Cyrtocapsus apicalis Henry, new species
Creators: name: Henry, Thomas J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Cyrtocapsus
Cyrtocapsus apicalis

description: Cyrtocapsus apicalis Henry, new species
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(Figs. 8, 9, 58–60)
Diagnosis. This species (Figs. 8, 9) is distinguished by the uniformly fuscous to black dorsum; the pale second antennal segment, with the apical fourth fuscous; and the yellowish-white middle and hind coxae, with the bases brown.
Cyrtocapsus apicalis keys to couplet 12 based on the pale legs with only the bases of the middle and hind coxae brown, the uniformly dark dorsum, the pale antennal segment I, and pale segment II with only the apical fourth dark brown. All species in the subsequent couplets 13–15 [C. lazelli (Figs. 35, 36), C. rostratus (Figs. 49–51), and C. elutipes (Figs. 2–22)] are distinguished by the uniformly yellowish-white to white coxae and white antennal segment II.
Description. Male (Figs. 8, 9) (n = 1, plus holotype measurements in parentheses): Length to apex of membrane 2.53 mm (2.50 mm), length to base of cuneus 1.86 mm (1.79 mm), widest width across hemelytra 1.50 mm (1.47 mm). Head: Width 0.75 mm (0.77 mm), interocular width 0.38 mm (0.40 mm). Labium: Length 0.77 mm (0.80 mm). Antenna: Segment I length 0.45 mm (0.48 mm); II, 0.54 mm (0.53 mm); III and IV shriveled. Pronotum: Median length 0.90 mm (0.94 mm), basal width 1.28 mm (1.23 mm).
Coloration: Head black on vertex, frons, and clypeus; sides and undersurface yellowish brown to brownish orange; eyes dark reddish brown. Labium yellowish brown. Antennal segment I yellow; segment II yellow, with apical third fuscous; segments III and IV fuscous. Pronotum and scutellum uniformly black. Hemelytron with clavus (except pale apex) and basal two thirds of corium fuscous; embolium and apical third of corium dark yellowish brown; cuneus fuscous; membrane whitish, with veins and inside of areole fuscous. Ventral surface, including ostiolar auricle, fuscous to black, with abdominal segment II and genital capsule dark brown. Hind and middle coxae pale yellowish white, with extreme bases brown; front coxa uniformly yellowish white. Femora and tibiae uniformly pale yellowish white; tarsomeres I and II yellowish white, tarsomere III and claws brown.
Texture and vestiture: Head shiny, impunctate, weakly rugose; median line and transverse striations on vertex and frons with silvery sericeous setae. Pronotum shiny, uniformly punctate; calli prominent, divided by a deep pit; anterior third around collar and calli with lines of silvery sericeous setae, disc with recumbent silvery, simple setae. Hemelytron dull, impunctate; with evenly scattered, silvery sericeous setae.
Genitalia: Left paramere (Fig. 58) elongate, broadened through middle, and narrowed and weakly hooked apically. Endosoma (Fig. 59) as in generic description. Right paramere (Fig. 60) elongate and apically rounded with a blunt, subapical process on right.
Female: Unknown.
Etymology. The specific epithet “apicalis” is used to denote the apically fuscous second antennal segment.
Host. Unknown.
Distribution. Known only from San Martin Department, Peru.
Type material. Holotype ♂: PERU: San Martin Dept., Tarapoto, vic. Cordillera Escalera Lodge, 432 m, 11–13 Oct. 2012, 06º28’08.1”S, 076º21’16.4”W, J.E. Eger, at MV and UV light (USNM). Paratype: 1 ♂, same data as for holotype (USNM).
description: Published as part of Henry, Thomas J., 2022, Revision of the New World Plant Bug Genus Cyrtocapsus (Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae: Eccritotarsini), with New and Revised Synonymies, Lectotype Designations, and Descriptions of 12 New Species, pp. 1-48 in Zootaxa 5154 (1) on page 8, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5154.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6646359