00064077, 00064081–00064083, 00064085) (JTP); 08 Jul 1982, J.T. Polhemus, 1♀ (00064079) (JTP); 15 Jun 1979, J.T. Polhemus, 1♂ (00064067) (JTP). Roxborough Park Road near Chatfield State Park, 39.47389°N 105.08472°W, 1707 m, 08 Jun 1983, J.T. Polhemus, 1♀ (00064084) (JTP). Waterton, 39.49361°N 105.08806°W, 15 Jun 1981, J.T. Polhemus, 1♂ (00064075) Cercocarpus montanus (Rosaceae), 1♂ (00064080) (JTP). Waterton, Head of Hiline, 39.49361°N 105.08806°W, 17 Jun 1980, J.T. Polhemus, 1♀ (00064071) (JTP). Near Waterton, Roxborough Road, 39.49361°N 105.08806°W, 1707 m, 25 Jun 1981, D.A. Polhemus, 1♂ (00064073) (JTP). La Plata Co.: Durango, 37.27527°N 107.88°W, 02 Jul 1937, R.H. Beamer, 1♀ (00074912) (KU). Montrose Co.: 18 mi SE of Naturita, 38.03432°N 108.33444°W, 08 Jul 1980, J.T. and D.A. Polhemus, 1♂ (00064068) (JTP). Florida: Highlands Co.: Archbold Biological Station, 27.18833°N 81.33778°W, 27 Apr 1967, S.W. Frost, 1♂ (00068897) (USNM). Volusia Co.: South Daytona, 29.16556°N 81.00472°W, 17 Apr 1959, J.F. Brimley, 1♂ (00072073) (CNC); 10 Apr 1961, J.F.B., 1♀ (00072074) (CNC); 18 Apr 1966, J.F. Brimley, 1♀ (00072075) (CNC). Seminole Co.: Sandford, 17 Apr 1927, E.D. Ball, 1♀ (00121389) (CNC). Missouri: Crawford Co.: Steelville, 37.9681°N 91.35487°W, 01 Jun 1938, R.C. Froeschner, 1♂ (00121392) (CNC). (Ulmaceae), 1♀ (00068891) (USNM). Maries Co.: Vichy, 38.11143°N 91.76044°W, 17 Jun 1939, R.C. Froeschner, 1♂ (00121393) (CNC). Nevada: Lincoln Co.: Highland Range near Mendha, 37.89361°N 114.57861°W, 2844 m, 04 Jul 1965, W.F. Barr, 1♂ (00086634) (UID). New Jersey: Burlington Co.: Pemberton, 39.97194°N 74.68277°W, 17 m, 06 Jul 1914, H. Seammel, Quercus sp. (Fagaceae), 1♀ (00068895) (USNM). Ocean Co.: Lakehurst, 40.01444°N 74.31167°W, 16 Jun 1950, H.G. Barber, 2♀ (00068892, 00068898) (USNM). New Mexico: Lincoln Co.: Ruidoso, 33.33166°N 105.67277°W, 26 Jun 1940, R.H. Beamer, 1♀ (00074914) (KU). Otero Co.: Cloudcroπ, 32.95722°N 105.74222°W, 3218 m, 28 Jun 1932, R.H. Beamer, 1 nymph (00074913) (KU). New York: New York Co.: New York, 40.71417°N 74.00639°W, 15 Jun 1945, P. Vaurie, 1♀ (00059313) (AMNH). Queens Co.: Rockaway Beach, Long Island, 40.57138°N 73.85138°W, 24 Aug 1910, C.E. Olsen, 1♀ (00068893) (USNM). Suffolk Co.: Brookhaven, 40.77916°N 72.91527°W, 2 m, 21 Jun 1978, R.T. Schuh, Light Trap, 1♀ (00095981) (AMNH). North Carolina: Moore Co.: Southern Pines, 35.17389°N 79.3925°W, 159 m, 06 May 1910, A.H. Manee, 1♀ (00077684) (CAS). Oregon: Jackson Co.: Emigrant Lake, 42.16138°N 122.60416°W, 684 m, 28 Jun 1967, S.M. Hogue & R.L. Penrose, 1 nymph (00086609) (UID). Pennsylvania: Centre Co.: State College, 40.79333°N 77.86028°W, 15 Jun 1975, D.D. Wilder, 1♂ (00068894) (USNM). Texas: Wheeler Co.: 14 mi SW of Wheeler, Jct. FM453 & 2473, 35.35583°N 100.42694°W, 30 May 2002, J.C. Schaffner, 1♀ (00092744) (TAMU). Wood Co.: 16 mi N Hawkins, 32.82052°N 95.20389°W, 09 May 1999, A. Gillogly, W. Godwin, E. Riley, 1♀ (00092745) (TAMU).
description: Published as part of Wyniger, Denise, 2010, Resurrection of the Pronotocrepini Knight, with Revisions of the Nearctic Genera Orectoderus Uhler, Pronotocrepis Knight, and Teleorhinus Uhler, and Comments on the Palearctic Ethelastia Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae), pp. 1-68 in American Museum Novitates 2010 (3703) on pages 60-63, DOI: 10.1206/3703.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4565685