Two new species of the phyline plant bug genus Randallopsallus from Southeast Asia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae)
Yasunaga Tomohide, Duwal Ram Keshari
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 57(2): 457-471, 2017
Published online: 31st December 2017
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Abstract: The phyline plant bug genus Randallopsallus Yasunaga, 2013 (Hemiptera:
Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) is rediagnosed, with discussion on its tribal
placement in the subfamily Phylinae. Current evidence suggests that this unique
genus is best placed in Pilophorini and may be closely related to Parastenaridea
Miller, 1937. Two new species, Randallopsallus berastagi sp. nov. (from North
Sumatra, Indonesia) and R. malayanus sp. nov. (Peninsular Malaysia), are
described. A key is provided to facilitate the identification of the three
known Randallopsallus species.
Key words: Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae, Randallopsallus, new species, tribal placement, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand