Corresponding author: Frédéric Chérot (
Academic editor: A. Wheeler
Chérot F (2017) Miscellanea Miridologica V. Taxonomy and chorology of new or little known taxa of Continental New Guinea and neighboring islands (Insecta, Heteroptera, Miridae). In: Wheeler Jr AG (Ed.) A Festschrift Recognizing Thomas J. Henry for a Lifetime of Contributions to Heteropteran Systematics. ZooKeys 796: 83–95.
The recent study of several public and private collections of
The material used in this work comes mostly from four public and two private collections: the
In the descriptions, measurements are given in millimeters (mm). The photos showing morphological details were taken with a Nikon DXM1200 digital camera.
Indonesia: 1♂, Papua Barat, Doberai Peninsula, Arfak Mounts, Syoubri vill(age) (coordinates provided on the label:
Described from Papua New Guinea and also known from Papua Barat and Solomon Islands (
Papua New Guinea: 2♀♀, Madang Province, Nagada Binatang Research Center (coordinates provided on the label:
Described at least in part from Papua New Guinea. Widely distributed from Africa (Tanzania, Togo) and the Seychelles to Taiwan and Pacific Islands and from Malaysia to Papua New Guinea (
Papua New Guinea: 1?, Madang Province, Baitbag (coordinates provided on the label:
Described from Papua New Guinea and widely distributed in Pacific Islands (
Indonesia: 1♀, Papua Barat, Doberai Peninsula, Arfak Mounts, Syoubri vill(age) (coordinates provided on the label:
Endemic to New Guinea (
Indonesia: Holotype ♀, Papua Barat, Doberai Peninsula, Arfak Mounts, Syoubri vill(age) (coordinates provided on the label:
Female:
Dorsally glabrous on pronotum, scutellum and hemelytra. Head (Figs
Not dissected to preserve the holotype.
Male unknown.
I am pleased to dedicate this new species to Dr T. J. Henry (United States National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C, United States of America) in recognition of his major contributions to
Through the courtesy of Dr T. J. Henry, I was able to compare the new species to the dorsal and lateral views of a paratype of
A very narrow and shallow punctation is apparently present on the pronotal collar of both species (contra
As pointed out by T. Yasunaga (in litt. 2017-08-22), the validity of the genus
Indonesia, Papua Barat, Doberai Peninsula. Type locality: Syoubri vill(age) (
Indonesia: 1♂, North Moluccas, Central Halmahera, creek N(orth)-E(ast) of Kobe vill(age), creek side (coordinates provided on the label:
According to
Papua New Guinea: 1♀, Eastern Highlands, Goroka (coordinates provided on the label:
Endemic to New Guinea (
Indonesia: 1♀, Papua Barat, Doberai Peninsula, Arfak Mounts, Anggi Gigi Lake S(outh), upper vill(age) (coordinates provided on the label:
Endemic to New Guinea (
Indonesia: 1♂, 1♀, Papua Barat, Doberai Peninsula, Arfak Mounts, Syoubri vill(age) (coordinates provided on the label:
Endemic to New Guinea (
Indonesia: 1♀, Papua Barat, Doberai Peninsula, Arfak Mounts, Anggi Gigi Lake S(outh), upper vill(age) and surroundings (coordinates provided on the label:
Endemic to New Guinea (
Papua New Guinea: 1♂, 1♀, 1?, Eastern Highlands, Kegsugl, under M(oun)t Wilhelm (coordinates provided on the label:
Endemic to New Guinea (
Indonesia: 11♂♂, 13♀♀, 2??, Papua Barat, Doberai Peninsula, Arfak Mounts, Anggi Gigi Lake S(outh), upper vill(age) (coordinates provided on the label:
Endemic to New Guinea (
The genital structures of the male FC n° 7771 conform to
Indonesia: 2♂♂, 2♀♀, Papua Barat, Paniai (? Regency), Sinak (no coordinates on the label, approximate coordinates available via Google Earth for Paniai Regency:
Widely distributed in New Guinea and Pacific Islands (
Indonesia: 1♂, Papua Barat, Doberai Peninsula, Arfak Mounts, Anggi Gigi Lake S(outh), upper vill(age) (coordinates provided on the label:
Endemic to New Guinea (
Indonesia: 1?, Papua Barat, Doberai Peninsula, Arfak Mounts, Syoubri vill(age) (coordinates provided on the label:
Widespread in Southeast Asia and New Guinea (
Papua New Guinea: 2♂♂, Madang Province, Nagada Harbour (no coordinates on the label, approximate coordinates available via Google Earth: Latitude: -5.16667 Longitude: 145.81667), 18.iii.1990, Lansbury I. leg. (FC n°s 7340, 7342) (
World distribution widespread (
Papua New Guinea: 1♂, Madang Province, Baiteta Forest (no coordinates provided on label; according to
Endemic to New Guinea. Described by
The genus
Papua New Guinea: 4♂♂, 2♀♀, 2??, Madang Province, Nagada Binatang Research Center (coordinates provided on the label:
Described by
The genus
The author is grateful to Dr A. G. Wheeler (Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America) for the invitation to contribute to this Festschrift in honor of T. J. Henry and for his editorial work. The author is indebted to Mgr P. Kment (