A remarkable new species of the flat bug genus Nesoproxius (Hemiptera, Aradidae), the first Oceanian representative with brachyptery

By

Shimamoto, Shusuke
Nagashima, Seidai
Nagano, Hiroshi
Ishikawa, Tadashi

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1146

Pages

147--163

Subjects

Carventinae , nymph , oceanic island , taxonomy , the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1146.96029

 

Abstract

A new flat bug species, Nesoproxius kishimotoisp. nov., from the Oceanian region (Ogasawara Islands, Japan) is described. It is the first brachypterous representative in the genus Nesoproxius. The sexual dimorphism, nymph, and habitat are also described for the first time in this genus. A key to the species of Nesoproxius is also provided.