Orectoderus bakeri Knight 1968

Dataset
Resurrection of the Pronotocrepini Knight, with Revisions of the Nearctic Genera Orectoderus Uhler, Pronotocrepis Knight, and Teleorhinus Uhler, and Comments on the Palearctic Ethelastia Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae): Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Arthropoda: class
Insecta: order
Hemiptera: family
Miridae: genus
Orectoderus: species
Orectoderus bakeri

biology_ecology

HOSTS: Artemisia cana, A. tridentata, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Asteraceae), Lupinus sp. (Fabaceae), and Purshia tridentata (Rosaceae).

description

Figures 3, 5, 6, 11; map 1; tables 1, 2

description

PARATYPE: [USA: Oregon: Klamath Co.] Summit of Bly Mountain [42.40389 ° N 121.43611 ° W] 17 Jun 1934, Joe Schuh, 1 ♂ (00121388) (CNC).

description

REDESCRIPTION: Male: Total length 6.61 – 7.77, length apex clypeus-cuneus fracture 4.84 – 5.42, width across pronotum 1.36 – 1.64. COLORATION: Corium either brown with pale or reddish white band parallel to claval suture reaching apex of clavus or with pale band extending around inner apical angle of corium reaching to pale basal part of cuneus. SURFACE AND VESTITURE: General aspect rugose and dull; pronotum and scutellum rugose and dull; pronotum with strong, erect, pale setae longer than diameter of first antennal segment. STRUC- TURE: Labium reaching to mesocoxa. GENITALIA: Anterior process of leπ paramere without distinct long seta on inner surface (fig. 6). Female: Total length 5.12 – 5.62, width across pronotum 0.94 – 1.10. COLORATION: Head, pronotum, mesoscutum, scutellum, and hemelytra brown-orange. SURFACE AND VESTI- TURE: General aspect dull; pronotum bearing strong, erect, pale setae. STRUCTURE: Second antennal segment very strongly inflated distally (fig. 3). GENITALIA: Sclerotized rings of dorsal labiate plate rounded basally and apically; posterior wall with bifurcate interramal sclerites, distinctly pointed medially (fig. 11).

diagnosis

DIAGNOSIS: For coloration of hemelytra, see Orectoderus arcuatus; males as well as females with pronotum bearing strong, erect, pale setae longer than diameter of first antennal segment; pronotum more rugose, not shiny; leπ paramere with anterior process not bearing distinct long setae on inner surface (fig. 6); common oviduct of female genitalia with sclerotized spots laterally (fig. 11). Similar to O. arcuatus in general aspect, vesica, and female genitalia, but distinguished by more rugose pronotum bearing strong, pale setae and anterior process of leπ paramere without distinct long seta on inner surface, as O. arcuatus (fig. 6) and in female by common oviduct with much smaller sclerotized spots laterally than in O. arcuatus and sclerotized rings of dorsal labiate plate more pointed apically (fig. 11); further the rather fuscous colored specimens similar to O. montanus but distinguished by the much stronger and erect pronotal setae in contrast to recumbent and fleecy pronotal setae in O. montanus, and vesica in O. montanus (fig. 5) much stronger than in O. bakeri (fig. 5).

