A revision of the genus Priocnemicoris costa with the description of eight new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Cloresmini)

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by  Harry Brailovsky

PROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH.
109(3), 2007, pp. 547-571
A REVISION OF THE GENUS PRIOCNEMICORIS COSTA
WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF EIGHT NEW SPECIES
(HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA: COREIDAE: CLORESMINI)
Harry Brailovsky and Ernesto Barrera
Departamento de Zoologia, Institute de Biologia, Universidad Nacional
Autonoma de Mexico, Apdo Postal No. 70153, Mexico 04510 D.F., Mexico (HB
e-mail: [email protected])
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Abstract. The genus Priocnemicoris Guerin-Meneville of the tribe Cloresmini
(Coreidae) is revised. Prior to this work only one species, P. flaviceps (Guerin-
Meneville), was known. Eight new species from Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea
are described (P. antennatus, P. bicoloripes, P. cyclops, P. doesburgi, P. kiungensis, P.
morobe, P. nigrellus, and P. papuensis), and the species P. diversipes (Fallou) is
resurrected from the synonymy ofP. flaviceps; new records for the previously known
species are added; habitus illustrations and drawings ofthe male genital capsule and
parameres, as well as female genital plates are provided; and a key to the known
species is presented.
Key Words: Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Coreidae, Cloresmini, revision, Priocnemi-
coris, new species, Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea
The tribe Cloresmini, restricted to the Ignota"). Stal (1873) transferred the
Eastern Hemisphere (China, India, Phil- species Nenicitopusflaviceps (Guerin-Me-
ippine Republic, Malaysia, Indonesia, neville 1832) described from Papua New
and Papua New Guinea), is character- Guinea to Priocnemicoris, and synony-
ized by having the body more or less myzed P. refulgens with P. flaviceps. In
shining, usually with green metallic the same paper, Stal transferred the
iridescence, the abdomen almost paral- species Nematopus albithorax Boisduval
lel-sided, not dilated laterally; abdominal (1835), described from New Guinea, to
sterna III and IV lacking tubercles; the Priocnemicoris. Fallou (1891) described
male hind femora not curved or curved a new species Notobitus diversipes from
only at the very basal third and ventrally New Britain (Papua New Guinea), and
armed with long spines; the hind tibiae a year later Bergroth (1892) synonymized
not expanded; the head short, shorter it with Priocnemicorisflaviceps. Lethierry
than width and abruptly bending down- and Severin (1894) in their catalogue
ward at the antenniferous tubercle level; considered cdbithorax, diversipes, and
rostrum not extending to base of abdo- refulgens synonyms of Priocnemicoris
men; and antenniferous tubercle pro- flaviceps. Blote (1936) reported P. flavi-
truding forward. ceps from New Guinea and included
The genus Priocnemicoris was pro- several new localities.
posed by Costa (1863) to include only Previously, only one species of Prioc-
the species P. refulgens Costa ("Patria nemicoris, P. flaviceps, was known. In
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this contribution, the genus is rede- Type species: Nematopusflaviceps Guerin-
scribed, one species, P. diversipes (Fal- Meneville 1832: 177. Designated by Stal
lou) is resurrected from the synonymy of 1873.
P. flaviceps, new records for P. diversipes Myrsilus Stal 1865: 3; Walker 1871: 75.
and P. flaviceps are given, and eight new
species from Irian Jaya and Papua New The tribe Cloresmini contains four
genera: Cloresnnis Stal (1859), Notobitus
Guinea are described.
