A RECLASSIFICATION AND PHYLOGENY OF THE TERMATOPHYLINI (HETEROPTERA: MIRIDAE: DERAEOCORINAE), WITH A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN SPECIES, AND A REVIEW OF THE TRIBAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE DERAEOCORINAE

PROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH. 97(2), 1995, pp. 258-330 A RECLASSIFICATION AND PHYLOGENY OF THE TERMATOPHYLINI (HETEROPTERA: MIRIDAE: DERAEOCORINAE), WITH A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN SPECIES, AND A REVIEW OF THE TRIBAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE DERAEOCORINAE Gerasimos Cassis Australian Museum, 6-8 College Street, P.O. Box A285, Sydney South, N.S.W. 2000, Australia. Abstract.— The genera of Termatophylini are described, including two new genera, Democoris and Kundakimuka, from Australia. A key is given to the termatophyline genera. The type species of all the genera are described, and six new species of Australian ter-matophylines, Kundakimuka carvalhoi, K. queenslandica, Democoris iugens, D. leptocytus, Termatophylum melaleucae and T. weiri, are described. A key is given to the Australian termatophyline species. The tribe is re-defined on the basis of the short first labial segment, the presence of antero-lateral pronotal setae, and the exposed metathoracic spiracle. The genera Conocephalocoris, Hesperophylum and Termatomiris are removed from the Ter-matophylini and placed in the Deraeocorini. A cladistic analysis of the Termatophylini is provided on the basis of 29 morphological characters. The sister-group relationships are discussed and the characters are reviewed. Characters of the pterothoracic pleura, particularly the metathoracic spiracle and the scent efferent system of the metathoracic glands are extensively utilized in this study. These characters are also discussed for other suprageneric groups of Miridae. The tribal classification of the Deraeocorinae is reviewed, and it is concluded that none of the other tribes are adequately defined. It is also firmly established that the termatophylines are mirids, and that any similarity with the Antho-coridae is due to convergence. Key Words: Heteroptera, Miridae, Deraeocorinae, Termatophylini, revision, phylogeny, new genera, new species, Australia The Termatophylini have had a labile po-the Deraeocorinae, there has been little dis-sition within the classification of the Cim-pute as to their monophyly nor their fa-icomorpha, varying from family status milial or subfamilial position. This view is (Reuter 1910, Wagner 1970), as a subfamily supported in this work despite the present within the Anthocoridae (Reuter 1884a, b) conclusion that the previous tribal defini-and Miridae (China and Myers 1 929), and tion, based primarily on a porrect head, nei-more recently as a tribe of the mirid sub-ther holds for the tribe, nor is exclusive for family Deraeocorinae (Carvalho 1952, other Deraeocorinae. 1955a, 1957). Mention has been made of This work was initiated by the receipt of their salient similarity with some members a box of mirid specimens from the Museum of the Anthocoridae (Schuh 1976). Curi-and Art Galleries of Northern Territories, ously, after Carvalho (1952) placed them in amongst which, one specimen of a terma-