discussion

DISCUSSION: Knight (1968 b) described Teleorhinus oregoni based on two males from the summit of Bly Mt. in Oregon. He distinguished this species from all other known Teleorhinus species by its dull, opaque pronotum, the only character he proposed. He apparently placed it in Teleorhinus because of its rugose pronotum and scutellum, a main character of Teleorhinus, and the completely fuscous dorsal surface. The holotype and paratype, the only known specimens of T. oregoni, present the following characters for transferring oregoni from Teleorhinus to Orectoderus and for synonymizing it with bakeri: the dull, distinct trapezoidal pronotum, the strong, pale, erect pronotal setae, and the form of the vesica and the leπ and right parameres. The vesica of O. bakeri and O. arcuatus is distinctly smaller compared to that in all other species of Orectoderus (fig. 5); bakeri and arcuatus are the only two species within Orectoderus in which the corium sometimes shows a red coloration. SPECIMENS EXAMINED: USA: California: Mono Co.: Sardine Creek, 38.30695 ° N 119.58989 ° W, 2591 m, 28 Jun 1951, P. D. Ashlock, 1 ♂ (00059323) (AMNH). Shasta Co.: Coyote Spring, 40.70527 ° N 121.37027 ° W, 1548 m, 16 Jun 1974, unknown, 1 ♂ (00076103) (ORSU). Siskiyou Co.: 9 mi SW of Lava Beds National Monument on Medicine Lake Road, 41.66132 ° N 121.6287 ° W, 1829 m, 26 Jun 1979, M. D. Schwartz, Purshia tridentata (Rosaceae), 3 ♂ (00059623, 00096039, 00096041) (AMNH). Medicine Lake Road, 41.58167 ° N 121.59778 ° W, 1585 m, 26 Jun 1979, G. M. Stonedahl, Purshia tridentata (Rosaceae), 1 ♂ (00075936) (ORSU); 26 Jun 1979, G. Stonedahl, 1 ♂ (00076098) Purshia tridentata (Rosaceae), 10 ♂ (00076090 – 00076095, 00076099 – 00076102) (ORSU). Just S of Lava Beds National Monument on Medicine Lake Road, Mammoth Crater, 41.75333 ° N 121.50556 ° W, 1625 m, 26 Jun 1979, R. T. and Joe Schuh, Purshia tridentata (Rosaceae), 6 ♂ (00096040, 00096042, 00096182, 00096184 – 00096186) (AMNH). Colorado: Eagle Co.: Vail, 39.64028 ° N 106.37361 ° W, 2591 m, 23 Jun 1986, J. T. Polhemus, Artemisia tridentata (Asteraceae), 5 ♂ (00063626 – 00063630), 8 ♀ (00063633 – 00063640) (JTP); 27 Jun 1978, J. T. Polhemus, 5 ♂ (00059324, 00059625, 00096179 – 00096181), 2 ♀ (00059626, 00059629) (AMNH); 24 Jun 1979, J. T. Polhemus, 2 ♂ (00059325, 00096178), 3 ♀ (00096175 – 00096177) (AMNH). 5 ♂ (00063654 – 00063658), 6 ♀ (00063659 – 00063664) (JTP); 21 Jun 1980, J. T. Polhemus, 1 ♂ (00096183), 2 ♀ (00059627, 00059628) Artemisia tridentata (Asteraceae), 1 ♂ (00059624) (AMNH). 12 ♂ (00063641 – 00063648, 00063668 – 00063671), 8 ♀ (00063649 – 00063653, 00063672 – 00063673, 00064750) (JTP). 