The following abbreviations indicate Stal (1859), Notobitella Hsiao (1963),
and Priocnemicoris Costa (1863).
institutions where specimens are depos-
The genus Priocnemicoris contains
ited or from where they were generously
lent: American Museum of Natural several of the most brightly colored
History, New York (AMNH); Austra- species of Coreidae. It is characterized
lian National Insect Collection, Can- by having the fore femora ventrally
berra (ANIC); The Natural History unarmed or with one subapical spine;
Museum, London (BMNH); Bernice P. abdominal sternite VII of the female is
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii complete, lacking plica or fissura; the
(BPBM); Brigham Young University, post-tylar depression deep, forming a sin-
Monte L. Bean Life Sciences Museum, gle sulcus; the middle third of the
Provo, Utah (BYU); California Acade- pronotal disk with a low, longitudinal
my of Sciences, San Francisco (CAS); groove, running behind the calli laterally
Field Museum of Natural History, Chi- to the posterior margin; the mesoster-
cago, Illinois (FMNH); Institut Royal num with a median sulcus at the anterior
des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Bel- third; and the buccula situated after the
gium (IRNB); Natural History Museum insertion of antenna and not produced
of Los Angeles County, California anteriorly.
(LACM); Queensland Museum, Bris- For the other three genera, the fore
bane, Australia (QMBA); South Austra- femur is armed with two rows ofventral
lian Museum, Adelaide (SAMA); Texas spines; abdominal sternite VII of female
A & M University, College Station has a plica and fissura; the post-tylar
(TAMU); University of California, Da- depression is absent, or weakly im-
vis (UCDA); University of Minnesota, pressed; the middle third ofthe pronotal
Insect Collection, St. Paul (UMSP); disk lacks a median groove; and the
Coleccion Entomologica, Instituto de buccula is situated before the antennal
Biologia, Universidad Nacional Auton- insertions of the antennae, and clearly
oma de Mexico (UNAM); National produced anteriorly.
Museum ofNatural History, Smithsonian According to the characters discovered
Institution, Washington D. C. (USNM); in this study, Priocnemicoris can be
Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, Rus- divided into two groups of species. The
sia (ZMAS); Zoologische Staatssamm- first group, characterized by having the
lung Munich, Germany (ZSMC). propleura, mesopleura, and metapleura
All measurements are given in milli- clothed with numerous very short yel-
meters. lowish-white sericeous hairs giving
a woolly appearance, includes six species:
P. antennatus, P. cyclops^ P. diversipes,
P. flaviceps, P. nigrellus, and P. papuen-
Priocnemicoris Costa
sis. The second group includes four
Priocnemicoris Costa 1863: 253-254; Stal species P. bicoloripes, P. doesbiirgi, P.
1873: 66; Lethierry and Severin 1894: kiimgensis, and P. morobe, all of which
41. lack yellowish-white sericeous setae on
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the propleura, mesopleura, and meta- third of the sternum; posterior border
pleura. ofmetasternum straight, slightly sinuate,
Redescription. Head: Wider than long, or conspicuously concave; anterior lobe
shorter than pronotal length, dorsally flat, of metathoracic peritreme elongate,
declivant, suddenly bending downward at raised, located far apart from the ante-
antenniferous tubercles level; tylus blunt, rior margin ofmetapleura, posterior lobe
rounded, unarmed, thickened, slightly ex- auriculiform. Legs of male with coxae
ceeding juga; antenniferous tubercles pro- and trochanters unarmed; distance be-
truding forward, widely separated, un- tween procoxae and mesocoxae two
armed, inner margins with large lobe times diameter of mesocoxae; distance
apically rounded; post-tylar depression between mesocoxae and metacoxae one
deep, forming a single median longitudinal times diameter of mesocoxae; fore and
sulcus; antennal segment IV longer than middle femora slender, unarmed, or with
head and pronotum combined; antennal short single subapical spine; hind femur
segment I slender, thicker than succeeding not curved, relatively incrassate, conspic-
segments and slightly curving; segments II uously exceeding apex of abdomen, ven-
and III cylindrical, IV fusiform; antennal trally with two large acute spines, one
segment IV longest. III shortest, and I near middle third, second one subdistal,
longer than II; preocellar pit deep, nearly and two rows of short spines running
circular; ocelli prominent, not raised; eyes from middle third to apex; fore and
hemispherical, conspicuously prominent middle tibiae sulcate, unarmed; hind tibia
and clearly removed from anterior prono- curved at very basal third, sulcate, inner
tal angles; buccula short, elevated, situated facewith one row ofshort stout spines, or
after insertion of antennae, not produced very stout spines; length oftarsal segment
anteriorly; rostrum reaching anterior or I longer than total length of segments II
middle third of mesostemum; rostral
and III together. Female legs similar to
segment III shortest, I and IV subequal, male except hind femur not curved, less
and II shorter than I and IV; rostral incrassate than male, reaching but not
segment I reaching hind margin of eyes; exceeding apex of abdomen, ventrally
neck short; postocular tubercle absent;
with one large acute subdistal spine, and
mandibular plate unarmed.
two rows of short spines running from
Thorax: Pronotum wider than long,
middle third to apex; hind tibia not
trapeziform, gradually declivant; collar
curved, unarmed, sulcate.
wide; anterolateral border obliquely
Scutellum: Triangular, flat, longer
straight, smooth: frontal angles blunt;
than wide, apically subacute.
humeral angles obtuse or slightly ex-
Hemelytra: Macropterous, extending
posed; posterolateral borders sinuate,
entire; posterior border entire, concave beyond apex of last abdominal segment;
or straight across base of scutellum; apical margin weakly concave; apical
triangular process absent; calli weakly angle narrowed, long, extending beyond
and uniformly elevated, separated along middle third of hemelytral membrane.
midline by a longitudinal mesial furrow; Abdomen: Almost parallel-sided, not
middle third of pronotal disk with low dilated laterally; posterior angle of con-
longitudinal groove running behind calli nexival segments III to VII extended into
until posterior margin; posterior margin large, acute spine; abdominal spiracle
with low transverse carina; prosternum closer to anterior border; distance be-
with deep excavation; mesosternum with tween spiracle and upper margin of
median sulcus at anterior third, and deep abdomen greater than distance between
longitudinal groove reaching middle spiracle and anterior margin of sternum.
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Integument: Body surface shining, and outer border weakly convex, or
with or withtout green metalhc irides- upper border rounded, and outer border
cence; head, calH, connexivum, proster- obliquely straight or upper border short,
num, mesosternum, metasternum, ante- straight and truncate, and outer border
rior and middle third of mesopleuron obliquely straight; paratergite VIII tri-
and metapleuron, abdominal sterna, angular, with spiracle visible, and larger
male genital capsule, and female genital than paratergite IX; paratergite IX
plates smooth, impunctate; pronotal disk squarish, not overlapping at middle
transversely striated, with few tiny punc- third, with posterior third angulate,
tures at humeral angles; scutellum trans- exposed and directed backward.
versely striated, with one row of punc-
Key to Species of Priocnemicoris
tures along lateral margins; clavus and
corium densely punctate, punctures larg- \. Fore and middle legs entirely dark reddish
er than those of pronotum and scutel- brown to black P. nigrellus, n. sp.
lum; propleuron, and posterior margin - Foreand middlelegsentirely yelloworpale
yellowish orange 2
of mesopleuron and metapleuron striat- 2. Corium bicolorous, yellowish, with costal
ed, and weakly to coarsely punctate; and apical margins dark castaneus orange;
yellowish longitudinal stripe on pro- abdominal sterna tricolorous
pleura, mesopleura and metapleura P. bicoloripes, n. sp.
clothed with numerous very short yel- - Corium concolorous; abdominal sterna
bicolorous, yellowish with pale castaneus
lowish-white sericeous setae, giving
marks below abdominal spiracle 3
a clearly woolly appearance (sometimes 3. Uppermargin ofpropleuron, and posterior
lacking); surface clothed with short de- third of mesopleuron and metapleuron
cumbent to erect silver or golden bristle- with a green metallic iridescence 4
like pilosity; abdominal sterna with few - Uppermargin ofpropleuron, andposterior
moderately long and conspicuous silver third of mesopleuron and metapleuron
lacking a green metallic iridescence 6
to golden bristle like setae; pubescence of 4. Pronotal disk clothed with short, dense
antennae and femora short, mainly sub- erect setae P.flaviceps (Guerin-Meneville)
. .
erect; pubescence of tibiae and tarsi - Pronotal disk clothed with short, sparse
longer and rather dense; abdominal almost, decumbent setae 5
sterna III to VII usually with an ovate 5. Anterior lobe of pronotal disk pale casta-
neus orange, and posterior lobe shiny
or obovate patch of silver to golden reddish castaneus; posteroventral edge of
bristle like hairs located below each male genital capsule without mesial pro-
abdominal spiracle. jection (Figs. 5, 10) P. Cyclops, n. sp.
Male genital capsule: Posteroventral Pronotal disk uniformly reddish castaneus;
edge with lateral angles exposed into posteroventral edge of male genital with
short and stout or acute mesial projection
large, and broad arms, or large and
(Figs. 3, 6) P. cliversipes (Fallou)
subacute to subtruncate arms, between 6. Propleuron. mesopleuron, and meta-
them with deeply U-shaped concavity pleuron clothed with numerous very short,
with large, stout mesial projection or yellowish-white sericeous setae giving
short, slender mesial projection or lack- a clear woolly appearance 7
- Propleuron, mesopleuron, and meta-
ing a median projection; the latter pleuron clothed with fine and sparse de-
condition with the mesial concavity wide cumbent setae, lacking yellowish-white
open or clearly angulate, V-shaped. sericeous setae 8
Female genitalia: Abdominal sternite 7. Antennal segment I shiny reddish orange,
VII complete, without plica or fissura; with basal third black; antennal segment I
gonocoxae I broad, enlarged anteropos- - Arenltaetinvneallyssleegnmdeern.t.I.ePn.tipraepluyenrseidsd,isnh.ospr.an(gien;part)
teriorly with inner margins contiguous; antennal segment I robust
upper border wide, straight, truncate. P. antennatus, n. sp.
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8. Antennal segment I shiny reddish orange, 5.15. Scutellar length 2.75; width 2.30.
with basal third black Body length 18.90.
P. papuensis, n. sp. (in part)
- Antennal segment I entirely shiny reddish Male: Dorsal coloration: Head, anteri-
orange 9 or lobe of pronotal disk, and apex of
9. Posterior margin ofmetapleuron conspicu- scutellum yellow; antennal segment I
ously concave; propleuron entirely pale shiny reddish brown with basal third at
yellow; mesopleuron and metapleuron en- ventral surface yellow; antennal seg-
tirely castaneus orange ments II to III shiny reddish brown,
P. doeshurgi, n. sp.
- Posterior margin of metapleuron straight and IV dull reddish brown; collar,
or slightly sinuate; propleuron, meso- anterolateral margins of pronotum, pos-
pleuron, and metapleuron uniformly shiny terior lobe of pronotal disk, scutellum,
yellowish orange 10 clavus, and corium shiny reddish brown
10. Male genital capsule trilobate (Fig. 11); with green metallic iridescence; hemely-
pronotaldiskclothedwith short and sparse
- aMlamloestgedneitcaulmbcaepnstulseetwaieth.V. oPr.Umoorpoehnei,ngn. sp. ttrhailrdmepmalberabnreowdna;rkcoynenlleoxwivwuimthyeblalsoawl
(Fig. 2); pronotal disk clothed with short, with posterior angles brown; dorsal
dense erect setae P. kiungensis, n. sp. abdominal segments reddish orange suf-
fused with scattered yellow marks. Ven-
Priocneniicorisflaviceps
tral coloration: Head, rostral segments
(Guerin-Meneville)
(apex of IV brown), thorax, fore and
(Figs. 4, 9, 21, 35-37) middle legs, and anterior and posterior
lobe ofmetathoracic peritreme yellow to
Nematopus flaviceps Guerin-Meneville
shiny orange yellow; propleuron, meso-
1832: 177.
pleuron, and metapleuron with wide pale
NematopusalbithoraxBoisduval 1835: 635.
yellowish longitudinal stripe; hind leg
Priocnemicoris refulgens Costa 1863: 254.
