Elements for the generic taxonomy of the Mirinae part XIII - Review of theAsian mirine genus Tolongia (Heteroptera : Miridae)

Citation
F. Cherot et al., Elements for the generic taxonomy of the Mirinae part XIII - Review of theAsian mirine genus Tolongia (Heteroptera : Miridae), ANN SOC ENT, 36(3), 2000, pp. 245-259
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
ANNALES DE LA SOCIETE ENTOMOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE
ISSN journal
00379271 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
245 - 259
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-9271(200007/09)36:3<245:EFTGTO>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The mirine plant bug genus Tolongia Poppius, 1915 is redefined. The followi ng new synonymies are established: Tolongia Poppius, 1915 = Gressittmiris C arvalho, 1988, syn, n. = Exopantilius Yasunaga, 1991, syn. n, A new species , I: kerzhneri, from Indonesia and Malaysia is described. The redescription of the external morphology and the description of the genital structures f or both sexes of T. marginicollis Poppius, 1915 are also given. The genital ia of the male of T. pilosa (Yasunaga, 1991), comb n. are redescribed, and those of the female are described; this species is newly recorded from Indi a. The male genitalia of T. gressitri (Carvalho, 1988), comb. n. are partia lly redescribed. A key is provided to distinguish the four known species, a nd the relationships of Tolongia are briefly discussed.