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

By

Polhemus, Dan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

796

Pages

97-106

Subjects

Engytatus , Hawaii , new records , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.796.21054

 

Abstract

Engytatushenryisp. n. is described from the Waianae Mountains of Oahu. This new species feeds on Abutilonsandwicense (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. Cyrtopeltiskahakai Asquith is given a new generic assignment as Engytatuskahakai (Asquith) new combination, and additional locality and host-plant records are provided for four other Hawaiian endemic Engytatus species.