Shibhonia buxanthi, a new genus and species of dorsally punctate Mirini from the island of Socotra (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae)
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Shibhonia buxanthi gen. & sp. nov., living on Buxus hildebrandtii (senior synonym of Buxanthus pedicellatus) (Buxales: Buxaceae) on Socotra Island (Yemen) is described and illustrated. The new taxon is the sixth species of Miridae recorded from the island and the first endemic genus of this family. Due to the complex of its characters, it belongs to the group of dorsally punctate genera of the tribe Mirini. Inside this group it shows some superficial similarities (especially the colouration and body shape) with the genera Capsus Fabricius, 1803, Chilocrates Horváth, 1889 and Koreocoris Cho & Kwon, 2008, but it is readily distinguished from both by relevant morphological differences, particularly in the structure of male and female genitalia.
Authors: Attilio Carapezza, Petr Kment
Institutions: University of Palermo, National Museum
Language: English
Topic: Hemiptera Insect Studies
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405799007