1 ♂ (00058089), 1 ♀ (00058090) (TAMU); 22 Jun 1987, J. T. Polhemus, 1 ♀ (00063632) Artemisia tridentata (Asteraceae), 1 ♂ (00063631) (JTP); 23 Jun 1981, J. T. Polhemus, 1 ♀ (00063674) (JTP); 23 Jun 1980, J. T. Polhemus, 3 ♀ (00063665 – 00063667) (JTP). Grand Co.: Hot Sulphur Springs, 40.07306 ° N 106.10222 ° W, 13 Jul 1949, J. R. White, 1 ♂ (00074921) (KU). Routt Co.: Steamboat Springs, 40.485 ° N 106.83111 ° W, 2134 m, 01 Sep 1944, unknown, 1 ♂ (00074922) (KU). Steamboat Springs, 40.485 ° N 106.83111 ° W, 2103 m, 01 Jul 1944, unknown, 1 ♂ (00074923) (KU); 16 Jul 1964, H. H. Knight, 1 ♂ (00096189) (AMNH). Idaho: Caribou Co.: 6.3 mi E of Wayan, 42.97826 ° N 111.25136 ° W, 03 Jul 1953, W. F. Barr, 2 ♂ (00086614, 00086620) (UID). Franklin Co.: Cub River Canyon, 42.13601 ° N 111.69891 ° W, 11 Jul 1953, G. F. Knowlton, W. J. Hanson, E. A. Cross, 1 ♂ (00068984) (USNM). Oneida Co.: 4 mi NW of Holbrook, 42.2029 ° N 112.70834 ° W, 04 May 1922, G. F. Knowlton, 2 ♂ (00075385, 00075390) (USU). 5 mi NW of Holbrook, 42.21305 ° N 112.72206 ° W, 17 May 1972, W. J. Hansen, 1 ♂ (00075384) (USU). Owyhee Co.: Silver City, 43.01694 ° N 116.73222 ° W, 1890 m, 08 Jul 1973, C. Musgrave, 1 ♂ (00076088) (ORSU); 13 Jul 1967, A. R. Gittins, Lupinus sp. (Fabaceae), 1 ♂ (00086618) (UID). Oregon: Deschutes Co.: 1 mi S of Millican, 43.86471 ° N 120.91889 ° W, 1335 m, 21 Jun 1979, R. T. Schuh, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Asteraceae), 1 ♂ (00059322) (AMNH). Harney Co.: Lily Lake, 13 mi E French Glen, 42.74611 ° N 118.66417 ° W, 2195 m, 10 Jul 1968, J. Lattin, 1 ♂ (00076097) (ORSU). Utah: Cache Co.: Franklin Basin, 41.9927 ° N 111.59744 ° W, 28 Jun 1974, W. J. Hanson, 1 ♂ (00075387) (USU); 16 Jul 1975, R. K. Cazier, 1 ♂ (00075388) (USU). Logan Canyon, 41.74028 ° N 111.79306 ° W, 26 Jun 1969, G. F. Knowlton, 1 ♂ (00075391) (USU). Logan Canyon, 41.7402 ° N 111.79383 ° W, 06 Jul 1908, unknown, 1 ♂ (00075389) (USU). Tony Grove Canyon, 41.89611 ° N 111.55278 ° W, 22 Jun 1983, G. F. Knowlton, 1 ♂ (00075392) (USU). Summit Co.: Beaver Creek, Kamas, 40.70247 ° N 111.34144 ° W, 04 Jul 1922, E. P. Van Duzee, 1 ♂ (00077696) (AMNH). Wasatch Co.: 15 miles S of Heber, 40.28955 ° N 111.4125 ° W, 06 Jun 1969, D. E. Foster, 1 ♂ (00086619) (UID). 20 miles SE Heber, Daniels Pass, 40.29694 ° N 111.25194 ° W, 2437 m, 07 Jun 1969, W. F. Barr, Artemisia cana (Asteraceae), 1 ♂ (00086616) (UID). Daniels Canyon, Heber, 40.47083 ° N 111.41389 ° W, 05 Jul 1922, E. P. Van Duzee, 1 ♂ (00077697) (CAS). Heber, 40.50689 ° N 111.41323 ° W, 06 Jun 1969, D. E. Foster, 1 ♂ (00086615) (UID). Wyoming: Teton Co.: 11.2 miles W of Jackson, 43.49582 ° N 110.98423 ° W, 2571 m, 10 Jul 1973, Oman and Musgrave, 1 ♂ (00076096) (ORSU).

distribution

DISTRIBUTION: United States: California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming (map 1). Knight (1968 a) mentioned that bakeri is a species occurring mainly at higher elevations.

materials_examined

TYPE MATERIAL (EXAMINED): Orectoderus bakeri: HOLOTYPE: Male: [USA: Colorado: Routt Co.] Steamboat Springs [40.485 ° N 106.83111 ° W], 2103 m, 11 Jul 1964, H. H. Knight (AMNH _ PBI 00069008) (USNM). PARATYPES: [USA: Colorado: Routt Co.] Steamboat Springs [40.485 ° N 106.83111 ° W], 2103 m, 15 Jul 1964, H. H. Knight, 1 ♂ (00096197) (AMNH). Teleorhinus oregoni: HOLOTYPE: Male: [USA: Oregon: Klamath Co.] Summit of Bly Mountain [42.40389 ° N 121.43611 ° W] 17 Jun 1934, Joe Schuh (AMNH _ PBI 00068798) (USNM).

Name

Homonyms: Orectoderus bakeri Knight 1968