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| author | Yasunaga, Tomohide Yamada, Kazutaka Ohno, Tomohide |
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| contents | <p><b>Genus <i>Loricula</i> Curtis</b></p><p><i>Loricula</i> Curtis, 1833: 197, type species by monotypy: <i>L. pselaphiformis</i> Curtis, 1833: 197; Henry, 1988: 250 (cat.); Péricart, 1996: 79 (cat.); Yasunaga, 2001: 111 (diag.); Aukema <i>et al</i>., 2013: 75 (cat.); Yasunaga & Yamada, 2017: 1211 (diag.): Yasunaga <i>et al</i>., 2018: 168 (diag.); Aukema, 2018 (online cat.).</p><p><b>Diagnosis:</b> East Asian species of the genus <i>Loricula</i> are recognized primarily by: Moderate to large size (1.5–3.0 mm in total length but females much shorter than 2.4–3.0 mm in macropterous males); basic coloration brownish, partly or sometimes largely reddish; always sexually dimorphic; male adult always macropterous whereas female rounded, either coleopteroid (Figs. 2, 3A), micropterous (Fig. 4K) or staphylinoidy; antennal segment II usually longer than IV; female pronotum trapezoid or campanulate, with more or less projected posterior angle (except for micropterous form with truncate pronotum); scent gland with narrow evaporative area (Fig. 3F); male forewing membrane with corial process (cf. Yasunaga & Yamada, 2017; Yasunaga <i>et al</i>. 2018); and male parameres more or less asymmetrical. Further diagnostic characters were provided by Yasunaga & Yamada (2017).</p><p><b>Distribution.</b> Palearctic and Nearctic regions (mostly temperate and cold temperate climate zones; Nearctic populations are considered to have been introduced) (Yasunaga & Yamada 2017).</p><p><b>Discussion.</b> <i>Loricula</i> species are dominantly recorded from the western Palearctic Region (Yasunaga & Yamada, 2017). Because of its tiny size, restricted distribution and obscure habits, this genus has hardly been studied. The male adults resemble anthocorids, whereas the females have remarkable wing polymorphism. Following a category of heteropteran wing forms suggested by Henry (2012) and Schuh & Slater (1995), most of the female adults of Japanese <i>Loricula</i> species are coleopteroid (only <i>L. nikko</i> is micropterous). In Japan, five congeners are now known. However, two species, <i>L. mikawa</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>L. nikko</i>, are currently represented only by females.</p><p>As suggested by Yasunaga & Yamada (2017), the females of <i>Loricula</i> species appear to complete its whole life cycle in the litter at the forest floor and, therefore, it is usually difficult to collect the female specimens in good number. The females were observed to crawl up on the low vegetation (mostly ferns, cf. Fig. 1D), mossy stones or fungous rotten logs probably for contact with the males during a limited breeding season (from June to July in Japan mainland). Incidentally, the female adults of <i>L. mikawa</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> were found on tree trunks (Fig. 1C) at night.</p><p>Careful observation using a tabletop SEM documented significant interspecific differences on the surface structures of the forewing (hemelytron) between four species (Fig. 5). Variation in the pattern of granulate microstructures is noted for <i>L. pilosella</i> and <i>L. yakushima</i> —densely distributed, <i>L. miyamotoi</i> —sparsely distributed, and <i>L. mikawa</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> —absent.</p><p>Although little is known about biology and immature forms of microphysid bugs, the eggs are remarkably large-sized as in Fig. 6I, comparing with those of other heteropterans (cf. Yasunaga & Yamada, 2017; Yasunaga <i>et al</i>., 2018).</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Loricula Curtis 1833 Yasunaga, Tomohide Yamada, Kazutaka Ohno, Tomohide Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Microphysidae Loricula <p><b>Genus <i>Loricula</i> Curtis</b></p><p><i>Loricula</i> Curtis, 1833: 197, type species by monotypy: <i>L. pselaphiformis</i> Curtis, 1833: 197; Henry, 1988: 250 (cat.); Péricart, 1996: 79 (cat.); Yasunaga, 2001: 111 (diag.); Aukema <i>et al</i>., 2013: 75 (cat.); Yasunaga & Yamada, 2017: 1211 (diag.): Yasunaga <i>et al</i>., 2018: 168 (diag.); Aukema, 2018 (online cat.).</p><p><b>Diagnosis:</b> East Asian species of the genus <i>Loricula</i> are recognized primarily by: Moderate to large size (1.5–3.0 mm in total length but females much shorter than 2.4–3.0 mm in macropterous males); basic coloration brownish, partly or sometimes largely reddish; always sexually dimorphic; male adult always macropterous whereas female rounded, either coleopteroid (Figs. 2, 3A), micropterous (Fig. 4K) or staphylinoidy; antennal segment II usually longer than IV; female pronotum trapezoid or campanulate, with more or less projected posterior angle (except for micropterous form with truncate pronotum); scent gland with narrow evaporative area (Fig. 3F); male forewing membrane with corial process (cf. Yasunaga & Yamada, 2017; Yasunaga <i>et al</i>. 2018); and male parameres more or less asymmetrical. Further diagnostic characters were provided by Yasunaga & Yamada (2017).</p><p><b>Distribution.</b> Palearctic and Nearctic regions (mostly temperate and cold temperate climate zones; Nearctic populations are considered to have been introduced) (Yasunaga & Yamada 2017).</p><p><b>Discussion.</b> <i>Loricula</i> species are dominantly recorded from the western Palearctic Region (Yasunaga & Yamada, 2017). Because of its tiny size, restricted distribution and obscure habits, this genus has hardly been studied. The male adults resemble anthocorids, whereas the females have remarkable wing polymorphism. Following a category of heteropteran wing forms suggested by Henry (2012) and Schuh & Slater (1995), most of the female adults of Japanese <i>Loricula</i> species are coleopteroid (only <i>L. nikko</i> is micropterous). In Japan, five congeners are now known. However, two species, <i>L. mikawa</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>L. nikko</i>, are currently represented only by females.</p><p>As suggested by Yasunaga & Yamada (2017), the females of <i>Loricula</i> species appear to complete its whole life cycle in the litter at the forest floor and, therefore, it is usually difficult to collect the female specimens in good number. The females were observed to crawl up on the low vegetation (mostly ferns, cf. Fig. 1D), mossy stones or fungous rotten logs probably for contact with the males during a limited breeding season (from June to July in Japan mainland). Incidentally, the female adults of <i>L. mikawa</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> were found on tree trunks (Fig. 1C) at night.</p><p>Careful observation using a tabletop SEM documented significant interspecific differences on the surface structures of the forewing (hemelytron) between four species (Fig. 5). Variation in the pattern of granulate microstructures is noted for <i>L. pilosella</i> and <i>L. yakushima</i> —densely distributed, <i>L. miyamotoi</i> —sparsely distributed, and <i>L. mikawa</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> —absent.</p><p>Although little is known about biology and immature forms of microphysid bugs, the eggs are remarkably large-sized as in Fig. 6I, comparing with those of other heteropterans (cf. Yasunaga & Yamada, 2017; Yasunaga <i>et al</i>., 2018).</p> |
| title | Loricula Curtis 1833 |
| topic | Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Microphysidae Loricula |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3811887 |