with coxa, trochanter and tarsus yellow
Myrsilusflaviceps: Walker 1871: 75.
to shiny orange yellow, femur shiny
Myrsilus albithorax: Walker 1871: 75.
reddish brown with basal third yellow,
Priocnemicorisflaviceps: Stal 1873: 66.
and tibia pale orange castaneus with
Priocnemicoris flaviceps: Lethierry and apical third yellow; middle and hind
Severin 1894: 41.
acetabulum and upper margin of pro-
Priocnemicorisflaviceps: Blote 1936: 53. pleuron, mesopleuron, and metapleuron
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Redescription. Measurements: Male: shiny reddish castaneus with green me-
Head length including the apex ofanten- tallic iridescence; abdomen yellow with
niferous tubercle 1.80; width across eyes pale castaneus or reddish castaneus
2.45; interocular distance 1.10; length of marks below abdominal spiracle; genital
antennal segments: I, 4.25; II, 3.90; III, capsule yellow, scattered with reddish-
2.90; IV, 7.40. Pronotum: Length 3.45; castaneus marks.
maximumwidthacross anteriorlobe2.75; Thorax: Posterior border of meta-
maximum width across humeral angles pleuron nearly straight.
4.45. Scutellar length 2.60; width 2.08. Genital capsule: Posteroventral edge at
Body length 16.70. Female: Head length middle third with some degree of vari-
including the apex of antenniferous tu- ability, and frequently concave and tri-
bercle 2.00; width across eyes 2.67; lobate, with lateral arms short and
interocular distance 1.15; length ofanten- rounded to subtruncated, and mesial
nal segments: I, 4.50; II, 4.10; III, 3.11; projection short, stout, truncate or
IV, 7.65. Pronotum: Length 4.00; maxi- slightly triangular (Fig. 4), and eventu-
mum width across anterior lobe 3.10; ally bilobate with lateral arms subtrun-
maximum width across humeral angles cate (Fig. 9). Parameres, Figs. 35, 36.
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Figs. 1-10. Priocnemicoris spp., male genital capsule. 1-5, Caudal view. 1, P. papuensis. 2, P.
kiungensis. 3, P. diversipes. 4, P. flaviceps. 5, P. cyclops. 6-10, Lateral view. 6, P. cliversipes. 7, P.
kiungeusis. 8, P. papuetjsis. 9, P.flaviceps. 10, P. cyclops.
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Integument: Pronotal disk clothed Riedel (UNAM); Wasior DMP,
1 <^,
with short, dense, clearly erect, silvery, km 38 Sararti, 100-200 m, 7-9 January
bristlelike pilosity; yellowish longitudinal 2001, A. Riedel (UNAM); S Manok-
1 ,
stripe on propleuron, mesopleuron and wari, Vogelkop, 75 m, 23 July 1957, D.
metapleuron clothed with numerous very Elmo Hardy (BPBM); 2 S Jayawijaya
,
short yellowish-white sericeous hairs, Prov., Salawatti Island, Kalobo, ca 10-
giving a clearly woolly appearance. 30 m. 19-22 October 1996, A. Riedel
Female: Color similar to male. Con- (UNAM); 2 (?, 2 2, Japen, Servi,
nexival segments VIII and IX shiny dark Mantembo, Ambaiditu, 200-1150 m, 7-
reddish brown with posterior angle black; 9 September 1991, A. Riedel (USNM ex.
dorsal abdominal segments VIII and IX Ullrich coll.); 1 2, Manokwari, G. N.
shiny dark reddish brown; genital plates Meja, ca 300 m, 23-24 September 1990
dark yellow w—ith orange reflections. A. Riedel (USNM, ex Ullrich coll.); 2 2
Variation. 1, Head dorsally with two Jayawijaya Prov., Kec, Waigeo, Sel.
dark to pale brown longitudinal stripes. Yembeser, Gaman Island, 0-100 m, 16
2, Ocelli surrounded by a pale brown November 1996, A. Riedel (ZSMC).
halo. 3, Shiny metallic green iridescense PAPUA NEW GUINEA: 1 S, NE,
in pronotal disk, scutellum, clavus and TorricelH Mts., Mobitei, 750 m, 5-15
corium, sometimes difficul to see. 4, March 1959, W. W. Brandt (BPBM); 1
Lateral margins of mesosternum with (?, Fly R., Olsobip, 400-600 m, August
dark brown longitudinal stripes. 5, Fore 1969, J. & M. Sedlacek (BPBM); 1 2,
acetabulum pale orange castaneus. 6, NE, Madang Province, Gogol (Loggin
Hind femur uniformly pale orange yel- Area), 80 m, 8 February 1978, W. C.
low. 7, Hind tibia yellow with basaljoint Gagne (BPBM)—.
reddish brown to black. 8, Posterior Discussion. This is the type species
margin of conn—exivum dark brown. of the genus Priocneniicoris and is di-
Distribution. This species was origi- agnosed mostly on the basis ofthe shape
nally described from Papua New Guinea of the posteroventral edge of the male
(Offak), and included it in the genus genital capsule (Figs. 4, 9), the shape of
Nematopus (Guerin-Meneville 1832). the parameres (Figs. 35, 36), the green
Later Stal (1873) and Walker (1871) metallic iridescence on the upper margin
recorded it from the Islands of Aru, of propleura, mesopleura, and meta-
Mysol, Sula, and Wagiou, and Blote pleura, by the yellow longitudinal stripe
(1936) added several new localities to on the propleura, mesopleura, and me-
New Guinea (Doreh, Andai, Arfak, tapleura, the yellowish-white, bristlelike
Waigeu, Salawatti, Fakfak, Zoutbron, setaecoveredwithwax, thatgive awoolly
Begoure, Kaiserin on the Augusta River, appearance, and the short, dense, erect,
and Sentani). silvery, bristlelike pilosity on the prono-
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Material examined. INDONESIA: tal disk.
Irian Jaya (Dutch New Guinea): 2 $ In Priocnemicorisflaviceps, the anteri-
,
Waris, S. of HoUandia, 450-500 m, 8 23 or lobe of pronotal disk usually exhibits
WAugust 1959, T. C. Maa (BPBM); 1 $ a yellow pattern clearly in contrast with
Sentani, Cyclops Mts., Hollandia the rest of the pronotal surface, whereas
Area, 150-250 m, 17 April 1959, J. L. the other species of the genus have an
Gressitt (BPBM); 2 $,2 ?, Hollandia, almost uniformly-colored pronotum,
10 November 1944, 2 April 1945, 4 May with sparse decumbent pilosity on the
1945, H. Hoogstraal (FMNH); 1 2, disk, and the shape of posteroventral
Waigeo Island, Urbinas Pen., G. N. edge of male genital capsule is distinct
Susu, 0^50 m, 25 January 2001, A. (Figs. 1-3, 11-15).
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Figs. 11-22. Priocnemicoris spp., male genital capsule. 11-15, Caudal view. W, P. morobe. 12, P.
nigrelhis. 13, P. doesburgi. 14, P. bicoloripes. 15, P. antennatus. 6 10, Lateral view. 16, P. morobe. 17, P.
nigrellus. 18, P. doesburgi. 19, P. antennatus. 20, P. bicoloripes. 21-22, Priocnemicoris spp., female genital
plates. 21, P. flaviceps. 22, P. morobe.
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Priocnemicoris cyclops Brailovsky and with coxae, trochanters and tarsi pale
Barrera, new species orange yellow, femur reddish orange
(Figs. 5, 10, 23-24, 38) with basal joint pale orange yellow, and
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Description. Measurements: Male: tibia pale orange yellow with basal joint
Head length including apex of antenni- darker; mesosternum laterally pale
brown; upper margin of propleuron,
ferous tubercle 1.75; width across eyes
mesopleuron and metapleuron shiny
2.65; interocular distance 1.32; length of
reddish castaneus with green metallic
antennal segments: I, 5.35; II, 5.10; III,
iridescence; abdominal sterna laterally
3.65; IV, 6.90. Pronotum: Length 4.25;
maximum width across anterior lobe and below abdominal spiracles irregular-
3.25; maximum width across humeral ly pale castaneus.
