A new species and new records of Engytatus from the Hawaiian Islands (Heteroptera, Miridae)

oleh: Dan A. Polhemus

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Pensoft Publishers 2018-11-01

Deskripsi

Engytatus henryi sp. n. is described from the Waianae Mountains of Oahu. This new species feeds on Abutilon sandwicense (Malvaceae), an endangered understory plant in mesic forests. A dorsal habitus photograph and line drawings of key male genitalic structures are provided for E. henryi, accompanied by a photograph of the host plant. Cyrtopeltis kahakai Asquith is given a new generic assignment as Engytatus kahakai (Asquith) new combination, and additional locality and host-plant records are provided for four other Hawaiian endemic Engytatus species.