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

ABSTRACT: Engytatushenryi sp. 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.

SUBMITTER: Polhemus DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6250782 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature