80 Three New True Bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) Records for Oklahoma Stephen W. Chordas, III Center for Life Sciences Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 Chris T. McAllister Science and Mathematics Division, Eastern Oklahoma State College, Idabel, OK 74745 Over the past few years, several new collected by CTM there on 1 IX 2018 (OSUC geographic records for hemipterans have been 620946). Photographs of P. crassipes are documented for Oklahoma (Henry et al. 2010; available on BugGuide (https://bugguide.net/ Chordas and McAllister 2012, 2016; Chordas et node/view/290667). al. 2017; McAllister and Robison 2017) as well as description of new taxa (Henry and Sweet 2015). Here, we provide new distributional records for three true bugs of the family Miridae in the state. Between May and October 2018, various hemipterans were collected below a night light at a residence in Hochatown, McCurtain County. Specimens were collected with an insect aspirator and transferred to individual vials containing 70% (v/v) ethanol. They were subsequently shipped to the senior author (SWC) IRU LGHQWL¿FDWLRQ 9RXFKHU VSHFLPHQV ZHUH Figure 1. Dorsal view of Tropidosteptes deposited in the C. A. Triplehorn Collection at cardinalis. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 7KHIROORZLQJVSHFLPHQVZHUHLGHQWL¿HG Phytocoris breviusculus is a relatively small Three male Phytocoris breviusculus Reuter, (3.9–4.6 mm) mirid of the juniperanus group 1876 were taken with the following collection that possesses a wing membrane sprinkled with data: Oklahoma0F&XUWDLQ&RXQW\R൵+DOLEXW dark or minute pale spots. This bug is attracted Bay Road in Hochatown (34° 10’ 17.0286”N, to lights and can be also found on a wide variety ¶´: 9&70F$OOLVWHU of plants, but most commonly occurring on (CTM), collector (unique museum specimen cedars (Juniperus spp.) (Stonedahl 1988) which code: OSUC 620944). Photographs of this bug are present at the study site. It has also been are available on BugGuide (https://bugguide. reported that P. breviusculus is at least partially net/node/view/309222). Habitat of the area predaceous on mites and scale insects (Henry et consisted of various hardwoods (Quercus spp.) al. 2005). It has been recorded from the eastern and pines (Pinus spp.) in Ouachita uplands. In US from Pennsylvania to Kansas and further addition, a single male Tropidosteptes cardinalis south to Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas (Henry Uhler, 1878 (Fig. 1) was collected by CTM from and Wheeler 1988); however, this mirid has not WKHVDPHVLWH RQ9268& DQG been previously documented from Oklahoma a Pilophorus crassipes Heidemann, 1892 was (Fig. 2A) so we report P. breviusculus here as a Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 98: pp 80 - 82 (2018) Three New True Bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) Records for Oklahoma 81 )LJXUHV $௅& 7KUHH QHZ EXJV 0LULGDH IRU 2NODKRPD $ 'LVWULEXWLRQ RI Phytocoris breviusculus in North America north of México. Light shade = prior literature records (Henry DQG :KHHOHU +HQU\ HW DO GDUN VKDGH QHZ VWDWH UHFRUG % 'LVWULEXWLRQ RI Tropidosteptes cardinalis in North America north of México. Light shade = prior literature records (Henry and Wheeler 1988; Maw et al. 2000; Henry et al. 2005; Chordas et al. 2011); GDUNVKDGH QHZVWDWHUHFRUG&'LVWULEXWLRQRIPilophorus crassipes in North America north of México. Light shade = prior literature records (Henry and Wheeler 1988; Maw et al. 2000; Henry et al. 2005); dark shade = new state record. new geographic record. 1823); Miridae: Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Reuter, 1876); Pentatomidae: Banasa euchlora Tropidosteptes cardinalis is a bright reddish- Stål, 1872; Thyanta custator (Fabricius, 1803); FRORUHG PLULG VHH DOVR FRORU ¿J RI WKLV Reduviidae: Microtomus purcis (Drury, 1782); species in Chordas et al. [2011]). It is known Rhyparochromidae: Ozophora picturata Uhler, from adjacent Arkansas (Chordas et al. 2011), 1871; Pseudopachybrachius basalis (Dallas, Missouri, and Texas as well as other US states 1852); Scutelleridae: Stethaulax marmorata and eastern Canada (Fig. 2B) but this plant bug (Say, 1831). Of these, only A. pilosulus is had not previously been documented in the considered uncommon in the state. refereed literature for Oklahoma. Additional collections using various sampling Pilophorus crassipes is small (3 to 5 mm) techniques for hemipterans in Oklahoma should brown and black colored plant bug with striking be conducted including the search for several silvery bands on the hemelytra; a characteristic uncommon reduviids (assassin bugs) recently present in species of this genus. The hind tibia reported from adjacent Arkansas (Chordas and of this species is distinctly curved (Knight 1941). Tumlison 2016) that would eventually become Records of this plant bug are concentrated new distributional records for the state. around the Great Lakes region (Fig. 2C) and extend as far south as Louisiana but this species Acknowledgments had not previously been reported in the refereed literature for Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife &RQVHUYDWLRQ LVVXHG D 6FLHQWL¿F &ROOHFWLQJ Eleven other hemipterans within eight Permit to CTM. We thank Dr. Thomas J. Henry families were collected during this six-month (USNM Smithsonian Institution, Washington, period and all have been reported previously '& IRUFRQ¿UPLQJWKHLGHQWLW\RIWKHVHEXJV from Oklahoma including the following taxa: Alydidae: Alydus pilosulus +HUULFK6FKDH൵HU 1847; Megalostomus quinquespinosus (Say, 1825); Berytidae: Jalysus wickhami 9DQ'X]HH 1906); Coreidae: Acanthocephala declivis (Say, Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 98: pp 80 - 82(2018) 82 S.W. Chordas, III and C.T. McAllister References Henry TJ, Sweet MH. 2015. Wheelerodemus muhlenbergiae, a new genus and new species Chordas III SW, McAllister CT. 2012. The of Blissidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: southern pine seed bug, Leptoglossus corculus Lygaeoidea) from Oklahoma and Texas. Proc (Hemiptera: Coreidae): New for Oklahoma. (QWRPRO6RF:DVK௅ Proc Okla Acad Sci 92:73–74. Henry TJ, Wheeler AG. 1988. Family Miridae, Chordas III SW, McAllister CT. 2016. First Hahn 1833, The Plant Bugs. 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