Thorax: Posterior border of meta-
angles 5.80. Scutellar length 2.65; width
pleura slightly sinuate.
2.40. Body length 19.95. Female: Head
Genital capsule: Posteroventral edge
length including apex of antenniferous
with wide opened U-shaped concavity
tubercle 2.05; width across eyes 2.77;
(Figs. 5, 10). Parameres. Figs. 23-24.
interocular distance 1.25; length of an-
Integument: Pronotal disk clothed
tennal segments: I, 5.35; II, 5.10; III, with short, sparse, almost exclusively
m3.a65x;imIVu,m7.w9i0.dtPhroancortoussm:aLnteenrgitohr 4l.o4b0e; decumbent silvery, bristlelike pilosity;
yellowish longitudinal stripe on pro-
3.25; maximum width across humeral
pleuron, mesopleuron, and metapleuron
angles 5.80. Scutellar length 2.65; width clothed with numerous, very short,
2.40. Body length 20.00.
yellowish-white sericeous setae, giving
Male: Dorsal coloration: Head pale
a clearly woolly appearance.
orange yellow; ocelli surrounded by Female: Color similar to male. Con-
reddish halo; antennal segments I to III nexival segments and dorsal abdominal
shiny reddish orange, and IV dull red- segments VIII and IX shiny, dark
dish orange; anterior lobe of pronotal reddish brown; genital plates dark yellow
disk pale castaneus orange, and posterior with orange reflec—tions.
lobe shiny reddish castaneus with green Type material. Holotype: S Indo-
,
metallic iridescence; scutellum (apex yel- nesia: Irian Jaya (Dutch New Guinea):
low or pale orange), clavus and corium Ifar, Cyclops Mts., 300 m, 4 November
shiny reddish castaneus with green me- 1958, J. L. Gressitt (BPBM). Paratypes:
tallic iridescence; hemelytral membrane INDONESIA: Irian Jaya (Dutch New
NW
dark yellow, with basal third pale brown; Guinea): 1 S, Ifar, Cyclops Mts.,
connexivum yellow with posterior angles 300-500 m, 26-28 June 1962, J. L.
of each segment brown; dorsal abdomi- Gressitt (BPBM); S Genjam, 40 km
W 1 ,
nal segments shiny, pale, reddish orange. ofHollandia, 100-200 m, 1-10 March
Ventral coloration: Head, rostral seg- 1960, T. C. Maa (BPBM); 1 $, Sattel-
ments (apex of IV brown), prosternum, berg, H. Rolle (whitout date) (IRNB); 1
mesosternum, and metasternum, fore S Manokwari, Ransiki, Mayuby-Be-
,
and middle legs, abdominal sterna, rim nyas, ca 200^00 m, 27-28 September
of abdominal spiracles, and genital 1990, A. Riedel (USNM, ex. Ullrich
capsule pale orange yellow; anterior coll.); 1 S, 1 2, Japen, Serui, Man-
and posterior lobe of metathoracic peri- tembo, 200-700 m, 6 September 1991, A.
treme yellow; propleuron, mesopleuron, Riedel (USNM, ex. Ullrich coll.); 1 2,
and metapleuron with a wide, pale, Jayawijaya Prov., angguruk Membahan,
yellowish, longitudinal stripe; hind ace- c 1700 m, 23 September 1991, A. Riedel
tabulum pale reddish castaneus; hind leg (USNM, ex. Ullrich coll.); 4 c?, 3 ?,
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Figs. 23-36. Priocnemicorisspp., paramere. 23-24, P. cyclops. 25-26, P. hicoloripes. 27-28, P. morobe.
29-30, P. papuensis. 31-32, P. diversipes. 33-34, P. kiungensis. 35-36, P. flaviceps.