Miridae - Pseudopsallus anograe

Moved tentatively

… v belov, 2 December, 2010 - 3:44pm

Revised suggestion, P. anograe

in view of overall green coloration, black spines on the tibiae, head without fuscous markings, and femora without black dots as well as the distribution and the host.

I extracted species recorded in CA and those with Oenothera as the recorded host, and reviewed their descriptions. Then, it seemed that P. anograe was the closest. ^^

… WonGun Kim, 5 February, 2009 - 12:03am

ID confirmed by M.D. Schwartz: prob. P. anograe Knight 1930 fem.

… v belov, 2 December, 2010 - 3:46pm

Thanks, v and Dr. Schwartz!

… WonGun Kim, 2 December, 2010 - 8:10pm

I echo WonGun Kim's thanks.

I echo WonGun Kim's thanks. Also, glad to know it is a female.

… Lynn Monroe, 2 December, 2010 - 8:49pm

Pseudopsallus anograe

I've read the literature and it seems positive that this green mirid is genus Pseudopsallus and most likely anograe. One of the sites in Imperial County, Niland, is fairly close to where we photographed this insect. Again, WonGun Kim, your identification of this handsome but difficult mirid is much appreciated. It's like a miracle to get these mirids identified. Surely they must be one of the most difficult groups with so many of them! Thanks so much!

… Lynn Monroe, 26 February, 2009 - 3:27pm

P. anograe

I'm really looking forward to reading all these sources. It is always exciting to be able to get an insect to genus. To get to species is a real bonus! Thank you so much. I really am grateful to you for all your research on behalf of our mirids.

… Lynn Monroe, 5 February, 2009 - 5:23pm

I must withdraw my previous suggestion...

Today, I re-read the paper of Stonedahl et al. and compared the figures therein. Then, I realized the "strongly protruding frons" should be checked in the lateral view. I should re-review the description of the species...

… WonGun Kim, 4 February, 2009 - 10:14pm

Additional info.

You can see some photos of type specimens of Pseudopsallus species, provided by AMNH.

http://research.amnh.org/invertzoo/types_db/browse.php?genus_id=2219&phylum_id=1&class_id=1&taxon_order_id=3&family_id=173

… WonGun Kim, 4 February, 2009 - 5:57pm

I suggest P. repertus...

in view of overall green coloration, black spines on the tibiae, head without fuscous markings, strongly protruding frons, femora without black dots as well as the distribution.

However, the record shows that its host is Asteraceae, while the host of some other Pseudopsallus species such as anograe, demensus, presidio, and puberus is Oenothera spp.

In finding the species ID, I assumed this bug has "strongly protruding frons," and excluded many species according to the key given by Stonedahl(1). The assumption may be incorrect if my suggested ID is wrong.

… WonGun Kim, 4 February, 2009 - 2:22am

It really sounds like the correct genus with so many in the group eating Oenothera. Were there any other green guys? I don't know about the frons because this was the only photo we were able to take.

There are some asteraceae in the sandy area where Oenothera deltoides grows and it also be that it was just on the Oenothera, not eating it. Almost all desert plants are hairy. I hope to see the revision myself next week when I am able to go to the University of Colorado Library and find it in the stacks.

… Lynn Monroe, 4 February, 2009 - 9:48am

I understand

the front tip of the head is far from the eye in the dorsal view by the phrase "strongly protruding frons."

Anyway, since recent materials related to the revision of the genus Pseudopsallus and newly added species are mostly available online, you can easily get them if your internet condition is not bad.

AMNH provides three recent articles published on 1986, 1988, and 2005, which described all the Pseudopsallus species. The first provides the revised and new descriptions of 20 species, the second two new species and one new transferred species, and the last one two new speices.

http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/simple-search?query=pseudopsallus&pubs=sci

… WonGun Kim, 4 February, 2009 - 5:46pm

Most of Pseudopsallus species are green,

Only six species, angularis, tulare, daleae, greggi, tiquiliae, and badger seems to have brown or yellow coloration.

… WonGun Kim, 4 February, 2009 - 5:52pm

It's a Pseudopsallus species in Orthotylinae.

Since several species occur in CA, it'll take time for species ID. I think species ID may not be easy. ^^

… WonGun Kim, 3 February, 2009 - 5:20pm

Pseudopsallus species

It's wonderful to get this handsome mirid to genus! I'll look up the genus and see what I can find out about this group. Again, thanks so much for your help with this huge and difficult group.

… Lynn Monroe, 3 February, 2009 - 5:28pm