A Taxonomic Revision of the Assassin Bug Genus, Tympanistocoris (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Reduviinae)
Department of Entomology and MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Insects 2023, 14(2), 165; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020165
Submission received: 19 January 2023
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Revised: 3 February 2023
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Accepted: 5 February 2023
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Published: 8 February 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Systematics, Phylogeny, Evolution and Diversity of True Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera))
Simple Summary
The assassin bug genus, Tympanistocoris Miller, is revised with the redescription of the type species, T. humilis Miller, and the description of a new species, Tympanistocoris usingeri sp. nov., from Papua New Guinea. The morphological comparation and a key are provided to distinguish the two species. The anastomosing veins on the hemelytra and the systematic position of Tympanistocoris are also briefly discussed.
Abstract
The small reduviine genus, Tympanistocoris Miller, is revised. The type species of the genus, T. humilis Miller, is redescribed, and a new species, Tympanistocoris usingeri sp. nov., from Papua New Guinea is described. The illustrations of the antennae, head and pronotum, legs, hemelytra, abdomen, and male genitalia, as well as the habitus of the type specimens are also provided. The new species can be separated from the type species of the genus, T. humilis Miller, in the lateral sides of the pronotum with a distinct carina and the posterior margin of the seventh abdominal segment emarginated. The type specimen of the new species is kept in The Natural History Museum, London. The anastomosing veins of the hemelytra and the systematic position of the genus are briefly discussed.
Keywords:
Tympanistocoris; new species; Papua New Guinea; taxonomy; anastomosing veins
